Test Environment Manager - VOIS

## 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 an experienced Test Environment Specialist with 8–14 years of expertise in environment management. This role focuses on planning, provisioning, and maintaining complex test environments while ensuring seamless coordination across multiple applications, systems, and stakeholders. The individual will play a critical role in enabling efficient testing cycles by ensuring environment availability, stability, and alignment with release timelines. ## What you’ll do * Manage end-to-end test environment planning, provisioning, maintenance, and connectivity. * Coordinate integrated environments across multiple applications, systems, and stakeholder groups. * Ensure environment availability, interconnectivity, and readiness aligned with project and release timelines. * Monitor and manage environment dependencies, scheduling conflicts, and downtime activities. * Provide environment usage visibility, status updates, risk reporting, and mitigation actions. * Collaborate with Test Managers to design suitable environments based on testing scope and priorities. * Support functional, integration, regression, and operational readiness testing through optimal environment setup. * Drive resolution of environment-related issues by coordinating with technical teams, vendors, and support functions. * Manage escalations related to environment availability, delays, and dependencies. * Provide effort estimations and environment cost inputs to Project Managers and Release teams. ## Who you are * Demonstrated experience in Test Environment Management within complex delivery landscapes. * Strong understanding of release management and software testing lifecycle processes. * Ability to manage environment dependencies, scheduling challenges, and escalation processes effectively. * Strong stakeholder collaboration skills across testing, development, infrastructure, and vendor teams. * Excellent communication, coordination, and problem-solving capabilities. * Ability to deliver clear reporting on environment status, risks, and improvement actions. ## Not a perfect fit? Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best. ## What's in it for you * Opportunity to work on complex, large-scale integrated environments across global programmes. * Exposure to cross-functional collaboration with technology, testing, and delivery teams. * Involvement in end-to-end lifecycle management of test environments and release processes. * Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and...