Quality Assurance Manager(IT)

Khonology (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Test Manager to lead and manage a comprehensive Quality Assurance strategy across a large-scale programme. The successful candidate will define testing frameworks covering System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing. The ideal applicant will have over 8 years of QA leadership experience, especially in financial services. This role demands strong leadership skills and effective stakeholder engagement to ensure quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in test management or senior QA leadership roles.
• Experience in financial services or investment administration.
• Proficiency in creating regression packs integrated with automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive QA strategy.
• Oversee QA team onboarding and define roles and responsibilities.
• Produce and maintain test strategy documents and risk assessments.

Skills

Test management

Stakeholder engagement

Defect management

Performance testing

Automation integration

Tools

QA tooling

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Test Manager to lead the design, execution, and governance of a comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) strategy across a large-scale programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and delivering end-to-end testing frameworks that span System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance testing, and regression testing.

This role will require developing and managing governance structures, scorecards, testing requirements, vendor accountability measures, and communication plans to ensure quality outcomes. You will oversee QA team onboarding, define clear roles and responsibilities, and establish performance metrics. The Senior Test Manager will drive alignment between stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams, ensuring test artefacts are traceable, measurable, and approved by relevant leadership.

Key responsibilities include producing and maintaining test strategy documents, risk assessments, regression packs, performance test reports, change management documentation, and tool configuration reports. The role also requires hands-on leadership in facilitating workshops, ensuring SIT-to-UAT readiness, and implementing best practices in defect management, automation integration, and CI / CD pipeline alignment.

Proven experience (8+ years) in test management or senior QA leadership roles within complex, multi-vendor programme environments.

Experience in financial services or investment administration

Strong track record of delivering end-to-end QA strategies covering SIT, UAT, performance, and regression testing.

Demonstrated ability to define governance frameworks, including entry / exit criteria, defect management processes, and test closure standards.

Experience in developing and maintaining testing scorecards with coverage, execution, and quality KPIs.

Hands-on experience with vendor management, accountability tracking, and performance reporting.

Proficiency in creating regression packs integrated with automation frameworks and CI / CD pipelines.

Expertise in performance testing strategy, execution, and analysis.

Strong facilitation skills to lead workshops, capture requirements, and achieve stakeholder sign-off.

Experience in producing communication plans, risk assessments, and change impact analysis aligned with programme goals.

Proficient in QA tooling, configuration management, and tool usage reporting.

Excellent leadership, team onboarding, and performance management skills.

Strong documentation skills and attention to detail for audit-ready artefacts.

Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.