Test Automation Engineer I (Bellville OR Sandton)

Date: 29 Nov 2024

Location: Bellville, Western Cape, ZA

Company: Capitec Bank Ltd

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Purpose Statement

  • To enable and enhance software quality assurance by designing and implementing a comprehensive set of activities and scenarios, combining Automated AND Manual approaches. 
  • To drive quality assurance through effective Automation practices, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team to ensure that the developed software meets and exceeds defined or standardised quality specifications throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • To collaborate with team members to define test scenarios, and prepare, participate in, and oversee the execution of Automation test cases, the validation of functional/non-functional test requirements, and the preparation of test data in terms of input and expected outcome data, and required test environments.
  • To collaborate with team members to develop all aspects of Automated testing along with creation, execution, and maintenance of Automated scripts in support of moving towards an Automated test-driven environment; and to coach/lead to help upskill team members, if needed.

Education (Minimum)

  • Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

  • Software Testing - Foundation Level through the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
  • A relevant tertiary qualification in Software Testing or Information Technology

Knowledge and Experience

Minimum Experience:

  • Experience in both Manual and Automation testing (including at least 1-3 years’ experience in Automation testing) 
  • Front-end and Back-end testing
  • API testing
  • Client-centric experience
  • Application of test management and Automation tools 
  • Integration and regression testing
  • Exposure to impact analysis when introducing software changes

 

Minimum Knowledge: 

  • End-to-end processes being tested to achieve successful results
  • Full Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Best practices / industry standards in software and Automated testing, reporting, tracking, follow up, and Software Quality Assurance (SQA)

 

Ideal Knowledge / Experience:

  • At least 5 years' experience in Manual testing; including at least 1-3 years’ experience in Automation testing
  • Programming / Coding
  • Salesforce
  • Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC)
  • Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Object Oriented Design
  • Agile methodology
  • Continuous delivery environment
  • Non-functional testing including performance testing
  • Reinforcing with stakeholders/team appropriate testing environments and timelines
  • Financial/Banking Systems

Skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Communications Skills
  • Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
  • Numerical Reasoning skills
  • Problem solving skills

Additional Information

  • Clear criminal and credit record

Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals.