Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

You will join a software development team that uses cutting edge technology to provide applications that put Sky first for user experience! As an agile evangelist, you will inspire the team to keep quality, performance and customer experience at the forefront of everything that we do.

We work in a competitive and fast-paced environment, but we work together, support each other, and we win and lose as a team.

As a hands-on Test Engineer with a passion for testing, your job is to participate in the testing (including automation) of high-quality TV Apps on Sky's leading platforms & devices. You will be heavily involved with the Scrum process and interface with different delivery teams to paint a clear picture of end-state and delivery expectations.

What you'll do:

* Actively participating in sprint planning / daily stand-ups / sprint retrospectives and meetings
* Asking constructive/stupid questions, reviewing user stories, tasks, designs, specifications for gaps and clarity, and interacting with the product in such a way that it yields information that's useful
* Collaborate with the team members daily and communicating information about testing/concerns and risks clearly to all appropriate parties and acting as a key point of contact for all testing aspects
* Exploratory testing: You learn about the product by experiencing it and evaluating it from many perspectives to find important problems
* Advising and mentoring the team about testing and delivering testing/tech related talks and freely sharing knowledge and support the teams
* Creating and maintaining the test automation framework, identifying tests to be automated using BDD, refactoring where needed and keeping on top of test coverage to align with product and customer needs

What you'll bring:

* Minimum 5 years' experience in software testing
* Strong hands on Front-end /TV apps/OTT testing ability, including Experience using a web based app automation tools e.g. Cypress
* Experience and knowledge in automating BDD scenarios, writing step definitions, necessary functions, assertions. Ideally using JavaScript, but knowledge of other programming languages are acceptable - Ruby / Python / Java etc.
* Strong Functional / UI / User / Api Testing experience, in generating test ideas, writing BDD scenarios, defining test data, mocking and testing requirements

Desirable skills:
* Experience testing TV Apps on set top boxes
* Experience with CI/CD and pipelines e.g. GitLab CI/Jenkins
* Experience in building a test automation framework with an awareness of Page Object Model or other Patterns to automate web apps

Team Overview:

Group Product is the team behind the renowned Sky products line-up. From Sky+ to Sky Q. From hardware and software to intricate design, we're proud that everyone's favourite Sky products are #MadeByUs

The rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

* Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
* A generous pension package
* Private healthcare
* Discounted mobile and broadband
* Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Where you'll work:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

Recognised as an 'Inclusive Top 50 Employer' and a 'Times Top 50 Employer for Women', we're working hard to ensure we're a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and the potential you'll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.