Head of Automation

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007468/STU

Date posted:

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location:

Centurion, South Africa

SUMMARY:

One of the largest medical scheme administrators in the country is on the hunt for a Head of Automation.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and execute the end-to-end automation strategy, including roadmap, tool selection, and best practices across development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Design and maintain automation frameworks covering testing (web, mobile, API, performance), CI/CD, IaC, and system monitoring.
Collaborate with QA, DevOps, engineering, product, and business teams to align automation with delivery goals.
Mentor and upskill teams on automation tools, standards, and best practices.
Drive governance and continuous improvement through standards, emerging tech evaluation, and quality metrics.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, with relevant certifications (ISTQB, AWS DevOps, Microsoft DevOps) as an advantage.
5–10+ years’ experience in software development/QA, including 2–3 years in a leadership role with proven automation delivery at scale.
Strong skills in automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, and RestAssured.
Proficiency with CI/CD and DevOps platforms including Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Programming capability in languages like Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#, with strong API automation skills (Postman, SoapUI, Newman, K6).
Knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes, performance and security testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, OWASP ZAP), and Microsoft automation tools (Power Automate, Power Apps).

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