- Johannesburg
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: IT Research
- Reference: 116521
Vacancy Details
Employer: iqbusiness South Africa
Kickstart your new year with an exciting opportunity! Join our team as a Quality Assurance Automation Tester, where you will play a pivotal role in guiding and implementing automated testing for market research software applications. Ensure consistent quality in the development, updating, and maintenance of research-related software solutions. You will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and executing automated test plans and frameworks, ensuring robust software delivery.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy Input and Execution:
- Stay updated on test automation and QA trends.
- Contribute to product and project quality approaches.
- Participate in team operational workgroups.
Operational Management and Metrics:
- Use project management software for planning, monitoring, and reporting.
- Support daily capacity planning and resource management.
- Track and ensure adherence to project delivery and SLAs.
Knowledge Management and Training:
- Create and update automation documentation.
- Train and share automation knowledge across departments.
- Act as a technical expert in quality analysis, testable design, and deployment.
Product Quality and Delivery:
- Manage automated testing and deployment schedules.
- Participate in the testing process to ensure quality delivery.
- Automate testing tasks according to business requirements.
- Apply various testing methodologies within an automation framework.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
Problem Solving and Improvement:
- Foster a quality-in-all-we-do team culture.
- Identify and drive problem resolution and process improvements.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Recognised IT or related degree.
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (essential).
- ISTQB Certified Test Automation Engineer (ideal).
- Minimum 3 years of QA and software testing experience.
- Minimum 2 years of test automation experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.
- Proficient in programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, PHP) and frameworks (Laravel, Vue, JQuery).
- Experience with automation testing suites (Selenium, Cypress.IO, JUnit, TestNG).
- Familiarity with source control and build tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bitbucket).
- Experience in Agile environments (ideal).
- Experience with API integrations (ideal).
COMPETENCIES:
- Ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Support multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Translate solution requirements into testing documentation.
- Adaptable, analytical, and critical thinking.
- Collaborative and customer-focused.
- Eager to learn and master new skills.
- Effective communication, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
- Knowledge of the software development life cycle.
- Passion for problem-solving.
- Presentation and facilitation skills.
- Process-oriented with skills in regression testing, system testing, and analysis.
IQbusiness is committed to sustainable growth and transformation, we embrace diversity and employ previously disadvantaged individuals
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