Sandton: QA Automation Engineer – (CONTRACT) posted by PM Connection

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Role Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join an established project team, supporting the stabilisation and evolution of a large-scale enterprise web application. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated test suites that underpin quality across a modern web-based application stack. The role demands strong hands-on capability with industry-standard automation tooling, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to integrate seamlessly into an established delivery team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for web-based applications.
• Execute and analyse automated test runs as part of the CI/CD pipeline, reporting defects and tracking resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and the Technical Team Lead to understand requirements and translate them into effective test coverage.
• Perform regression, integration, and end-to-end testing across application releases.
• Maintain and improve test documentation including test plans, test cases, and test reports.
• Identify opportunities to expand automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing practices and standards within the team.

Required Skills & Experience

Testing & Automation

• Proven experience with automated testing of web-based applications this is the primary requirement for the role.
• Proficiency in writing and maintaining automated test scripts using C#/.NET.
• Solid understanding of test design principles, including boundary testing, equivalence partitioning, and risk-based testing.
• Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking processes.

Source Control & CI/CD

• Working knowledge of GitLab for source control, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Comfortable running automated tests as part of a gated deployment pipeline.

General

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate test results and defect findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum delivery environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage own workload and priorities.

Advantageous (Nice to Have)

The following are not mandatory but will strengthen a candidate’s application considerably:

• Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver as an automation framework.
• Experience testing Blazor-based web applications.
• Familiarity with REST API testing tools (e.g. Postman, RestSharp).
• Exposure to performance or load testing tooling.
• ISTQB Foundation (or higher) certification.
• Experience within the telecommunications industry or billing/ERP platforms.

Personal Attributes

• Quality-driven with a genuine passion for delivering well-tested, reliable software.
• Collaborative team player who engages proactively with developers and product stakeholders.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving project environment.
• Takes initiative to flag risks and suggest improvements rather than waiting to be directed.

Kindly regard your application as unsuccessful if you have not heard from the agency within 2 weeks