Quality Assurance Analyst

Blu Label Unlimited; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Blu Label Unlimited is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst at our Generic Location facility to drive a scalable quality engineering and regression strategy.

The role involves owning regression testing across BAU and project streams, validating requirements, coordinating UAT, and supporting production validation. You will contribute to continual improvement and quality governance within an Agile SDLC environment.

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years of software testing/QA experience.
• Strong regression, UAT coordination, and functional/integration testing.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and STLC within Agile environments.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Zapher).

Responsibilities

• Own and execute continuous regression testing across BAU and project streams.
• Validate business requirements and functional behaviour across applications; ensure alignment with UAT outcomes.
• Support production validation, incident triage, and regression risk assessment.
• Develop and maintain test scenarios, test cases, and test evidence; execute manual and automated testing.
• Coordinate testing activities across multiple concurrent delivery streams.
• Track and report testing progress, defect trends, and regression health; contribute to quality metrics and governance.

Skills

Regression testing

UAT coordination

Functional testing

Integration testing

Agile methodologies

SDLC & STLC

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

ISTQB (advantageous)

Tools

Jira

Selenium WebDriver

Postman

Karate

Zapher

SQL

Job description

We are searching for an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst at our Generic Location facility.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

Job Purpose: This role exists to enable the organisation's transition from a traditional, project-based QA model to a scalable Quality Engineering and continuous regression capability that supports both operational stability and delivery acceleration. The introduction of a dedicated regression and automation strategy creates permanent operational demand that cannot be sustained through existing manual QA capacity alone.

Key Responsibilities

Regression Testing Management

• Own and execute continuous regression testing across BAU and project streams
• Ensure regression coverage remains current, relevant, and risk-based
• Identify gaps in functional coverage and coordinate remediation

Functional Quality Assurance

• Validate business requirements and functional behaviour across applications
• Ensure alignment between delivered solutions, business expectations, and UAT outcomes
• Perform defect validation, retesting, and impact analysis

Production Stability & BAU Support

• Support production validation and post-release verification activities
• Assist with incident triage, root cause validation, and regression risk assessments
• Minimise production defects through proactive quality validation

Test Planning & Execution

• Develop and maintain test scenarios, test cases, and test evidence
• Execute manual and assisted automated testing activities
• Coordinate testing activities across multiple concurrent delivery streams

Quality Governance & Reporting

• Track and report on testing progress, defect trends, and regression health
• Ensure adherence to QA standards, processes, and release controls
• Contribute to quality metrics and continuous improvement initiatives

Continuous Improvement and Optimization

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for CRM system optimization and process improvements.
• Stay updated on CRM industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to recommend enhancements and innovations for customer relationship management.

Competencies

• Strong customer focus with a commitment to delivering exceptional service and stakeholder value.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and the ability to build trust and strong relationships.
• Promotes collaboration, teamwork, and effective communication across all levels of the organisation.
• Drives innovation, continuous improvement, and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Shows adaptability, resilience, and the ability to perform effectively in changing environments.
• Possesses strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making capabilities.
• Demonstrates sound business insight, organisational awareness, and strategic thinking.
• Effectively plans, prioritises, organises work, and manages competing demands.
• Provides leadership through coaching, mentoring, delegation, resource management, and leading by example.
• Exhibits strong technical aptitude, attention to detail, and a commitment to learning and development.
• Manages conflict professionally, supports others, and drives team and business success through accountability and results-oriented execution.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT or related field
• ISTQB (advantageous)

Core Requirements

• 3-6+ years of experience in software testing / QA analysis
• Strong experience in Regression testing, UAT coordination, Functional and integration testing
• Solid understanding SDLC & STLC, Agile methodologies,
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools: Jira, Zapher
• Working Knowledge (Important)
• Understanding of automation frameworks (to collaborate effectively): Selenium WebDriver
• API testing tools: Postman, Karate
• Database validation (basic SQL)
• Exposure to CI/CD environments (understanding pipeline flow)
• Experience with test data management
• Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities.

Required Qualifications

Permanent

Annual Salary

0.00 - 0.00

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.