Automation Test Analyst

Skywaves Rise; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Investec in Sandton is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join the Core Banking Team. You will ensure quality across the Finacle Core Banking platform and its integrations with channels, APIs, and data platforms, driving an automation-first approach throughout the SDLC.

You will lead testing strategies, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to CI/CD improvements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable banking solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• 5+ years in Test Automation.
• Experience with xUnit/NUnit and C#/.NET.
• REST API testing experience.
• API testing tools: Postman or Bruno.
• SQL and data validation (Azure Cosmos DB).
• CI/CD in Azure DevOps/Azure Pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of STLC/SDLC and Agile methods.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own testing activities across projects and BAU from planning to release.
• Design and execute risk-based test strategies including functional, integration, API, and UAT tests.
• Design, develop and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and regression suites.
• Build and execute automated tests using xUnit, NUnit, C#/.NET and Playwright.
• Perform API testing and data validation using SQL and Cosmos DB.
• Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and support CI practices.
• Analyze requirements to ensure full business and technical test coverage.
• Manage defects through to resolution and drive root cause analysis.
• Lead testing for integrations, data migrations and data validation across Core Banking systems.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote quality engineering best practices.

Skills

Automation testing

Test Automation

API testing

Agile delivery

CI/CD

Tools

xUnit

NUnit

C#/.NET

Playwright

Postman

Bruno

SQL

Azure Cosmos DB

Azure DevOps

Azure Pipelines

Job description

• Role : Automation Tester with Playwright & C# - Cored Banking Experience
• Location : Sandston [ Work from office , 8 hours must be in office daily]
• Duration : 6 + 6 Months renewal

About the Role

Investec is seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Engineer to join the Core Banking Team based in Sandton.

The Senior QA Engineer – Core Banking is responsible for ensuring quality across the Finacle Core Banking platform and its integrations with channels, data platforms, APIs and downstream systems. The role drives an automation-first approach, combining effective manual and automated testing throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Working closely with the Global QA Lead and cross-functional delivery teams, the role provides technical leadership across test strategy, automation, CI/CD and quality engineering practices, while mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement across the Core Banking testing capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Own testing activities across project and BAU initiatives from planning through to release.
• Design and execute risk-based test strategies covering functional, integration, API, regression, end-to-end and UAT testing.
• Design, develop and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and regression suites.
• Build and execute automated tests using xUnit, NUnit and C#/.NET and Playwright
• Perform API testing using Postman/Bruno and validate data using SQL and Azure Cosmos DB where required.
• Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
• Analyse requirements to ensure complete business and technical test coverage.
• Manage defects through to resolution and contribute to root cause analysis and quality improvements.
• Lead and execute testing for integrations, data migrations and data validation across Core Banking systems.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote quality engineering best practices across the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the Agile delivery lifecycle.

Technical Skills & Experience

Essential

• 6 + years’ experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• 5 + years’ experience in Test Automation.
• Strong experience with:
• xUnit / NUnit
• C#/.NET
• REST API testing
• Postman or Bruno
• SQL and Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines
• Strong understanding of STLC, SDLC and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience implementing automated testing within CI/CD pipelines.

Core Banking Knowledge

• Experience testing Core Banking or Financial Services platforms.
• Finacle experience is highly desirable.
• Experience testing complex integrations, APIs, data migrations and end-to-end banking processes.
• Understanding of financial data integrity, reconciliation and regulatory risk.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Provide quality leadership and take accountability for testing outcomes across multiple initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with developers, analysts, product owners and business stakeholders.
• Mentor junior testers and contribute to the continuous improvement of QA practices.
• Champion automation-first and quality engineering principles.