Test Automation Analyst/Engineer - Sandton at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Join the CIB Digital Data Products team! This role provides an exciting opportunity within the Absa CIB Digital Data Products team. Absa CIB - Digital Data Products, requires a Test Automation Analyst who will write and execute on test plans, identify & resolve bugs/defects, review defect resolution processes as well as identify areas for test automation. In the case of automation, the candidate will design, scope, script, execute and maintain automated tests for a variety of key customer-facing and internal products.

Job Description

• 2 – 4 years relevant work experience in development and/or testing role 
• Background in computer science, information systems, software development, engineering, physics, mathematics or equivalent 
• Strong programming skills in one or more of the following languages: C#, Typescript, Java, Python 
• Experience with writing automated tests and using test frameworks 
• Good knowledge of version control tools (git preferred) 
• Expertise and practical knowledge of automated testing tools for example: Selenium/ Appium / Playwright / Puppeteer 
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple, diverse projects simultaneously 
• Mathematical aptitude, methodical thinker and strong problem-solving skills 
• Excellent organisational and time management skills 
• Accuracy and attention to details 
• Self-development skills, keeping up to date with fast-changing testing trends 
• Must be a team player with good stakeholder communication
• Be eager to learn new approaches and technologies
• Strong drive and work ethic to get things done – can-do attitude

 Bonus Skills: 

• Experience testing Angular web applications 
• Experience testing web APIs 
• Experience testing C# .NET backend applications 
• Experience with Docker 
• Experience with AWS 

Candidate Description

• The incumbent will have the opportunity of working directly across the firm with developers, operations staff, data scientists, architects and business constituents to develop and enhance the Big Data service.  

Test Analyst Requirements: 

• Interact with product management, scrum master, analysts, data scientists and development team to develop a strong understanding of the products and testing objectives 
• Fully own the testing function for Digital Data Products 
• Write test plans and test cases 
• Document, track and escalate issues as appropriate, using JIRA 
• Working with Analysts and Developers and Data Scientists to find solutions 
• Own web-based front-end testing and end to end testing

Test Automation Requirements: 

• Develop and lead the automation strategy/effort and generate scripts to perform automated testing cycles using relevant software and tools. 
• Design, execute and analyse automation test programmes/scripts & test results for relevant digital data products 
• Making use of test automation frameworks  

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology