Manager IT Quality Assurance Testing & Deployment Job Vacancy – MTN-Uganda
Job Title: Manager IT Quality Assurance Testing & Deployment.
Organisation: MTN-Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Manager Network Client Relations & PMO
About US:
MTN-Uganda is the leading telecommunications Company in Uganda, providing payphone, fixed lines, fax/data, internet and mobile services.
Job Summary: The Manager IT Quality Assurance Testing & Deployment will define and manage strategy for end to end testing of products /solutions and quality management within MTN U using qualitative approaches and test automation
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, execute and maintain a Quality Assurance and Test Management strategy across all areas of the business, including the necessary definition, development and deployment of quality assurance strategies that align with overall MTNU business objectives
- Develop and manage quality assurance and test metrics for performance improvement of all project deliverables/teams
- Implement ongoing quality improvement processes across all areas:
- Develop and manage practices to raise quality during solution/product deployment such as: continuous integration, reviews, automated code testing tools (eg: static analysis tools)
- Develop / specify standards, methods, or procedures to determine solution /product quality or release readiness
- Create testing programs that address areas such as API and database impacts, software scenarios, performance testing, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability testing
- Develop and manage practices to ensure quality throughout all phases of deployment including requirements, design, and right through the test phases in all systems
- Evaluate and enhance all QA standards, technologies and approaches
- Manage the development of policy for testing applications and marketing products and services and facilitate the policy implementation.
- Recommending and implementing quality initiatives
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance to the Solution delivery framework
- Monitor and reporting quality metrics for solutions
- Ensure the required documentations are made available and approved
- Audit tracking to closure
- Promoting quality in the delivery processes
- Facilitating test prerequisites
- Coordinating with vendors and business during testing time
- Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, and potential problems.
- Ensure software defects are documented using a bug tracking system and defects are communicated to software developers.
- Ensure viability, functionality and effectiveness of essential tools.
- Drive best Quality and testing best practice, facilitate the identification of solutions subject to approval and lead a team of quality assurance and test engineers responsible for the integration, system, and regression testing of MTNU products/solutions.
- Organize and coordinate testing efforts for dozens of simultaneous projects and ensure that qualitative approach is deployed for solutions/product release.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree (preferably Economics, Science / Commercial)
- Professional Certification (PMP/, ITIL, ISEB).
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Information systems Quality Management and Testing or a similar role which must include:
- Manager track record of 5 years in people management; with at least 3 years in relevant sector/ industry
- Experience using Test Management and Automation tools
- Solid experience defining and implementing strategic QA and Test plans across all areas of business solution or product development, systems architecture, testing, client support and/ or ICT
- Demonstrated experience improving deployment practices to raise quality such as: continuous integration, code coverage analysis, code reviews, code quality tools, automated code testing tools (e.g.: static analysis tools)
- Strong understanding of different software development life cycles (waterfall, iterative, agile)
- Knowledge & Trainings
- ISO 9001
- CMMI
- IT Governance
- Testing tools for various products
- Six SIGMA
- PMP/Prince 2
- Management/Leadership
- Business Process Improvement
- Quality Assurance
- Reporting
- Resource Management
- Scope Planning & Management
- Software and Hardware Assessment
- Software Development
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Audit
- Systems Design & Integration
- Systems Testing
- Other attributes
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Conflict handling
- Decision making
- Planning and organizing
- Problem solving skills
- Quality assurance
- Results/Goal oriented
- Results orientation
- Credibility
- Building collaborative relationships
- Engaged management
- Developing & empowering
- Influencing, Leadership, Power
- Strategic planning
- Risk-taking, Innovation
How to Apply:
All Interested candidates should email their Job Applications with detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates (originals are to be presented at the interview), recent pay-slip and copy of driving permit to ugrecruitment.UG@mtn.com
Please use this format in the Subject Line i.e. Manager IT Quality Assurance, Testing & Deployment – Surname First Name-current Dept.
NB: Please note that presentation of false academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution.
Only successful candidates will be contacted.
MTN Uganda is an equal opportunity Employer.
Deadline: Tuesday, 19th November 2019.