Technical Test Analyst

SUMMARY : POSITION INFO :

We’re looking for a Technical Test Analyst to join our Cape Town based team and work closely with the business analysts, developers, and project managers in different delivery streams.

This will be for a contract role where the successful person can start soonest.

What you’ll do :

• All manual testing activities during all phases of the SDLC from analysing business requirements to designing and executing test cases in different environments.
• Creating and updating test cases to meet the business functional requirements.
• Reviewing and signing off test cases design and execution packs.
• Identifying, maintaining and flag test cases for regression and automation purpose
• Identifying, preparing and maintaining test data in different test environment
• Performing manual execution of the functional test cases within all test cycles (Unit, System Integration, UAT, Regression, Smoke)
• Making use of defect tracking tools such as JIRA to log, manage, resolve, and report on bugs / defects
• Participating in all scrum ceremonies such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, retros, etc.
• Providing estimate of test efforts in every sprint planning meeting
• Providing progress feedback in daily stand-up meetings
• Capturing time and effort spent on allocated tasks daily and providing monthly timesheets
• Participating in business sign-off meetings
• Following QA standards and best practices to ensure the highest level of quality
• Knowledge sharing with other team members
• Supporting and maintaining test tools and frameworks
• Reporting on test progress to managers and delivery team

Your expertise :

High intermediate – Senior / 5+ years of experience

Comfortable working in the following methodologies : Waterfall, Agile and Kanban

Experience with Azure DevOps

Experience working with databases and writing own SQL queries (intermediate level)

Experience in Testing APIs and microservices using Postman, Swagger or SoapUI

Mobile Testing (beneficial)

Experience testing on multiple browsers using web simulators

Understanding of test automation principles

Understanding of structured test methods and processes

Experience working in both Black Box and White Box Testing

Knowledge of the Collective Investment Scheme domain (desired)

Qualifications :

Matric

Relevant IT / Testing Qualification

ISTQB

Other information applicable to the opportunity :

The contract will go up to July 2026

Location : Cape Town (4 days onsite)

We require someone who can start soonest / immediately

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