Test Analyst

Recruiter:

HR Genie

Job Ref:

Test

Date posted:

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Market related

SUMMARY:
Test Analyst Cape Town Financial Services Industry

POSITION INFO:
Job Title: Test Analyst III | Institutional IT | Client Servicing Domain Job Summary: We are looking for a self-motivated individual to join the Institutional IT team as a test analyst in delivering quality software that will create an exceptional user experience for our end-users. Allan Gray Institutional IT team consists of appr. 65 members, covering a range of skills and responsibilitiesincluding Domain Owners, Development Manager, Architect, Business Analysts, Developers (.NET and SQL) and ITOperations. The team operates with four business-aligned domains (Front Office, Middle Office, Fund Operationsand Client Servicing). Additionally, the Tech domain and IT Operations teams support the business-aligned domains. What you can expect: You will work predominantly within the Client Services Domain performing functional andregression testing as well as resolving production defects. Please note: This is a Cape Town based role and you will be required to be in office for a minimum of 3 days \/week, with a Monday and Thursday as compulsory. Job Responsibilities: Extracting test requirements for user stories, Designing and creating test cases, Estimating effort for testing tasks, Manual testing of applications, which includes front-end, system integration, regression, and end-to-end aswell as exploratory testing, Managing and maintaining manual regression test suites, Product risk mitigation, thereby limiting defects in production, Collaborating closely with developers and business analysts in identifying, logging, and verifying defects in adefect tracking system, Collaborating with other teams in INST IT for integration testing. Assist in production support issues and queries. Liaise with IT Ops and other Domains for support to resolve or assist with fixes. Continuous improvement initiatives specifically with regard to quality and performance Skills and experience required: Attention to detail, Data analysis and reporting skills, Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, Ability to: o Manage own time and get tasks done, o Grasp concepts and understand the systems being tested, o Deal with complexity, o Deal with high variability of work and context switching, o Be comfortable with a fair amount of unpredictability in daily tasks. o Resolve issues and overcome obstacles o Able to engage with others to gather information Education: 4 years test experience Basic SQL skills Relevant Business\/ Commerce\/ IT degree. Testing fundamentals training \/ Test certification would be advantageous. Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. SCRUM) would be advantageous

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