Test Automation Engineer

Job Title:

Test Automation Engineer

Req

Job Function:
Security

Posting

Start Date:

30/09/2026

Division: UK Business

Job Location:

G
-London-BTHQ One Braham

Advertised Salary:
Competitive

Requisition Number: 58497

Closing Date: 29th July 2026

Due to the sensitive nature of this role, you will be required to undergo DV (Developed Vetting) level Security Clearance (). An allowance of £5k per annum may be payable monthly while you hold this DV and continue to work in a role that requires that level of security clearance. The terms of this allowance will be made available if you are successful in being recruited into this role.

Security isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind when you think of BT, but when it comes to keeping everyone safely connected, We Are The Protectors. We deal with thousands of cyber-attacks every day, so that millions of people can safely go about their daily lives and run their businesses. We deliver vital work at scale, with real breadth and impact.

We connect for good.

You’ll be joining a specialist security team that is a trusted partner to governments worldwide, protecting critical national infrastructure and committed to the safety and security of our nation and global communities. Our mission focused work is innovative, inspiring and technologically challenging in a way that makes every day different and stimulating. We provide the opportunity to work on rare projects, with exciting tools and brilliant people.

Everyone has access to unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities and your contribution is always valued.

Our mission focused work is innovative,inspiring and technologically challenging in a way that makes every day different and stimulating. Weprovidethe opportunity to work on rare projects, with exciting tools and brilliant people. Everyone has access to unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities,and your contribution is always valued.

From operating systems, build automation, deployment, monitoring, data storage, virtualisation and in-life management and audit,you’llbe delivering the platforms that many of our deliveries depend upon.

You’llbe deeply involved in the full engineering and testlife-cycle, including working directly with stakeholders to understand and capture requirements/user stories, through to integration, acceptance and customer sign off aligned to expectations.

This role requires you to already hold DV clearance.

• Be hands on in assurance of world class secure platforms, through the creation of high and low level test designs.
• Use a multitude of automation techniques and technologies to improve the way in which we perform our deliveries.
• Provide ongoing support for existing systems and maintaining compatibility against external developments.
• Support delivery teams by providing assurance to ensure on time and high quality delivery.
• Gathering information and presenting to stakeholders.
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring to more junior team members.

• Knowledge and experience of writing automated test scripts and their execution, with associated test activities such as Defect Management, Test Case creation etc.
• Knowledge of and experience with a variety of automation frameworks and tools, e.g. Robot Framework, Selenium, Postman and use of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience with a dedicated Test Management tool such as HP ALM, Test Rail, X-Ray etc.
• Experience with different scripting languages, such as Powershell, Bash, Python or Java.
• Knowledge of software methodologies such as Waterfall/V model, agile, lean, incremental.
• Understanding of Databases and SQL e.g. MySql, Mongo, Postgres.
• Broad understanding of networking fundamentals with…