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QA Automation Lead

Aggregate function:  Shared Services
Business Area:  Technology _VOIS
Posting Country:  Romania
Date Posted:  10 Oct 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

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 be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

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.
#VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture

About this Role

We are seeking a highly skilled QA Lead to drive the quality assurance strategy across multiple projects at VOIS. This role is pivotal in ensuring that every release meets rigorous standards for stability, coverage, and customer satisfaction. The individual will lead automation efforts, define testing frameworks, and collaborate closely with delivery teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless and reliable product delivery.

What you’ll do

  • Define and implement testing strategies and standards across projects.
  • Establish release criteria and ensure all changes meet defined quality benchmarks.
  • Build and scale reusable automation frameworks to enhance coverage and efficiency.
  • Coach and support QA professionals to elevate team capabilities.
  • Plan test phases, manage risks, and oversee dependencies.
  • Provide clear status updates and lead triage sessions for swift issue resolution.
  • Define key performance indicators (KPIs), publish actionable reports and dashboards.
  • Conduct lessons learned sessions to drive continuous improvement.

Who you are

  • A quality assurance professional with 4+ years of hands-on test automation experience in Python, JavaScript, or Java using modern frameworks such as pytest, Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Postman, or Newman.
  • Experienced in leading and aligning multiple teams on automation strategy and release readiness.
  • Proficient in Web Services testing (REST, SOAP), both manual and automated.
  • Skilled in identifying risks early and driving remediation through thorough requirements analysis and risk-based test design.
  • Bonus experience includes:
    • Working with AWS services.
    • Advanced Python skills for building reusable test libraries.
    • Strong automation design capabilities including CI/CD integration and feature flagging.
    • Awareness of observability tools such as CloudWatch and Datadog.

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.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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