Qa Lead Jhb - Northern Suburbs

Psybergate (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT company is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead (QA Lead) for a 12-month contract role in Johannesburg. The position involves delivering automated testing solutions and quality practices while collaborating with various stakeholders to meet client expectations. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in QA processes, methodologies, and leading teams, with 7–10 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years experience as QA Lead or Test Analyst.
• Good knowledge of Front End, API automation, and Performance Testing (NFT).

Responsibilities

• Deliver automated testing solutions and quality practices.
• Ensure stable solutions for stakeholders by advising on quality practices.
• Create Test Strategies aligned with squad objectives.

Skills

Front End automation

API automation

Performance Testing

Education

Completed IT / BSc degree

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Healenium

RestAssured

JMeter

Job description

Reference : PR-RN-3

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Lead (QA Lead) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-month contract role.

Responsibilities

1. Liaise with Stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network that will align to the company.
2. Ensure stable solutions for stakeholders by delivering automated testing solutions and quality practices within agreed timelines and risk parameters.
3. Advise clients on quality practices.
4. Build and foster relationships with Peers, Subject Matter Experts, Developers, Product Owners, and other Stakeholders through honest communication aligned with company Values.
5. Develop a deep understanding of the domain to contribute to ongoing value.
6. Collaborate closely with QA Leads, Practice Leads, Developers, Architects, Product Owners, and other Stakeholders to meet client expectations.
7. Participate in overall PI planning and squad deliverables including capacity estimation and interdependencies.
8. Review relevant artifacts from stakeholders (e.g., technical landscape, architecture design, technology roadmaps).
9. Create Test Strategies, approaches, or plans aligned with squad objectives.
10. Break down business needs into manageable features, stories, and epics.
11. Ensure all user stories and acceptance criteria are tested for each release without compromising quality.
12. Participate in backlog grooming and sprint planning.
13. Attend daily stand-ups as necessary, manage issues raised by QA Engineers, and raise relevant risks.
14. Encourage collaboration among QA Engineers across squads for efficient implementation and automation governance.
15. Perform pull requests and ensure feature branches are committed to Master.
16. Review automation solutions for architectural and development standards, ensuring reusability and scalability.
17. Challenge solutions aligning with client value proposition.
18. Ensure integration and continuous execution of test automation in DevOps pipelines.
19. Work with the QA Practice Lead on metrics and reporting.
20. Adhere to defect management processes.
21. Store artifacts in repositories for easy access.
22. Participate in retrospectives, seek efficiencies, and encourage peer reviews.
23. Manage own demand based on timelines and project expectations.
24. Collaborate to understand and apply technical advances and emerging technologies.
25. Mentor team members to improve their capabilities.
26. Contribute to documentation of standards and quality practices.
27. Participate in performance management and ensure healthy team dynamics.
28. Support business strategy and objectives.
29. Develop and implement operational processes to improve stakeholder businesses.
30. Seek opportunities for business process improvements through agile thinking.

Requirements

• Completed IT / BSc degree or related field.
• 7–10 years experience as QA Lead or Test Analyst.
• Good knowledge of Front End, API automation, and Performance Testing (NFT).
• Tools include Selenium, Appium, Healenium, RestAssured, and JMeter.

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

Most positions are remote; candidates should reside within traveling distance due to potential changes in circumstances.