Testing Specialist VOIS

Job description / Role

Role Purpose

To support Vodafone's key strategic growth areas in the testing function, which requires a highly capable and experienced SMEs for specialized domains such as digital, IoT, and cloud transformation. The testing specialist will provide a primary role for guiding and coaching the organization to implement best testing practices. This includes defining organization KPIs and development plans for different practices such as automation, L&P, usability, and security practices.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Participates as a member of the testing team as well as leads testing teams on test program levels.
• Interacts with TSSE project teams and clients to gain an understanding of the business environment, technical context, and testing objectives for a project as a basis for determining testing requirements.
• Plans and executes the analysis of the testing requirements of a project in order to develop a testing strategy.
• Understands and recommends the use of the appropriate automated testing tools.
• Defines the metrics to be collected to monitor the performance and effectiveness of testing for a project.
• Responsible for the provision of guidance, relating to testing activities for a project, to project teams and clients.
• Communicates with all stakeholders for a project to assist in managing testing issues and risks.
• Develops and presents testing proposals to internal and external clients.
• Identifies and recommends improvements to methods and standards for a project through an assessment of current testing practices and supports the implementation of recommended improvements.
• Proactively identifies and proposes improvements to TSSE testing practices.
• Stays current on emerging tools, techniques, and technologies.
• Supports knowledge management and collaboration through participation in testing discussions, leading communities, and improving testing collateral through lessons learned.
• Manages multiple testing projects.
• Responsible for the KPIs monitor and control by planning the appropriate corrective actions.
• Tracks team utilization and productivity.
• Manages project budgets (costs and revenue).
• Complies with the TMMi L3 processes and attends interviews with the assessors.
• Delivers projects on time and within estimated effort and budget.
• Cross knowledge transfer within the program teams.
• Newcomers onboarding and orientation.
• Works on resource utilization within the program to build core and flex models per project to support any extra activities within the program.
• Provides the technical Go/No Go decisions on the projects.
• Delivers the efficiency targets.
• Accountable for the overall quality of the deliverables.
• Follows up on PO issuing till closure.
• Proposes improvements to test procedures.

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience

• 8-10 years working in testing.
• Very good understanding of theories and procedures about software testing.
• Working experience with web-based applications technology.
• Basic knowledge of database administration.
• Working experience in dealing with industry test management tools.
• Experience in any of the following test management tools is a must:
  • HP ALM
  • IBM Rational Test Manager/Quality Manager
• Experience in any of the following functional test automation tools is a must:
  • HP UFT
  • IBM Rational Functional Tester
• Experience in any of the following performance testing tools is a must:
  • HP Performance Center
  • IBM Rational Performance Tester
• Experience in any of the following security testing tools is preferable:
  • ALM Security Center
  • IBM Rational AppScan

Must have technical/professional qualifications

• TMMI good knowledge.
• PMP is a plus.
• ISEB/ISTQB test manager certificate is a must.
• ISEB/ISTQB test analyst certificate in software testing is a must.
• ISEB/ISTQB foundation certificate in software testing is a must.
• Mastering agile testing and certified.
• Mastering ALM.

About the Company

At Vodafone, we are known for our technology, but the truth is, it is humanity that drives our business forward. With the global pandemic raising so many questions for tech brands, it has highlighted the leading role that we need to play.

We believe that, when working together, humanity and technology can find the answers and create a better future for all.

Working at Vodafone is all about helping people feel ready to benefit from new technology. We bring the future to even the most remote places, using technology to help families in disaster zones, showing young people that a phone is not just for fun and thinking about technology that doesn’t even exist yet.