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Head of Quality Assurance

Head of Quality Assurance

Optim-G SourcingPretoria, South Africa
1 day ago
Job description

This role requires a seasoned leader who will transition the organization from reactive testing to proactive quality engineering and assurance. You will embed a culture of quality

ownership across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring our high volume, mission-critical financial systems maintain flawless reliability and strict adherence

to global payment standards (Visa / Mastercard) and financial regulatory compliance.

Qualifications and Requirements :

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering , with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or Head of QA role , managing small to medium-sized teams (10+).
  • Domain Expertise (Non-Negotiable) : Deep, demonstrable experience within the FinTech, Banking, Payment Processing, or Card Services sector is essential.

Education :

  • Tertiary education in relevant field, Computer Science, Software Engineering.
  • Industry recognized certifications e.g ISTQB Advanced level, SAFE, ITIL

    • Technical Acumen :

  • Expert knowledge of QA principles, methodologies, and modern automation tools (e.g., S elenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman / RestAssured ). Strong grasp of complex, distributed, and cloud-based system architectures.

    • Regulatory Knowledge :

  • Proven familiarity with relevant financial service regulations, including local South African requirements and global payment scheme mandates (e.g., PCI DSS).

    • Soft Skills :

  • Exceptional leadership , communication, analytical, and critical thinking skills, with a proven ability to manage stakeholders and drive innovation and cultural change.

    • Key Responsibilities :

  • Strategy, Leadership, and Center of Excellence
  • Technical & Operational Excellence - Automation Architecture, CI / CD pipeline Integration, Technical oversight - ensure teams maintain strong technical proficiency in tools, languages, (e.g SQL, C# OOP) and methodologies required to test complex, distributed service -orientated (microservices) and Cloud-based architectures.
  • Financial Domain, Risk, and Compliance
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