Senior QA Automation Engineer

Are you ready to lead the creation of a cutting-edge test automation practice?

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and lead our automated testing capability across a modern, multi-layered technology platform. This is a greenfield opportunity to shape the quality strategy, influence a major platform transformation, and establish yourself as the technical leader for test automation.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional QA automation experience
• Strong proficiency in Python for test automation (Pytest, unittest, or similar frameworks)
• Solid experience with frontend test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress) for Angular/JavaScript applications
• Experience building and maintaining API test automation (REST, gRPC) using Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent
• Comfortable working with SQL for database validation and test data management (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows

Test automation delivery:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for frontend (Angular), backend (Python/Flask, GoLang), and API layers
• Build comprehensive automated test suites covering unit, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing
• Implement automated testing for critical business logic, particularly complex metal accounting calculations and data reconciliation workflows
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous quality validation

Position details:

• Reference: GZ60999
• Location: Cape Town / remote
• Type: Permanent
• Salary: R800k negotiable (based on experience and ability)

How to apply:

Contact Garth at >b/b< or call 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 28 Jan 11:26, Closing date 29 Mar