OM Bank - Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Old Mutual; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in South Africa is seeking an experienced QA Test Lead. This role requires over 10 years of expertise in software quality engineering, test automation, and leadership to define strategies and ensure quality across teams. Candidates should possess strong scripting skills, experience with various test tools, and robust communication abilities. The position offers the opportunity to influence testing processes and mentor junior engineers, with a closing date of November 29, 2025.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering and QA leadership.
• Proven experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Java, Python, or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement test automation strategy and frameworks.
• Lead and coordinate QA efforts across multiple teams.
• Provide test reporting and analytics to stakeholders.

Skills

Test automation strategy

Selenium

Appium

Java

API testing

CI/CD tools

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TestNG

Cucumber

RestAssured

Jira

Git

Job description

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced QA Test Lead with 10+ years of expertise in software quality engineering, test data automation, and QA leadership. This individual will play a key dual role leading QA teams and owning test data strategy and implementation across squads and platforms.

KEY RESULT AREAS

• Define and implement test automation strategy, frameworks, and best practices.
• Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and mobile applications.
• Lead and coordinate QA efforts across multiple squads/platforms.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Engineers to break down user stories and clarify requirements.
• Estimate automation efforts, schedule test activities, and define testing scope.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and delivery.
• Manage regression test execution and ensure test environments are maintained and aligned.
• Perform hands‑on scripting and debugging of automation issues (Selenium, Appium, Karate).
• Provide test reporting and analytics, and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Conduct risk analysis and identify improvement opportunities in testing processes.
• Mentor and guide junior QA and automation engineers to build technical capabilities.
• Stay updated with emerging testing tools and AI‑driven automation trends.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education Requirement

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject.
• Automation, Performance, Cloud, Testing certifications would be advantage.

• Proven experience with test automation tools and frameworks (Selenium, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber, RestAssured, Karate, etc.).
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Java (preferred), Python, JavaScript, or Groovy.
• Hands‑on experience with API testing and integration.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Familiarity with cloud‑based mobile testing tools (e.g., BrowserStack, HeadSpin).
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) and version control (Git).
• Excellent understanding of QA processes, defect life cycle, and release management.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills.
• Understanding of test metrics and dashboards for reporting quality KPIs.

Skills

Action Planning, Adaptive Thinking, Data Compilation, Data Management, Evaluating Information, Executing Plans, Legal Practices, Oral Communications, Policies & Procedures, Project Quality Management, Project Testing, Report Review, Test Case Management

Competencies

Business Insight Communicates Effectively Cultivates Innovation Drives Results Ensures Accountability Instills Trust Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes

Education

Closing Date

29 November 2025, 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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