Cape Town: Python/Django QA Tester (CPT Hybrid) posted by Datafin
Posted on 2025-08-28 00:00:00
| Employer | Datafin |
|---|---|
| Category | Other IT/Computer |
| Location | Western Cape / Cape Town |
Job Summary
Cape Town – Western Cape – South Africa
- Design and Develop Automation Frameworks: Architect, build, and maintain scalable, robust, and reusable test automation frameworks using Python for their Django-based applications.
- Implement Comprehensive Test Automation: Develop and execute automated tests for functional, API integration, regression, performance, and security testing.
- Code Quality & Collaboration: Participate actively in code reviews, advocating for testability, quality, and maintainable code from the outset.
- Defect Management: Identify, document, and track software defects in Jira (using Kanban boards), collaborating closely with developers for efficient resolution.
- Performance Engineering: Conduct performance testing, analyse results, and identify bottlenecks to ensure their systems meet stringent performance requirements in a financial context.7/
- CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated tests into their Bitbucket-driven CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster feedback loops.
- Tooling & Innovation: Research, evaluate, and implement new free and open-source testing tools and technologies to enhance their automation capabilities.
- Strategic Contribution: Contribute to the overall QA strategy, defining best practices, metrics, and reporting to ensure a high standard of quality across all releases.
- Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Potentially mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to a culture of shared learning and continuous improvement within the team.
- Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify potential risks and vulnerabilities within the system and work with development to implement preventative measures.
- Proven experience (3-5 years) a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Test Automation Engineer, or a similar role with a strong development background.
- Exceptional proficiency in Python programming, with a deep understanding of object-oriented design principles and data structures, specifically for building test automation solutions.
- Strong hands-on experience with the Django framework, including its testing utilities and ORM.
- Solid experience in designing, developing, and executing API integration tests.
- Expertise with free and open-source testing tools and frameworks, such as: Unit/Integration Testing: Pytest, Django’s built-in Testcase
- Web UI Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright
- API Testing: Requests library (Python), Postman (for scripting/automation)
- Performance Testing: Locust (Python-based load testing tool)
- Containerization: Docker
- Proficiency in using Jira for agile project management (Kanban specifically).
- Experience with Bitbucket or similar Git-based version control systems for code management.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience integrating automation into pipelines.
- Solid understanding of relational databases (SQL) and ability to write complex queries for data validation and test setup.
- Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
- Demonstrable understanding of financial services concepts, with a keen awareness of the criticality of data accuracy, security, compliance, and performance in this industry.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills, with an ability to deep-dive into code.
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Familiarity with security testing tools and methodologies.
- Experience with build tools and package managers relevant to Python (e.g., Poetry, pipenv).
- Certifications in software testing.
- Bachelors degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent extensive practical experience.
- Experience with insurance or financial systems is advantageous
- Knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks
- Familiarity with containerisation and development automation
- Experience with system modernisation and legacy code improvement
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication skills with ability to mentor others
- Self-motivated with a passion for clean, maintainable code
- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Strong focus on code quality and system reliability
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement
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