Intermediate Test Automation Engineer (1 Year Fixed Term Contract) at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated, and passionate Test Analyst (12 Months Fixed Term Contract ) to join our team in delivering quality. You will play a critical role in driving the quality mindset from the very beginning and solving many complex challenges along the way, using some of the industry's latest technologies. Automation and Manual testing are part of what we do, so we will expect our Test Analysts to some coding background to assist in writing the automation tests that enable us to deliver software rapidly. The ideal candidate for this position is one with a genuine interest in testing, is detail oriented, self-driven, curious, is a critical thinker, and willing to both learn and share knowledge.

Job Responsibilities

• Play a central role in implementing best testing practices in the team. 
• Define the testing approach for each sprint. 
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to extract testing requirements for user stories. 
• Estimate effort for testing tasks.
• Manage and maintain test data. 
• Extend the team’s testing framework.
• Contribute to automation of tests in-sprint.
  • Actively contribute to increasing measurable manual and automation coverage at all levels.
  • Maintain existing test packs.
  • Document and execute manual tests.
  • Create, debug, verify, and maintain automated scripts.
  • Review others' Merge requests.
  • Guide test automation in the team.
• Report on test execution, risks, and issues.
• Debug test results.
• Lobby for testing tech debt and technical stories to be addressed.
• Collaborate closely with developers, identifying, logging, prioritizing, and verifying defects in a defect tracking system. 
• Be second line support for production issues.
• Follow and drive root cause analysis to prevent future defects, both in Prod and In-sprint.
• Participate in, assist with, and give feedback on any activities where product quality practices and risks should be considered.
• Share knowledge with, and mentor others.
• Contribute to the use of available tools and technology.
• Implement quality improvement initiatives (supported by Senior testing leadership).
• Actively manage risk. 
• Provide the PO with sign-off of for releases.

Education

• Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems ideal, but solid experience will be considered as well.