JOB DESCRIPTION:
 

Job Title:                              Lead QA Engineer
Employment Type:             6 months Contract
Work Location:                    Johannesburg, CBD
 

JOB CONTEXT:
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead QA Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our trading platform. You will be responsible for designing and executing comprehensive test strategies, leading both manual and automated testing efforts, and driving quality best practices across the engineering team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create & independently drive automation testing frameworks & plans as well as lead the development & delivery of test scripts for multiple technical products / services (across tribes) e.g. web, mobile, SOA applications, etc.
• QA includes front – end, back – end, integration, performance, scalability and regression testing of various enterprise-wide solutions. This entails full responsibility for ensuring that multiple / complex products across an estate are protected through quantifiable test coverage & metrics.

Test Planning and Strategy:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project requirements and define test objectives, strategies, and scope.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans and test cases for the trading platform, focusing on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Identify and prioritize test cases based on risk assessment and business impact.

Manual Test Execution:

• Execute manual tests to validate the functionality, usability, and reliability of the trading platform.
• Verify and validate numerical calculations and data accuracy within the trading platform.
• Identify and log defects using issue tracking systems and collaborate with development teams to investigate and resolve issues.

Test Automation:

• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts using a Python-based framework.
• Automate test cases for regression testing, functional testing, and performance testing.
• Utilize Microsoft Playwright or similar tools for web automation.
• Continuously enhance and optimize test automation scripts to improve efficiency and coverage.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate automation into the CI/CD pipeline.

RESTful Services and API Testing:

• Understand and test RESTful services and APIs to ensure functionality and reliability.
• Validate data exchanges and interactions between different components of the trading platform.
• Perform API testing for data validation and integration scenarios.

Test Documentation and Reporting:

• Create and maintain detailed test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test reports.
• Generate accurate and timely test summary reports, defect reports, and other relevant documentation.

Test Environment Setup and Maintenance:

• Set up and maintain test environments, ensuring the availability of necessary data and configurations.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure the test environment closely matches the production environment.

Test Process Improvement:

• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing efforts.
• Provide valuable feedback to the development team to improve the overall quality of the software.

 QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS;

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Min 5 years hands on experience as a Test Engineer or Quality Assurance Engineer in an Agile Software Development environment.

MANDATORY SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Assured, MQ Testing (MQ knowledge is important).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with numerical data.
• Proficient in writing manual test cases and executing them systematically.
• Expertise in developing and maintaining test automation scripts using a Python-based framework.
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies and best practices.
• Experience in testing RESTful services and APIs for functionality and integration.
• Proficiency in web automation using tools such as Microsoft Playwright or similar.
• Experience with issue tracking systems for defect tracking and resolution.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex software defects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

PACKAGE & REMUNERATION:

• Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable banking experience, and previous earnings.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:
 

Job Title:                              Lead QA Engineer
Employment Type:             6 months Contract, Hybrid
Work Location:                    Johannesburg, CBD
 

JOB CONTEXT:

The Payments team is on the hunt for a passionate and driven Lead QA Engineer who’s excited to take quality to the next level! In this pivotal role, you’ll design smart, scalable automation testing plans and craft powerful test scripts that support our cutting-edge products and services—before, during, and after deployment. Whether it’s front-end, back-end, integration, performance, scalability, or regression testing, you’ll be right in the action, ensuring every part of our system is rock solid. You’ll work across both ‘Run’ and ‘Change’ environments, aligning your work with our modern testing frameworks and best practices. But this isn’t just about testing—it’s about owning quality. You’ll take full responsibility for protecting our products through measurable, data-driven test coverage and metrics that truly matter. If you’re someone who thrives on solving complex problems, loves automation, and wants to make an impact on a product used by millions, we’d love to have you lead the charge in redefining quality at scale!

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design automation testing plans and develop automation test scripts for various technical products and services (pre, during, and post-deployment) in both ‘Run & Change’ contexts, aligning with chosen application testing frameworks and guidelines.
• Conduct testing across front-end, back-end, integration, performance, scalability, and regression.
• Ensure products are protected through quantifiable test coverage and metrics.
• Proactively contribute to the full solution development lifecycle as a QA automation specialist within one or multiple squads.
• Actively participate in daily Scrum and project planning meetings.
• Analyze test automation requirements during the development and optimization phases, using design specifications and technical documentation.
• Prepare QA and automation testing documentation (planning, design, execution, and sustainability).
• Develop automation test plans and execute automated test scripts using various technologies (e.g., automated scripts, test harnesses, SQL scripts).
• Perform various types of automation testing (regression, integration, black box, scalability).
• Evaluate automated test cases, analyze, and report results.
• Facilitate test plan and case reviews within squads.
• Collaborate with product engineers to evaluate software/solution quality and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Contribute to the design and selection of testing frameworks for business applications.
• Deliver all automation and technical testing deliverables on time.
• Provide project/scrum-related feedback on deliverables (e.g., progress, tracking, quality).
• Conduct performance monitoring on applications/components for which you’ve designed and executed test scripts/plans.
• Produce quality and testing outcome metrics and reports.
• Follow engineering best practices and continuously improve QA capabilities.
• Leverage coding expertise to deploy testing requirements for specific products/services.
• Understand the full technical solution being tested and the viability of the code being developed.
• Shift from testing features to supporting full product delivery.
• Ensure compliance with technical risk and governance requirements.
• Maintain adherence to automation testing frameworks and standards.
• Proactively identify and communicate risks.
• Participate in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Management processes as required, implementing mitigating actions.

 QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS;

• Bachelor\’s degree in computer science, product management or relevant field.

• Min 3 years hands on automation testing experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Assured, MQ Testing (MQ knowledge is important).
• Programming language—JAVA (must be competent in Java 8 min).
• Build Tool— Maven.
• Version Control—GITHUB, BITBUCKET.
• CI/CD—Jenkins, Docker.
• Agile Tools- Atlassian suit.
• Testing Methodologies— Functional Testing, Automation Testing, Front End Testing, API Testing.
• Testing Framework—Cucumber, TestNG, Data-driven and Hybrid framework.
• Framework — Selenium framework, Rest.

MANDATORY SKILLS:

• Product management.
• Previous experience as a QA engineer.
• Analytical and Data analysis skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaboration
• Test Automation
• SQL
• Quality Assurance
• Technical skills.

 
PACKAGE & REMUNERATION:

• Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable banking experience, and previous earnings.

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