Test Automation Engineer (Advanced) Location: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation Responsibilities: Conduct automated testing of Type Approval Management features, spanning front-end, back-end, and integration layers. Collaborate with system analysis, design, development, and testing teams to ensure seamless integration of automation testing into the development lifecycle. Manage and maintain test data, ensuring its accuracy and availability for testing purposes. Interpret testing results and log defects using industry-standard tools such as Jira. Coordinate between development and support environments to streamline testing processes. Stay abreast of new testing tools and strategies, evaluating technologies for incorporation into projects. Independently analyze, design, and develop testing components required for automation, ensuring adherence to quality standards. Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring alignment with industry-accepted methodologies. Design and develop testing infrastructure, including testing tools, frameworks, and reporting mechanisms, applying NoOps principles. Integrate testing infrastructure with continuous integration and deployment systems to ensure accurate testing of developed tools and services. Skills Required: Proficiency in automation frameworks such as Selenium and Cucumber. Strong programming skills in Java and JavaScript. Experience with version control, build and deployment pipelines, and unit testing in CI/CD environments. Familiarity with SQL databases and Azure cloud infrastructure. Ability to conduct front-end, back-end, integration, performance, and load testing. Experience with test data management and creation. Familiarity with manual testing, security testing, and technical test case creation. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Qualifications: A relevant IT Degree. Minimum of 2 years in a test automation role, with over 4 years of total experience in software development. ISTQB Certification (Advantageous). We appreciate your interest, however if you have not had any response within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. We also invite you to contact us to discuss your next career move in IT. Position: IT Consultant #J-18808-Ljbffr