# Liam Osment

Liam Osment is a remote worker on Himalayas, Tester at BBC, based in United Kingdom.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@liamosment

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Tester at BBC improving engagement across apps and services, with Android automation suites and AI-supported testing.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Authorized to work in | United Kingdom |
| Salary expectations | 35k+ GBP |
| Job categories | QA Tester, QA Analyst, Tester |
| Skills | Quality Assurance Testing, Software Testing, Test Planning, Mobile Testing, Android, iOS, API Testing, Network Traffic Validation, Testing Automation, Shift Left Testing, Continuous Testing, Risk Analysis, Accessibility Testing, Bug Triage, Sprint Scope Estimation |

## About

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At BBC, I work with the Mobile Storytelling and Engagement team on new features for BBC apps and services. I previously tested BBC Sounds Mobile.

I test API requests and responses and validate network traffic using Charles Proxy and Proxyman. I’ve created and maintained Android automation suites for sample apps using Kotlin and Espresso, with GitHub pipelines for nightly and manual runs.

I’ve also introduced shift-left and continuous testing practices, including pre-merge feature-branch testing and risk analysis of UX prototypes. I’m leading an initiative to make automation more accessible to manual testers through AI-supported suites for sample apps.

Before BBC, I worked in QA at Scopely, Inc, Ubisoft London and Universally Speaking, creating test plans and supporting releases across mobile, PC, console and virtual reality platforms. I have a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Bangor University and have recorded three EPs of original music.
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## Experience

### Tester (current)

[BBC](https://himalayas.app/companies/bbc-uk). Feb 2025 - Present

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Part of the Mobile Storytelling and Engagement team working on new features to drive engagement on BBC apps and services. Conducts API request and response testing as well as network traffic validation using Charles Proxy and Proxyman.
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Skills: API-Testing, Charles-Proxy, Proxyman, Shift-Left-Testing, Continuous-Testing, AI, Automation, Kotlin, Espresso, GitHub-Actions, Accessibility

### QA Analyst

[Scopely, Inc](https://himalayas.app/companies/scopely). Dec 2023 - Nov 2024

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Maintained close collaborative working relationships with producers, engineers, artists, designers and programmers. Identified risk areas and created focused test plans for new content, and hosted daily bug triage meetings.
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Skills: Test-Planning, Bug-Triage, Risk-Analysis, Team-Leadership, Mentorship, Agile, Sprint-Management

### QA Tester

[Ubisoft London](https://himalayas.app/companies/ubisoft). Mar 2021 - Oct 2023

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Worked in embedded QA on a live title and prototype to release on a newer project. Created focused test plans for new features and frequently stood in for QA Lead when unavailable.
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Skills: Test-Planning, QA-Leadership, Sprint-Scope, Onboarding, Bug-Reviews, Quality-Control-Coordination

### QA Tester

Universally Speaking. Jan 2020 - Feb 2021

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Carried out quality assurance for an extensive list of clients, including compliance checks for titles on virtual reality headsets. Led projects for independent titles and created detailed testing plans for end-to-end quality assurance projects.
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Skills: Quality-Assurance, Compliance-Testing, Virtual-Reality, Test-Planning, Project-Leadership

## Education

### Bangor University

Bachelor of Science, Psychology. Grade: 2:2

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BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Bangor University, achieved a 2:2.
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### Grantham College

Access to Higher Education, Humanities. Grade: Merit

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Access to Higher Education in Humanities from Grantham College, awarded Merit.
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### Sir William Robertson Academy

GCSE, General Studies. Grade: A to C

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Completed GCSEs at Sir William Robertson Academy, achieving 7 A to C grades including English and Mathematics.
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## Tech stack

- GitHub
- Kotlin
- iOS
- Espresso
- Proxyman
- Charles Proxy
- Android

To contact Liam, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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