Automation Tester

Communicate Finance; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Finance in South Africa is seeking a Software Test Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for Python applications and RESTful services.

You will collaborate with Product, QA and DevOps to ensure performance, reliability, and security while contributing to architecture decisions and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• At least 2 years of software testing or test automation experience.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies and SDLC.
• Experience designing, developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Hands-on with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, or TestComplete.
• Experience testing REST APIs with Postman or Rest Assured; SQL knowledge; Git basics.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, and CI/CD environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python applications.
• Create and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Optimise application performance, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, and DevOps.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Software testing

QA methodologies

SDLC

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Appium

TestComplete

Postman

Rest Assured

SQL

Git

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python applications
• Create and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services
• Optimise application performance, reliability, and security
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, and DevOps
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
• Contribute to architecture decisions and continuous improvement initiatives

Job Experience and Skills Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 2+ years' experience in Software Testing or Test Automation (Junior, Intermediate, and Senior opportunities available)
• Strong understanding of Software Testing methodologies, SDLC, and QA best practices
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, TestComplete, or similar
• Experience testing REST APIs using tools such as Postman or Rest Assured
• Familiarity with SQL and database testing
• Experience using version control tools such as Git
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, and CI/CD environments