Test Automation Engineer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007425/Mon

Date posted:

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Automation test implementations in accordance with agreed Quality Assurance principles and standards. Managing the product risk and inter-dependencies during Product Life Cycle. Creating a robust and error free software through product testing. Work closely with project Managers / Scrum Masters, QA leads, Developers, Architect, Product Owners and other stakeholders to meet expectations of our clients .

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

Understand and manage project scope, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Participate in planning and prioritisation of requirements with key stakeholders.
Analyse existing processes and data flows, and design improved or new business processes.
Prepare user stories, functional specifications, and prototype mock-ups for new services and enhancements.
Identify constraints and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design optimal solutions within agreed parameters.
Perform feature sign-off on behalf of the Product team following delivery.
Develop test cases and support testing activities, documenting results and findings.
Produce clear functional, technical, and user documentation.
Challenge requirements and specifications constructively to ensure accuracy and feasibility.
Conduct research into best practices, methodologies, and functional requirements.
Provide guidance on user experience and usability improvements.
Ensure all deliverables are completed within agreed timeframes.

Job Experience and skill required

BSc Information Science Degree
ISTQB Certification
4 - 6 years test automation, QA and Management experience
Technical Knowledge OOP, Python / C# development, Nodejs, API Testing (restassured/postman/SoapUI), performance testing - Jmeter, GitHub, BDD and TDD, Jira, Confluence

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