Senior Test Engineer

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

Job Title: Senior test engineer

Division: PPF - Private Partnerships and Fundraising Division

Duty Station: Berlin, Germany. Remote agreement can be considered.

Type of Contract: full-time regular Consultant

Duration: 11 months (expected start in January 2022)

Deadline for applications: 31.12.2021

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Around 20,000 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor.
To reach a world with zero hunger, WFP is investing in and growing private sector fundraising and partnerships. ShareTheMeal is WFP’s fundraising and awareness-raising app. Free to download, the award-winning app is a pioneering way for people to join our efforts in creating a world with zero hunger.
ShareTheMeal currently has more than 4.5 million users worldwide, who have shared more than 100 million meals (US$ 50 million). WFP is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy for individual giving, and ShareTheMeal is a key driver for this strategy going forward. The team, located in Berlin, is focused on further developing the app to include new and innovative features, and on increasing the engagement of existing users and growing the user base through marketing and communication initiatives.

ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
The Consultant, reporting to the Head of Engineering for the ShareTheMeal initiative, is expected to:
1. Support testing and verification of new features for upcoming ShareTheMeal app and web releases, working closely with the Test Engineer
o Prioritize, plan and coordinate both session-based and tour-based testing activities
o Perform Confirmatory Testing, create comprehensive and well-structured test cases, run UATs, regression tests, maintain test cases and monitor known risks
o Perform Exploratory Testing, determine test cases and conduct cognitively structured ad-hoc experiments, examine potential risks and report them
o Help to identify and support automation of testing activities
▪ Proven experience with web and mobile UI automation is advantageous
▪ Familiarity with test architecture (page object/robot pattern etc) and potential trade offs of implementation is beneficial
2. Work with software developers to ensure quality across devices, assets and user locales, provide feedback on API specifications
3. Understand requirements and review necessary specifications, liaising with the Product and Design Teams
4. Identify, document and report test metrics
5. Support adopting a Quality Assistance model and help improving it
6. Collect and share information about best practices and modern testing tools, open-source projects and test strategies
7. Help troubleshoot issues
8. Other activities
o Act as facilitator to staff on developing the organization
o Assist the management of the ShareTheMeal initiative, the Head of the Innovation Accelerator or the Director Innovation and Change Management with other activities as required

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT
• Comprehensive and well-structured test plans for releasing new ShareTheMeal app versions
• Documentation and handover of testing processes and tracked test metrics to the Head of Engineering for ShareTheMeal
• A maintainable and triaged bug tracking system in place

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Education
▪ Bachelor’s Degree.
Work history
▪ At least 6 years of experience in software testing; prior experience with mobile app and web testing is a must
Technical expertise
▪ Technical professional knowledge of in the above-mentioned field
▪ Good understanding of web and mobile app UX and a keen eye for detail
▪ Good understanding of RESTful APIs, HTTP methods, and error codes
▪ Experience with a scripting language (Python or JS)
▪ Knowledge of modern testing strategies
▪ Good understanding of Agile principles
Soft skills
▪ Strong analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative
▪ Ability to interact with managers with maturity and tact
▪ Mature judgment with strong interpersonal skills
▪ Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy
▪ Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work to tight deadlines
▪ Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy
▪ Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the World Food Programme
Language(s)
▪ Excellent command of spoken and written English
▪ Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language would be a plus (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish).

Terms and Conditions

Short-listed candidates can be subject to written assessment.

This consultancy assignment is renewable upon funding.

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by role’s responsibilities and deliverables - please note that as per UN WFP policy the offer is not assessed on personal qualifications and expectations.

Visit the website for detailed information on working with WFP: http://www.wfp.org - Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about our operations.

Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

We greatly appreciate your interest in WFP and joining our mission to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030

Saving Lives, Changing Lives!