Sandton: QA Analyst – (CONTRACT)

Role Overview Our client is seeking a detail-oriented QA Analyst to join an established project team, supporting the stabilisation and ongoing development of a large-scale enterprise web application. Working alongside the QA Automation Engineer, the QA Analyst will be responsible for ensuring the quality of software releases through structured manual testing, thorough test documentation, and close collaboration with developers and business analysts. The role is well suited to a methodical thinker who takes pride in thorough test coverage and clear defect reporting. Key Responsibilities Analyse business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories to design comprehensive test cases and test scenarios. Execute manual functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing across application releases. Log, track, and manage defects through their full lifecycle, working with developers to ensure timely resolution. Collaborate closely with the QA Automation Engineer to identify test cases suitable for automation coverage. Produce and maintain test documentation including test plans, test cases, test execution reports, and sign-off records. Participate in requirement reviews and sprint ceremonies, raising quality risks early in the delivery cycle. Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) preparation and coordination where required. Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and best practices within the team. Required Skills & Experience Testing & Quality Assurance Proven experience as a QA Analyst or Tester on software delivery projects. Strong ability to write structured, traceable test cases from functional and non-functional requirements. Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). Hands-on experience with defect tracking tools (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar). Familiarity with different testing types: functional, regression, integration, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing. Understanding of web-based application testing, including browser compatibility and UI/UX validation. Collaboration & Process Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery teams, contributing to sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, business analysts, and automation engineers. Comfortable reviewing acceptance criteria and raising ambiguities or quality risks before development begins. Documentation & Reporting Ability to produce clear, concise test reports and sign-off documentation suitable for client delivery. Experience maintaining a living test repository that stays aligned with evolving requirements. Advantageous (Nice to Have) The following are not mandatory but will strengthen a candidate’s application: Exposure to Blazor-based web applications. Basic understanding of automation testing concepts and tools (e.g. Selenium, C#/.NET). Experience with GitLab or similar source control and CI/CD platforms. Familiarity with REST API testing using tools such as Postman. ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing. Experience in the telecommunications industry or on billing/ERP platforms. Personal Attributes Meticulous and quality-driven, with a strong eye for detail. Proactive communicator who flags risks and issues early rather than waiting to be asked. Collaborative by nature, able to build good working relationships across a cross-functional team. Comfortable working in a fast-paced project environment with evolving requirements. Takes ownership of test quality and feels personally invested in the reliability of each release. Kindly regard your application as unsuccessful if you have not heard from the agency within 2 weeks