Telecom E2E Test Manager (ID: 4029)

Stafide; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafide is seeking a Telecom E2E Test Manager to lead end-to-end testing across complex telecom networks and services. You will define strategies, plans, and schedules while coordinating with cross-functional teams, vendors, and operations to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

You will drive defect triage, risk management, and test governance, using tools like Jira and Azure DevOps. Strong leadership and communication are essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Software Testing, Test Management, or QA, preferably in Telecom.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end testing for complex telecom projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing across telecom environments and ensure quality, scope, and timelines.
• Define and execute test strategies, plans, scenarios, and schedules.
• Coordinate testing across multiple teams and vendors.
• Manage SIT, E2E, UAT, regression, and system validation activities.
• Monitor test execution and quality metrics; provide status updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Test Management

End-to-end testing

SIT

E2E Testing

Leadership

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

ALM

Job description

As a Telecom E2E Test Manager, you will:

• Lead end-to-end testing activities across complex telecom/network environments, ensuring quality, scope, timelines, and delivery objectives are met.
• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, and test execution schedules.
• Coordinate testing across multiple teams, including development, integration, network, business, vendors, and operations.
• Manage SIT, E2E, UAT, regression, integration, and system validation activities.
• Ensure end-to-end validation of telecom services, applications, interfaces, and network components.
• Monitor test execution, defect management, test coverage, risks, dependencies, and overall quality metrics.
• Act as the central point of contact for testing activities and provide regular status updates to project and senior stakeholders.
• Drive defect triage, root-cause analysis, resolution, and escalation of critical testing issues.
• Ensure test environments, test data, tools, and dependencies are available and ready for execution.
• Support Go/No-Go and production readiness decisions by providing clear test results, quality metrics, and risk assessments.
• Promote testing best practices, automation, continuous improvement, and effective test governance.

What You Bring to the Table:

• 8+ years of overall experience in Software Testing, Test Management, or Quality Assurance, preferably within the Telecom/Telecommunications domain.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end testing for complex telecom projects and enterprise systems.
• Strong experience across SIT, E2E, UAT, Integration, Regression, and System Testing.
• Strong understanding of telecom applications, services, interfaces, and end-to-end service flows.
• Experience in test strategy, test planning, execution management, defect management, reporting, and test governance.
• Experience working with test and defect management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, or similar platforms.
• Good understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination experience across technical and business teams.
• Excellent analytical, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

You Should Possess the Ability to:

• Manage multiple testing workstreams and coordinate end-to-end testing across cross-functional teams.
• Develop practical test strategies and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Lead test execution, defect triage, risk management, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate effectively with development, integration, network, business, and vendor teams.
• Identify testing risks and dependencies and implement appropriate mitigation plans.
• Prepare accurate test dashboards, status reports, quality metrics, and management updates.
• Support Go-Live readiness and provide testing inputs for Go/No-Go decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, governance, and automation.

What We Bring to the Table:

• Opportunity to work on complex telecom and end-to-end transformation programs.
• Exposure to large-scale enterprise testing, integration, and service validation initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional technical, business, and vendor teams.
• Opportunities to work with modern testing tools, automation frameworks, and industry best practices.

Lets Connect

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