Job Title: Senior Tester
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Senior QA Automation Engineer will be responsible for delivering high-quality testing solutions with a strong focus on automation, frontend quality, AI-enabled testing practices, and continuous improvement.
Frontend Testing & Quality Assurance
- Design, develop, and execute test strategies for modern web applications
- Validate functionality, usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility
- Collaborate with developers and UX teams to ensure quality requirements are incorporated early in the development lifecycle
- Perform exploratory, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Validate frontend behaviour across desktop and mobile platforms
- Identify, document, and track software defects through to resolution
Test Automation & Playwright Development
- Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright
- Develop reliable end-to-end automated test suites for web applications
- Implement automated regression testing within CI/CD pipelines
- Create reusable automation components, libraries, and testing utilities
- Establish automation standards, best practices, and coding guidelines
- Improve test coverage while reducing execution time and maintenance overhead
AI-Driven Quality Engineering
- Leverage AI tools to improve test case generation, maintenance, and execution
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate automation implementation
- Apply AI-powered techniques for defect analysis, root cause investigation, and test optimisation
- Evaluate emerging AI testing technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate
- Drive initiatives that improve productivity and software quality through responsible AI usage
- Champion modern quality engineering approaches that integrate automation and AI capabilities
CI/CD, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor test execution results and quality metrics
- Produce meaningful test reports and quality dashboards
- Support release validation and production readiness activities
- Participate in sprint planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across delivery teams
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
The successful candidate will have:
- 5+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
- 3+ years of test automation experience using Playwright
- Strong frontend testing experience across modern web applications
- Experience testing Angular, React, Vue.js, or similar frontend frameworks
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript
- Practical experience implementing end-to-end automation frameworks
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Working knowledge of Git based source control systems
- Strong understanding of API testing principles and tools
- Experience with browser developer tools and frontend debugging
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve testing productivity and quality outcomes
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
- Experience in consulting or client-facing environments
- Knowledge of performance testing and non-functional testing principles
- Experience with accessibility testing standards and WCAG compliance
- Experience with visual regression testing solutions
- Understanding of test architecture and quality engineering best practices
- Exposure to cloud native applications and microservices architectures
- Relevant testing certifications, such as ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Matric (Grade 12) certificate
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional software testing experience
- Minimum 3 years of Playwright automation experience
- South African citizenship or valid work permit
