OM Bank – QA Test Data Automation Lead / Manager

OM Bank – QA Test Data Automation Lead / Manager role at Old Mutual South Africa

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced QA Test Data Automation Lead / Manager with 10+ years of expertise in software quality engineering, test data automation, and QA leadership. This individual will lead QA teams and own test data strategy and implementation across squads and platforms.

Key Result Areas

• Lead QA teams across projects with responsibility for planning, mentoring, performance management, and delivery oversight.
• Develop and implement a test data management strategy aligned with functional, regression, and non-functional testing needs.
• Champion the use of cloud-based test data platforms like GenRocket to support synthetic, masked, or subset data provisioning.
• Define and manage test data policies, access controls, and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, POPIA).
• Work closely with product, development, and automation teams to identify data dependencies and provide reusable data sets for testing.
• Enable continuous test data delivery by integrating TDM workflows into CI / CD pipelines and QA frameworks.
• Provide leadership in functional QA areas such as API testing (Postman / Rest Assured), database validation, and automated test execution.
• Collaborate with performance and security teams to provision required test data in parallel efforts.
• Own the test planning, status reporting, and defect triage processes related to test data readiness.
• Define and track data quality KPIs, and ensure high test coverage with well-managed test datasets.

Role Requirements

Nice to Have

Skills

Adaptive Thinking, Change Management, Data Analysis, Data Compilation, Executing Plans, Laboratory Testing, Policies & Procedures, Project Performance Management (PM), QA Methodologies, Regulatory Compliance Management, Report Review, Software Testing, Test Case Management

Competencies

Education

Not specified.

Closing Date

08 November 2025 , 23 : 59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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Location : Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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