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Western Cape: Quality Assurance Engineer posted by Salix Recruitment

Western Cape: Quality Assurance Engineer posted by Salix Recruitment

Posted on 2025-05-26 00:00:00

Job Summary

This role is built for a quality strategist who thrives at the intersection of leadership, engineering, and transformation. The QA Engineering Lead is responsible for defining and executing a unified quality vision – from shaping the automation landscape to aligning Agile practices across multiple teams. This is a pivotal position for someone who doesn’t just advocate for quality but enforces it through scalable frameworks, measurable outcomes, and direct mentorship.
Ideal for professionals with a technical edge and strategic mindset, this role requires full-spectrum ownership: test strategy, automation architecture, governance, tooling, team performance, and delivery precision. It’s an opportunity to drive change, shape engineering culture, and set the pace for how quality is measured across high-performing environments.
 
Reach out to: *****@*****.co.za
 
Duties:

  • Define and drive QA strategy and automation roadmap across the technology landscape.
  • Guide Agile teams in converting business requirements into actionable test scenarios.
  • Lead the creation, optimisation, and enforcement of scalable automation frameworks and QA tooling.
  • Identify, resolve, and remove technical impediments to ensure smooth delivery cycles.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with developers, DevOps, product managers, and business stakeholders.
  • Drive risk assessments, mitigation plans, and issue resolution in both proactive and reactive QA scenarios.
  • Own and analyse QA metrics to track team performance and software quality trends.
  • Champion a culture of customer advocacy, integrating user expectations into every phase of QA planning.
  • Establish and maintain quality governance principles and alignment across teams.
  • Mentor, coach, and evaluate QA engineers, managing their career paths and performance reviews.
  • Lead Agile ceremonies and promote standardised practices across squads and delivery streams.
  • Oversee quality-related continuous improvement efforts, identifying opportunities for innovation.

 
Job Experience & Skills Required:
Qualifications:

  • Matric (Grade 12)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.

 
Experience:
 

  • Demonstrated success leading QA teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
  • Experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies and aligning Agile practices across multiple squads.
  • Strong background in automation strategy, tools ownership, and technical QA execution.
  • Track record in building scalable testing frameworks and delivering high-quality releases in complex environments.
  • Experience driving QA strategy and transformation across distributed teams or enterprise environments.

 
Skills & Competencies:

  • Advanced understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
  • Strong communication skills — able to clearly convey technical and non-technical ideas to all levels.
  • Proficient in test automation, integration pipelines, performance testing, and defect management tools.
  • Ability to mentor and coach QA engineers, set clear KPIs, and deliver actionable feedback.
  • Skilled in Agile facilitation, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and team retrospectives.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and risk assessment capabilities
  • Adaptability in fast-paced environments and resilience under pressure.
  • Capable of aligning QA activities with business and product goals
  • Experience in the online gaming or casino industry is advantageous.
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