Quality Assurance Architect (Stellenbosch)

Capitec Client Care; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

A South African banking institution is seeking an experienced QA Architect in Stellenbosch. The ideal candidate has over 8 years in software development with a focus on QA processes. Responsibilities include defining technology solutions, maintaining architectural components, and collaborating in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates should have knowledge of banking systems and strong programming skills in various languages.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Software Development experience.
• 4+ years of Software Design experience.
• Experience with programming languages: Cobol, Java, .NET, Python, or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Fulfil the role of a subject matter expert on QA architecture.
• Define technology solutions for the domain.
• Develop and maintain architectural components.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem solving skills

Communications Skills

Facilitation Skills

Negotiation skills

Commercial Thinking Skills

Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

A relevant tertiary qualification

Tools

Playwright

BrowserStack

K6

Instana

OpenSearch

Job description

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Date: 4 Aug 2025

Location: Stellenbosch, ZA

Company: Capitec Bank Ltd

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Purpose Statement

• Fulfil the role of a subject matter expert and senior advisor on all matters relating to Quality Assurance (QA) architecture.
• Define the technology solutions for the domain and ensure it is designed and constructed to meet current and anticipated future technology requirements.
• Develop, maintain and ensure the usability of architectural components, in line with System Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) principles.
  
  

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
  
  

Qualifications (Ideal Or Preferred)

• A relevant tertiary qualification
  
  

Experience

Minimum:

• 8 or more years’ Software Development experience, including a minimum of:
• 4+ years' Software Design experience; and
• 4+ years proven work experience in Software Engineering and Development (Cobol and/or Java and/or .NET and/or Python and/or JavaScript)
• UI Automation: Playwright + BrowserStack = fast, cross-broswer testing
• Load Testing: K6 for performance testing
• Observability: Instana and OpenSearch for deep diagnostics
  

Ideal:

• In addition to the Minimum experience:
• 4+ years’ proven experience as a QA Architect
• Banking and Finance experience
  

Knowledge

Minimum:

• Systems architecture principles (IT technologies and software architecture)
• Systems analysis and design
• Agile systems development processes (CI/CD standards and Agile delivery methods)
• Software development (typed and scripting coding languages)
• Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) (designing and delivering scalable and resilient solutions)
• Standards and governance, and best practices to simplify standards and governance processes with adherence.
  
  

Ideal:

• Solid understanding of:
• Banking systems environment and business model
• Business Process Modelling
• Business Analysis
• Cloud architectures
• Big Data modelling
• Best practices for QA
• DevOps development culture and principles
• Various development technologies (preferably: Cobol, Java, .NET, JavaScript and Python ecosystems)
  

Skills

• Attention to Detail
• Problem solving skills
• Communications Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Negotiation skills
• Commercial Thinking Skills
• Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
  
  

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record
  
  

Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals.

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