Cape Town Test Analyst (Manual & Automation) - Contract

Datonomy Solutions (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 344,000 - 620,000; Part time

Job summary

Datonomy Solutions (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town is seeking an Intermediate Test Analyst for a contracting, onsite role. You will design and execute manual tests and contribute to automated regression testing within an established delivery team.

Responsibilities include reviewing requirements, preparing test cases, executing tests, and maintaining automated tests. You will also log defects with evidence, utilize SQL or API tools for data validation, and communicate blockers early to support continuous

Qualifications

• Hands on software testing experience with the ability to execute an assigned scope independently.
• Practical manual testing skills across functional, regression and exploratory testing.
• Practical automation experience, including writing or maintaining tests rather than only running existing scripts.
• Ability to work with the scripting or programming basics needed for the selected framework.
• Clear defect reporting, test documentation and communication of progress, risks and blockers.
• Ability to understand business workflows, follow agreed standards and incorporate technical feedback.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and acceptance criteria with analysts and developers and raise missing or unclear scenarios.
• Prepare test cases, test data and expected results for assigned functional and regression coverage.
• Execute manual tests, record results accurately and identify differences between expected and actual behaviour.
• Create, extend and maintain automated tests using the team’s agreed framework and review process.
• Log reproducible defects with supporting evidence, verify fixes and perform impact related regression testing.
• Use basic SQL queries or API tools where relevant to validate data and integration behaviour.
• Maintain test records, communicate blockers early and participate in peer reviews and continuous improvement.

Skills

Manual testing

Automation testing

Defect reporting

Test documentation

Communication

Education

ISTQB Foundation

Tools

SQL

API testing

Source control

Job description

Datonomy Solutions (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town is seeking an Intermediate Test Analyst for a contracting, onsite role. You will design and execute manual tests and contribute to automated regression testing within an established delivery team.

Responsibilities include reviewing requirements, preparing test cases, executing tests, and maintaining automated tests. You will also log defects with evidence, utilize SQL or API tools for data validation, and communicate blockers early to support continuous