**Role & seniority: ** End to End Test Specialist (local positions) for a Telco transformation program; Senior level candidates also considered (Lead/QA Manager experience).

**Location & work type: ** Gauteng – Onsite.

**Stack/tools (test-related): **

Telecommunications test practice for BSS and system integrations
Amdocs testing (or comparable telco billing platform)
ISTQB preferred (certification)

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

Design and execute end-to-end customer journey tests across order → provisioning → charging → billing → care → collections.
Run integration/regression/cutover validation across migrating and legacy platforms.
Support UAT with operator business users, including walkthroughs and hands-on assistance.

**Must-have skills: **

6+ years software testing, including 3+ years telco systems (Lead: 8+ years, incl. 3+ years test lead/QA manager).
Strong BSS domain knowledge (prepaid, postpaid, SMB/mobile, fixed line).
Demonstrable end-to-end journey testing (not component-only).
UAT facilitation experience with business users.
Experience with Amdocs estate testing.
Ability to prepare/validate test data across migrations and triage defects to closure with root-cause analysis.

**Nice-to-haves: **

Experience in migration/replacement programmes.
Relevant degree/diploma and ISTQB certification.

Full Description

Linkfields Innovations is recruiting End to End Test Specialists to support a multi-phase Telco transformation programme. These are local positions. The programme requires testers who can validate a customer journey across the full system chain rather than test components in isolation, and who can carry the operator's business users through UAT where internal test capacity is constrained.

Responsibilities and Duties Design and execute end to end test scenarios across the customer lifecycle, spanning order, provisioning, charging, billing, care and collections Build test plans, test cases and test data requirements for Mobile (prepaid, postpaid and SMB) andfixed network Execute system integration testing, end to end testing, regression testing and cutover validation Prepare and support UAT with the operator's business users, including scenario walkthrough and hands on assistance during execution Manage test data preparation, including data conditioning and validation across migrating systems Log, triage and track defects to closure, and drive root cause analysis on critical defects Work with solution architects and developers to understand integration points and design tests that exercise them properly Validate data integrity and system behaviour across the legacy Amdocs estate and the incoming platform Report test progress, coverage and quality metrics to programme leadership Support post cutover validation and early life defect resolution

Desired Experience & Qualification

Testing: Minimum 6 years in software testing, with at least 3 years testing telecommunications systems. Lead level candidates require 8 years or more, including 3 years in a test lead or QA manager role.

BSS domain: Working knowledge of telecommunications BSS across prepaid, postpaid, mobile and fixed line services

End to end testing: Demonstrable experience designing and executing full journey test scenarios, not component testing only

UAT facilitation: Experience running UAT with business users rather than only executing test scripts

Amdocs: Experience testing the Amdocs estate or a comparable telecommunications billing platform

Migration programmes: Prior testing experience on a system migration or replacement programme

Qualification: Relevant degree or diploma. ISTQB certification is preferred.

Gauteng - Onsite

Test Analyst - Telecoms

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