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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.
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