Automation Test Engineer at Nintex

About the role:

• Automation Test Engineers focus on automation and work in parallel with their peers on larger test automation projects. You demonstrate a thorough understanding of test automation frameworks and contribute to their support and maintenance. You proactively coach junior members of your group to develop a stronger testing team. You tackle QA issues while adhering to Nintex’s Secure Software Development Lifecycle and other relevant guidelines. 
• We are seeking an Automation Test Engineer who focus on automation and work in parallel with their peers on larger test automation projects. This individual should demonstrate a thorough understanding of test automation frameworks and contribute to their support and maintenance. 
• You will be joining a team that is contributing to GenAI features on our product roadmap. There is a high learning opportunity to create AI features that scale across the development teams. This team is currently using Node.js on the backend, React on the frontend and Azure for our cloud infrastructure. For our automation, we are looking for people with experience in either Selenium or Playwright and a real interest in AI. The role is hybrid in Johannesburg.

Your contribution will be:  

• You create both end-to-end and integration tests independently. 
• You independently create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and ensure their smooth operation.
• You write moderately complex code to mock-out services for supporting testing activities.
• You independently diagnose the root cause of defects and enable engineers to fix them on time.
• You assist in automating non-functional tests with tools that align with Nintex engineering principles.
• You proactively learn from others’ testing and test automation best practices while prioritizing learning to support your delivery team.
• You own testing activities, seek functional clarity from stakeholders where required, and collaborate on acceptance criteria, manual testing, and automation.

To be successful, we think you need: 

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in test automation within software development environments. 
• Demonstrable experience in designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright. 
• Experience in testing web applications, APIs, or AI-based systems is a plus.  
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used for test automation, such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#. 
• Ability to write reusable and modular test scripts as part of the automation process. 
• Experience with testing frameworks like JUnit, TestNG, PyTest, or other similar tools for running and managing automated tests. 
• Hands-on experience working with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI to automate testing as part of the deployment process. 
• Ability to automate API tests for integration points between systems.