Quality Analyst

Overview

The Quality Analyst is a core member of the Feature-Based Squad responsible for ensuring that all deliverables (application code, IaC and associated infrastructure) meet the PDLC quality standards before, during and after deployment. Within the squad, the QA collaborates closely with the Product Owner (PO), Developers, UX / UI Designer and Delivery Lead (DL) to embed quality throughout the requirements clarification and development process.

Core responsibilities

• Quality Strategy and Planning — Define and refine the squad\'s testing strategy to ensure comprehensive coverage and alignment with domain-specific needs.
• Accountability — Deliver a robust quality framework that supports automated reliable releases and mitigates risks effectively.
• Activities —

Test Strategy Definition : Develop a squad-specific testing approach (e.g. unit, integration, E2E, performance) tailored to the domain\'s risk profile and Labournet\'s quality standards.

Requirements Clarification

Executable Specifications : Co-author executable specifications with PO and Developers during Three Amigos sessions embedding quality into use cases.

Test Automation Development

Test Suite Creation : Write scripts for unit (Vitest), API (Vitest), E2E (Playwright) and performance (k6) tests.

Shift-Left Testing

TDD / BDD Pairing : Pair with Developers during coding to implement TDD and BDD validating increments daily.

Quality Gate Enforcement

Gate Configuration : Set up pipeline checks (e.g. 80-100% test coverage, linting, security scans) tailored to risk tiers monitored in DevOps Pipelines.

Continuous Verification

Test Execution : Run automated tests during Verify phase confirming feature and IaC integration.

Post-Deployment Quality Assurance

Production Monitoring : Analyse Azure Monitor data (e.g. errors, latency) to detect regressions or defects.

Knowledge Sharing and Improvement

Best Practice Sharing : Share testing insights with squad and DevOps Guild during retrospectives or syncs.

Qualifications

Additional Information

In return we offer you

Culture

We pay attention to output rather than time spent and we offer a flexible working environment.

Employer of choice

Our managers believe in putting their people first and are devoted to their growth and development, hence we practice servant leadership (inverted pyramid).

Flexibility

You must look after yourself; you cannot pour from an empty cup and we prefer work-life integration to work-life balance.

Passion

Bring a sense of purpose to work and depart with a sense of success.

How we work at Labournet

Gone are the days when you had to sit in traffic to go to work! Our hybrid working approach enables employees and their managers to agree on a working environment that promotes productivity while also allowing them to balance their professional and personal lives. We can now create an office environment wherever we are while sustaining virtual cooperation between our employees and teams thanks to technology.

Why should you join Labournet

It\'s more than just a job with Labournet. It\'s a mission to make our clients compliant by doing meaningful work that focuses on cutting-edge customer-centric services and technology solutions. Every year you can help us by facilitating HR best practice by securing our company\'s ultimate compliance across the whole employee life cycle! In the end you\'ve created a profession that no one could have predicted.

Who are we

Your Strategic Partner in Human Resource Solutions

Our dedicated team of highly trained and educated consultants are passionate about taking workplace issues and translating them into HR Solutions that are accessible, flexible, affordable, comprehensive and motivated by the goals and objectives of your business. Labournet strives to become an extension of your HR department to fulfill your compliance needs, allowing you to keep a relentless focus on core activities.

The trusted compliance partner to employers solving their evolving compliance needs.

What do we do

We provide leading compliance solutions throughout South Africa that implement best practices within the businesses we partner with.

Remote Work : Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Gas Chromatography, Laboratory Experience, Archival Standards, ELISA, Test Cases, Analytical Chemistry, Quality Assurance, Spectroscopy, Quality Control, cGMP, Selenium, Western Blot

Experience

years

Vacancy

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