Automation Test Analyst (AI, CI/CD & Multi-Tenant)

Discovery; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 540,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Insure is seeking an Automation Test Analyst (AI & Automation) to design, build and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API and performance testing. The role focuses on a platform-first approach, validating shared capabilities across tenants and configuring multi-tenant test suites.

You will work with AI-assisted testing tools and test AI-enabled features, ensure tests run in CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with developers and product owners to deliver high quality

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Java (Essential).
• Hands-on UI automation with Selenium, Playwright or Cypress.
• API testing experience with REST/SOAP using Postman/Newman, SoapUI or REST Assured.
• Strong SQL and test data management, including service mocking.
• Design automation frameworks from scratch (Page Object Model, data-driven, BDD).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools and testing AI/ML features.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automation frameworks for web, API and mobile.
• Apply platform-first approach to tenant/configuration-driven testing.
• Create reusable, configurable automated test suites across tenants.
• Identify test conditions, create test designs, cases and data with risk-based testing.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to run on every build.
• Monitor test execution and report quality and automation metrics.
• Review test specifications and coach junior testers in automation standards.
• Evaluate AI-enabled features for accuracy, bias, and reliability.
• Perform non-functional testing including performance, security and accessibility.
• Collaborate with agile teams to build quality in from the start.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

C#

UI automation

Test design

CI/CD

AI testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

ISTQB Foundation Level

ISTQB AI Testing (CT-AI)

Cloud/DevOps certification

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Cypress

Postman/Newman

SoapUI

REST Assured

Karate

JMeter

k6

Appium

Git/GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

Discovery Insure is seeking an Automation Test Analyst (AI & Automation) to design, build and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API and performance testing. The role focuses on a platform-first approach, validating shared capabilities across tenants and configuring multi-tenant test suites.

You will work with AI-assisted testing tools and test AI-enabled features, ensure tests run in CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with developers and product owners to deliver high quality