Test Manager in Telco area - Tieto Tech Consulting (m/f/d)

Tieto; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development possibilities

On-boarding and mentoring

Support of Test Lead and Test Managers

Job summary

Tieto Tech Consulting is seeking a Test Manager in the Telco area to lead test planning, coordination and quality reporting across 5G RAN environments. The role involves working with development, system and maintenance teams to guarantee comprehensive testing from early feature development to final acceptance.

The ideal candidate provides strong test strategy skills, experience in telco E2E testing with real UEs or simulators, and practical knowledge of 5G test environments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of 5G network architecture and features.
• Understanding of testing importance during SW development.
• Experience with telco E2E testing using real UEs or simulators.
• Ability to build environments for 5G E2E testing.
• Basic IP networking knowledge.
• Good English skills (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Define test strategy early in the feature development process, ensuring testability and dependencies are planned.
• Manage test scope and resources, including coordination of test environments and execution.
• Monitor defects and mitigate quality risks with clear status reporting.
• Collaborate with development, system and maintenance teams to ensure testing covers requirements.
• Plan and coordinate end-to-end and comprehensive testing activities across involved areas.
• Define test scope and coordinate testing across programs with overlapping features or environments.
• Support alignment on test priorities, readiness and overall quality status.

Skills

Test planning

Test coordination

Defect management

Quality reporting

Agile

Analytical thinking

English

Linux

Scripting (Python/Perl)

ISTQB

RF equipment knowledge (nice to have)

Telecom testing basics

Tools

Viavi TM500

QXDM

Wireshark

Python

Perl

Job description

Test Manager in Telco area - Tieto Tech Consulting (m/f/d)

• Full-time
• Remote Type: Hybrid
• Job Area: Application and Product Development
• Business Unit: Tech Consulting

In Tieto we are a team with world class expertise and passion, transforming next generation
networks and connected device platforms, helping customers in the development of 5G
technology, focused on Radio Access Network part of the system. We are responsible for the
development of mobile telecommunication technologies for world market radio telecom
vendors.
Currently, we are looking for Test Manager.

The role will focus on ensuring that testing is properly planned and coordinated from the early
stages of feature development through execution, quality assessment and final acceptance.
We are looking for someone with a good understanding of RAN/5G testing and laboratory
environments, who is comfortable working across different teams and technical areas.
Experience with test planning, feature-level testing, test coordination, defect management and
quality reporting would be particularly valuable.

Your responsibilities

• Defining the test strategy already in the early phase of the feature development process, ensuring that testability, required environments and dependencies are considered upfront.
• Managing the test scope and available resources, including coordination of test environments and test execution.
• Monitoring defects, identifying and mitigating quality risks, and providing clear test status and quality reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Working closely with development, system and maintenance teams to ensure that requirements and features are sufficiently covered by testing.
• Planning and coordinating end-to-end and comprehensive testing activities across the areas involved.
• Test scope definition.
• Coordinating testing activities between programs, especially in areas where features, environments or dependencies overlap.
• Supporting alignment between teams regarding test priorities, readiness and overall quality status.

We expect you to have

• General knowledge about architecture and features in 5G networks (e.g. carrier aggregation, handover, DSS, ENDC)
• Understanding of testing importance during SW development process
• Experience with telco E2E testing with usage of real UE’s or simulators
• Practical knowledge about building environments for 5G E2E testing
• Basic understanding of IP networks
• User experience with Linux OS
• Good analytical thinking
• Good English, both written and spoken
• Nice to have qualifications:
  • Practical knowledge about RF equipment (e.g., tunable attenuators, signal analyzer)
  • Working experience with Viavi TM500, QXDM, Wireshark
  • Knowledge and practice of software testing concepts (ISTQB certificate will be an advantage)
  • Troubleshooting skills of the test environment issues
  • Experience in scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl)
  • Agile way of working

We offer you

• Career development possibilities
• On-boarding, upskilling, knowledge sharing and mentoring
• Support of Test Lead and Test Managers

At Tieto, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, genders (m/f/d), and walks of life to join our team, as we believe that this fosters an inspiring workplace and fuels innovation. Our commitment to openness, trust, and diversity is at the heart of our mission to create digital futures that benefit businesses, societies, and humanity.
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