Specialist QA Engineer

SUMMARY:
We're seeking a sharp and driven Specialist QA Engineer to play a key role in safeguarding the quality and integrity of our cutting-edge banking systems. You'll design smart testing strategies, lead automation efforts, and work alongside top-tier teams to ensure our platforms are secure, reliable, and fully compliant. If you're excited by the challenge of delivering flawless tech in a high-impact financial environment, this is your chance to make a real difference.

POSITION INFO:
JOB DESCRIPTION:


Job Title: Specialist QA Engineer
Employment Type: 6 months Contract
Work Location: Johannesburg North/Hybrid


JOB CONTEXT:
We're on the lookout for a Specialist QA Engineer who thrives in a high-performance, fast-paced technology environment. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of our digital payment platforms through expert automation and rigorous testing practices.
In this role, you will design automation testing plans and develop robust test scripts across various layers of technical solutions – from front-end and back-end systems to performance and integration components. Your expertise will help shape our testing strategy, aligning with enterprise frameworks and ensuring the highest standards of quality pre, during, and post-deployment.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Our Payments team is looking for a Specialist QA Engineer to Design automation testing plans and develop automation test scripts for multiple technical products / services (pre, during & post deployment) in both ‘Run & Change’ contexts and align to chosen application testing frameworks & guidelines.
• Testing may apply to all or a combination of the following front-end, back-end, integration, performance, scalability and regression testing of solutions.
• This entails full responsibility for ensuring products are protected through quantifiable test coverage & metrics.

• Relevant qualification in a related field, e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, Information Management.
• Min 3 years hands on automation testing experience.
• Assured, MQ Testing (MQ knowledge is important).
• Programming language—JAVA (must be competent in Java 8 min).
• Build Tool--- Maven.
• Version Control—GITHUB, BITBUCKET.
• CI/CD—Jenkins, Docker.
• Agile Tools- Atlassian suit.
• Testing Methodologies--- Functional Testing, Automation Testing, Front End Testing, API Testing.
• Testing Framework—Cucumber, TestNG, Data-driven and Hybrid framework.
• Framework --- Selenium framework, Rest.

• Assured, MQ Testing (MQ knowledge is important).
• Assured, MQ Testing (MQ knowledge is important).
• Programming language—JAVA (must be competent in Java 8 min).
• Build Tool--- Maven.
• Version Control—GITHUB, BITBUCKET.
• CI/CD—Jenkins, Docker.
• Agile Tools- Atlassian suit.

• Testing Methodologies--- Functional Testing, Automation Testing, Front End Testing, API Testing.
• Testing Framework—Cucumber, TestNG, Data-driven and Hybrid framework.
• Framework --- Selenium framework, Rest.
• Agile Tools- Atlassian suit.
• Version Control—GITHUB, BITBUCKET.

• Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable banking experience, and previous earnings.