Manager - Automation Testing Lead at Safaricom Kenya

Job description

Department Description

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Digital IT Department within the Technology Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Quality Assurance, the position holder will lead the development and implementation of software automation strategy and frameworks and ensure efficiencies are realized in the software testing lifecycle (reduce software testing time by 50%) shortening the software development cycles and hence reducing time to market for products.

He / she will also be responsible for leading test automation programs specifically on System integration testing, functional and regression testing, with an emphasis on using open source tools for automation, and subsequent integration to continuous integration tools.

Job Responsibilities

• Define Automation test strategy, creation of automation frameworks, and automation scripting for both internal facing applications/tools (API's, etc.) and all customer facing platforms.
• Accountable for building and leading the full automated testing team; continuous review of the team deliverables, coaching and doing team performance reviews
• Accountable for managing CAPEX and OPEX budgets for automated testing tools
• Drive transformations in testing through automation to achieve higher levels of efficiency through adoption of fit for future technologies. (Reduce software testing times by 50%)
• Engage with the stakeholders (Business and Project management teams) in creating schedules and manage the automated testing teams to execute within the planned timelines and monitor the team performance against the schedules
• Provides direction for the automated testing team, ensuring that activities of the team are aligned with other QA teams and all stakeholders
• Lead programs to increase the quality of delivery and ensure zero major defects escape into production ensuring zero impact on customers on launch of products.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Development or related subject
• 5 Experience in test automation using open source tools – Katalon Studio, Selenium, Appium
• Excellent software development skills coupled with programming experience in Python, Perl, Shell and Java, groovy etc
• Hands-on QA experience with proven analytical and testing skills - Experience developing test strategies, test plans, test scenarios and test cases
• Knowledge of automated testing frameworks
• Experience of Test driven Development approaches
• Strong risk identification and mitigation planning skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience with CICD automation tools such as Jenkins
• ISTQB Certification is a plus.