Head : Chapter Lead - Qa R 65 000 - R 85 000

Hunt For Success Pty Ltd; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in South Africa is seeking a QA Lead to empower their QA chapter and drive quality in software development. You will be responsible for creating a QA strategy and ensuring adherence to best practices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile and DevOps methodologies, along with leadership experience in software teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with DevOps and Agile processes.
• Leadership in transformation and change management within software teams.
• Experience in implementing test automation.

Responsibilities

• Drive the QA strategy and ensure delivery of quality software projects.
• Implement mechanisms for monitoring and managing QA activities.
• Build and maintain a continuous improvement plan for QA.

Skills

Deep understanding of DevOps

Agile methodologies

Test automation

Leadership

Education

DevOps and/or Agile training

Tools

Microsoft DevOps

Job description

Why Your Role Matters

• You'll play a vital role in democratising and stabilising the financial system.
• Your work will help usher in a new era of embedded finance for banks to brands.
• South Africa's transaction flows and online economy depend on our systems.

Main Accountabilities

• Empowering the QA chapter to create flow and quality within CI / CD process.
• Drive the QA strategy to implementation.
• Work effectively with other Direct Transact teams, e.g., Project Office, Development & Infrastructure teams, to ensure the timely delivery of work against agreed priorities.
• Implement mechanisms to monitor, manage, and provide progress on all QA activities.
• Accountable for the delivery of quality software development projects.
• Ensure that product, feature, or enhancement requirements are met as specified in design.
• Create, implement, and maintain a continuous improvement plan for QA.
• Work closely with the project office and business development teams to meet current and future customer needs.
• Research external environment and identify or recommend external partners for delivery of best-of-breed QA technologies.
• Review and apply best practices to establish frameworks supporting the product and business development strategy.
• Identify and implement technology to support future business success.
• Communicate the company's technological vision, opportunities, and challenges to colleagues, directors, and user communities.
• Collaborate with relevant functions and users to evaluate technology platforms for delivering products and services.
• Understand use cases and user stories to oversee QA design for products.
• Establish QA standards and processes aligned with best practices for scalable, robust, high-quality software delivery.
• Supervise resource allocation and capacity management to ensure sustainable resource use considering customer demand.

Resource and Capacity Management

• Plan own work against objectives set with the COO.
• Ensure effective internal communication within the software development team and across the organization.

Team Building and Management

• Build an environment of psychological safety for team members.
• Ensure QA team skills and experience meet engineering, technological, and business needs.
• Establish clear organizational structures and succession plans aligned with responsibilities and personal development.
• Comply with all relevant policies and procedures.
• Complete all required documentation per company policies.

Other Responsibilities

• Undertake additional tasks to achieve the objectives of the Head of QA and company strategy.

Desired Experience & Qualifications

• Deep understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies, processes, and principles.
• Experience with Microsoft DevOps software.
• Leadership experience, especially in transformation and change management within software teams.
• Experience in implementing and adopting test automation.
• Ability to drive and report on strategic QA initiatives.

Qualifications

• DevOps and/or Agile training.