Lead QA Engineer at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Create & independently drive automation testing frameworks & plans as well as lead the development & delivery of test scripts for multiple technical products / services (across tribes) e.g. web, mobile, SOA applications, etc. QA includes front – end, back – end, integration, performance, scalability and regression testing of various enterprise wide solutions.  This entails full responsibility for ensuring that multiple / complex products across an estate are protected through quantifiable test coverage & metrics.

Job Description

QA Engineering

• Proactively contribute & participate in the full solution development lifecycle as a member of a squad / multiple squads as the automation testing expert
• Participate and analyze requirements during the requirements analysis phase of technical product & service development, maintenance & optimization (across tribes & squads)
• Identify opportunities for automation across the business area’s suite of technical products & services (ongoing)
• Leverage a solid understanding of the technical solution architecture and infrastructure context to create relevant & holistic automation testing frameworks based on the analysis & opportunities identified
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using various technologies
• Be the single point of accountability for testing & testing frameworks, the integrity of their design & their ability to holistically test solutions
• Provide testing at various levels including: vetting unit tests (for developers), testing user stories, black box testing, scalability and end to end integration testing
• Align testing frameworks and scripts to User Stories
• Apply predictive and critical thinking in defining testing parameters (positive & negative)
• Execute automated test suites and Analyze test results.
• Develop custom Quality Assurance Metrics and reporting solutions.
• Leverage solid understanding of CI/CD pipeline to configure test scripts & associated frameworks & integrate test suites into the test management system and custom test harnesses.
• Create, coordinate, and execute manual application test cases and test plans
• Review functional specs and user stories to design test cases/scripts and test plans.
• Create and analyze test data.
• Collaboratively work with developers to implement test hooks for automation.
• Operate as a self-starter and possess the technical aptitude in troubleshooting both software and environment issues.
• Set product delivery goals and achieve scheduled deadlines.
• Work in ambiguous environments and have the technical curiosity to dig deep into the root of complex issues between multiple software and system layers.
• Research, self-develop & source new automation testing tools & techniques

DevOps

• Follow engineering best practices and provide technical mentorship to other team members
• Build product engineer capability in automation testing technologies & general automation testing awareness
• Leverage expertise in various coding languages to effectively design & deploy testing requirements for specific products / services
• Understand the full technical solution that is being tested – show interest and capability to run the technical solution & the ability to test the viability of the code being developed
• Shift team from testing features to supporting & being accountable for full product delivery

People

• Develop others capability in developing and executing automated test scripts using various technologies
• Mentor & guide interns & junior automation engineers throughout their development journeys
• Quality assure the automation testing & manual testing deliverables of the broader technical teams
• Conduct peer / junior QA engineer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader QA community
• Provide technical subject matter expertise and support in the attraction and recruitment of QA Engineers for the organization
• Participate as a subject matter expert in the development & development planning of the broader product engineering team

Risk & Governance

• Ensure compliance with the organization Service Engineering, Risk & Governance policies & practices related to development & testing
• Align all testing frameworks and scripts to Group Architecture and Security guidelines
• Carry the ‘one stop shop’ accountability for all risk associated with testing design failures following solution deployment
• Participate in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management processes and proactively route cause analyse, mitigate & OR; resolve critical incidents
• Realign testing frameworks, monitoring tool application & scripts off the back of any risk related activity / incidents

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology