Automation QA Engineer - Playwright & API Testing Expert

IQ Business Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

IQ Business is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join a high-performing Agile team. You will drive an automation-first testing strategy, designing, building, and maintaining robust automated test frameworks for a complex, client-facing digital platform.

The role requires hands-on automation development with Playwright and Selenium WebDriver, strong C#/.NET development, API testing, and experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD and test management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in Software Quality Assurance with a strong focus on automation.
• Proven experience delivering testing solutions within Agile environments.
• Experience with enterprise-scale web applications and APIs.
• Financial Services or Banking experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks with an automation-first testing strategy.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, DevOps, and Solution Architects to embed quality across the delivery lifecycle.
• Deliver high-quality software for complex, client-facing digital platforms.

Skills

QA Automation

Playwright

Selenium WebDriver

Front-end & Back-end automation

Cross-browser testing

Agile

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Playwright

Selenium WebDriver

Postman

API testing tools

K6

Azure DevOps

Azure Pipelines

Job description

IQ Business is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join a high-performing Agile team. You will drive an automation-first testing strategy, designing, building, and maintaining robust automated test frameworks for a complex, client-facing digital platform.

The role requires hands-on automation development with Playwright and Selenium WebDriver, strong C#/.NET development, API testing, and experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD and test management.