Software Test Engineer
(Umeme Limited - Uganda )

Umeme Limited is a major investment of Actis’ Infrastructure 2 fund. Actis is a leading investor in the emerging markets, investing exclusively in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Presently Actis manages over US$4.8bn worth of investment on behalf of more than 100 institutional investors. The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of the United Kingdom, a UK Government-owned company, is the largest investor in Actis’ infrastructure 2 fund and as such has a relationship with Umeme Ltd indirectly through Actis.
As a responsible employer Umeme is committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees, in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity, improving customer service, minimising energy losses and operating in a cost effective manner. To help in achieving these goals Umeme is looking to recruit individuals with high integrity, dedication and commitment to fill the position escribed below: Software Test Engineer


Reports to: Software Services Manager

Responsible for:
Department: IT
Job Purpose:
Responsible for software testing and quality control for all software changes/enhancements.

Key Responsibilities
• Develop QA procedures for all system changes within UMEME
• Be responsible for all Testing and QA environments
• Develop Systems Integration Test plans
• Develop User Acceptance Test plans
• Develop and implement regression test plans
• Work closely with the Change Manager Coordinator to implement comprehensive testing for all changes due for release to production environments
• Work closely with development teams
• Liaise with business users
• Collaborate with business analysts in designing test plans
• Introduce best practice test procedures
• Perform any other duties as required

Required Qualifications:
• Degree in IT, Computer Science or equivalent

Experience:
• Two years + experience of working in a software testing environment
• Familiarity with testing tools and techniques

Personal Attributes/Competencies:
• Inquisitive and questioning approach
• Honesty and Integrity
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Persistence, and the ability to follow through and bring tasks to completion
• High level of technical competency
• Ability to work with others
Contact/How to apply:
To apply please send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees to the address or e-mail below. Please mark your application : “Umeme – position name where you replace position name with the position you would like to apply for. E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
Closing date is 5 PM on the 30th of November 2012
While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.

TO:
Umeme Limited Uganda
Web Address :    http://www.ppg.co.ug 
People Performance Group
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405,
Kampala, Uganda