Job Title: Engineer – Test Automation
Organisation: MTN Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager – Standards & Compliance
About Organisation:
MTN Uganda is a subsidiary of MTN Group, a multinational Telco operating in Africa and Middle East, with over 280milllion subscribers, making it the largest in Africa.
Job Summary: Responsible for ensuring software quality, reliability, and performance through both automated and manual testing. The role involves designing and executing test scripts, performing manual validation when needed, and collaborating with developers, Product Owners, and stakeholders across the full software lifecycle. By detecting defects early, validating requirements, and supporting CI/CD, the engineer strengthens the overall quality assurance process and ensures robust product delivery.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Automation & Framework Development – Design, develop, and maintain reusable automated test scripts for web, mobile, and APIs while enhancing the core automation framework.
- Test Execution & CI/CD Integration – Execute automated and manual tests, integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, and monitor results to provide quick, reliable feedback.
- Manual & Exploratory Testing – Perform functional, regression, system, and exploratory testing to validate complex or non-automatable scenarios.
- Performance & Quality Assurance – Conduct performance, load, and stress testing; analyze results; and drive improvements to ensure product scalability and reliability.
- Defect & Test Case Management – Create and organize test cases, log and track defects in Azure Boards, and ensure traceability and comprehensive coverage.
- Collaboration & Communication – Work closely with developers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to align testing with business goals and support agile ceremonies.
- Continuous Improvement & Mentorship – Contribute to process improvements, enhance QA practices, and mentor team members on testing strategies and best practices.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- Basic understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a strong plus.
- Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
Work Experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience
- Quality Assurance or automation experience with exposure to both automation and manual testing, and hands-on experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment and performance testing with telecom or large enterprise IT experience.
Skills / physical competencies:
- Negotiation skills
- A highly specialised technologist with mathematical, statistical and problem solving abilities. Lateral thinking and general systems-interconnectivity knowledge
- Process Engineering skills
- Excellent PC and computing skills.
- Leadership skills
- Communication skills
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join MTN Uganda in this capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 10th October 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24