Test Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026. Vodafone Group scores C on the Alion truth index.
Who we are
VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.
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About this Role
We are seeking an Automated QA Engineer to join our Software & Product Infrastructure team in Bucharest. You will help ensure that products and enterprise services delivered to Vodafone customers meet established business and quality requirements.
This is a hands-on role combining manual testing and test automation. You will manually test new features before automating them and validate functionality against user stories and acceptance criteria before releases, particularly where infrastructure, security or test-data constraints limit automation.
Working closely with the software development team, you will contribute to verification processes, identify defects early in the SDLC and build automated testing solutions covering both UI and API testing.
What you’ll do
- Perform hands-on manual testing of new features before automating them and validate functionality against user stories and acceptance criteria before releases.
- Identify software vulnerabilities and quality issues through rigorous testing.
- Design test approaches, test cases and procedures to validate software products.
- Review software defects, identify affected areas and communicate findings clearly.
- Write and maintain automation code to improve the efficiency and coverage of software testing.
- Develop and execute automated UI tests to support a consistent user experience across relevant devices and platforms.
- Develop automated tests for API endpoints, validating reliability, security and performance under different conditions.
- Develop use cases, functional specifications and UX test cases, applying object-oriented analysis where appropriate.
- Troubleshoot software issues and contribute to procedures that prepare software systems for release.
- Produce quality testing reports and supporting documentation.
- Collaborate with design and development teams to identify and resolve application weaknesses.
- Review user stories and functional requirements to establish appropriate testing coverage.
- Create and configure test environments where test cases and scenarios can be executed.
- Contribute to the creation, implementation and management of QA processes, tools and supporting technologies.
Who you are
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- You have at least 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance.
- You are comfortable performing hands-on manual testing as a core part of your role alongside test automation.
- You have strong programming and automation coding skills in JavaScript, preferably, or Java.
- You have hands-on experience with Cypress or Playwright, which is essential for this role.
- You have experience working with Cucumber and Postman.
- You have a sound understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- You have experience working within Agile software development environments.
- You understand design quality standards and can apply them during testing.
- You bring analytical and problem-solving skills to investigating defects and software quality issues.
- You understand user experience considerations relating to data-quality issues.
Not a perfect fit?
Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.
What's in it for you
- Hybrid way of working
- Medical and dental services
- Life and hospitalization insurance
- Dedicated employee phone subscription
- Take control of your benefits and choose any of the below options: MEAL TICKETS/ PRIVATE PENSION/ VACATION VOUCHERS/ CULTURAL VOUCHERS within the budget.
- Special discounts for gyms and retailers
- Annual Company Bonus
- Loyalty Programme
- Ongoing Education - we continuously invest in you to ensure you have everything needed to excel on the job and enhance your skills
- You get to work with tried and trusted web-technology
- Getting in on the ground floor of a technology changing company
- We let you write your own story by planning vacations: go for a trip, experience new things, have fun and enjoy your 23 days off.
- Special Paternal Program - 4 months of paid paternity leave
What skills you will learn
Through the responsibilities described for this role, you will have opportunities to further develop:
- Advanced UI and API test automation techniques.
- Practical automation development using JavaScript or Java.
- Hands-on expertise with Cypress or Playwright, alongside Cucumber and Postman.
- End-to-end quality assurance across manual testing, automation and release validation.
- Test-environment configuration and management.
- Defect analysis, test reporting and quality-gate practices.
- Cross-functional collaboration with software development and design teams.
- Quality assurance practices across the wider SDLC and Agile software delivery lifecycle.
VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment
Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background.
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At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.
We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.
With us, you can truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.
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