QA & TESTING AUTO. TECH SPECIALIST

What you’ll do The Quality Assurance Engineer ensures the quality of the solution through clearly understanding the product, the associated risks and then defining, building and executing tests to mitigate these risks, whilst ensuring code and capability quality standards are satisfied.
Typically reports to the Chapter Lead.
Who you are * Assesses risks (e.
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product, project, reputational and financial risk) and defines/drives/implements the squad�s test strategy, where applicable, to mitigate these risks, including identification of deficiencies and debugging; * Reviews technical design documents and specifications and tracks quality assurance metrics (e.
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defect density and early life incidents) to ensure the squad adheres to design quality and coding standards; * Supports developers in designing test cases to assure high quality code for example by using test-driven development techniques; * Executes test cases (both automated and manual) at various levels and feeds results back to development teams when needed; * Designs and implements acceptance tests for user and technical stories and co-ordinates with stakeholders (e.
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Architecture, Development, Deployment, end-users) regarding test efforts for bigger and/or interconnected releases; * Estimates, prioritises, plans, and coordinates testing activities; * identifies, records, and monitors testing bugs; * debugs tests and provides corrective actions to software engineering; * Collaborates with and influences stakeholders across the end-to-end software development process, including 2nd and 3rd line incident and problem support.
Not a perfect fit? Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background.
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What's in it for you We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you.
There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave.
You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.
Who we are You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa.
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