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Lead QA Engineer

Absa Group LimitedZA

19 days ago

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Job title : Lead QA Engineer

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : September 30, 2025

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Create & independently drive automation testing frameworks & plans as well as lead the development & delivery of test scripts for multiple technical products / services (across tribes) e.g. web, mobile, SOA applications, etc. QA includes front – end, back – end, integration, performance, scalability and regression testing of various enterprise wide solutions.

This entails full responsibility for ensuring that multiple / complex products across an estate are protected through quantifiable test coverage & metrics.

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QA Engineering

Proactively contribute & participate in the full solution development lifecycle as a member of a squad / multiple squads as the automation testing expert

Participate and analyze requirements during the requirements analysis phase of technical product & service development, maintenance & optimization (across tribes & squads)

Identify opportunities for automation across the business area’s suite of technical products & services (ongoing)

Leverage a solid understanding of the technical solution architecture and infrastructure context to create relevant & holistic automation testing frameworks based on the analysis & opportunities identified

Develop and execute automated test scripts using various technologies

Be the single point of accountability for testing & testing frameworks, the integrity of their design & their ability to holistically test solutions

Provide testing at various levels including : vetting unit tests (for developers), testing user stories, black box testing, scalability and end to end integration testing

Align testing frameworks and scripts to User Stories

Apply predictive and critical thinking in defining testing parameters (positive & negative)

Execute automated test suites and Analyze test results.

Develop custom Quality Assurance Metrics and reporting solutions.

Leverage solid understanding of CI / CD pipeline to configure test scripts & associated frameworks & integrate test suites into the test management system and custom test harnesses.

Create, coordinate, and execute manual application test cases and test plans

Review functional specs and user stories to design test cases / scripts and test plans.

Create and analyze test data.

Collaboratively work with developers to implement test hooks for automation.

Operate as a self-starter and possess the technical aptitude in troubleshooting both software and environment issues.

Set product delivery goals and achieve scheduled deadlines.

Work in ambiguous environments and have the technical curiosity to dig deep into the root of complex issues between multiple software and system layers.

Research, self-develop & source new automation testing tools & techniques

DevOps

Follow engineering best practices and provide technical mentorship to other team members

Build product engineer capability in automation testing technologies & general automation testing awareness

Leverage expertise in various coding languages to effectively design & deploy testing requirements for specific products / services

Understand the full technical solution that is being tested – show interest and capability to run the technical solution & the ability to test the viability of the code being developed

Shift team from testing features to supporting & being accountable for full product delivery

People

Develop others capability in developing and executing automated test scripts using various technologies

Mentor & guide interns & junior automation engineers throughout their development journeys

Quality assure the automation testing & manual testing deliverables of the broader technical teams

Conduct peer / junior QA engineer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader QA community

Provide technical subject matter expertise and support in the attraction and recruitment of QA Engineers for the organization

Participate as a subject matter expert in the development & development planning of the broader product engineering team

Risk & Governance

Ensure compliance with the organization Service Engineering, Risk & Governance policies & practices related to development & testing

Align all testing frameworks and scripts to Group Architecture and Security guidelines

Carry the ‘one stop shop’ accountability for all risk associated with testing design failures following solution deployment

Participate in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management processes and proactively route cause analyse, mitigate & OR; resolve critical incidents

Realign testing frameworks, monitoring tool application & scripts off the back of any risk related activity / incidents

Education

Bachelor's Degree : Information Technology

End Date : September 15, 2025

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