Remote Lead QA Engineer: Automation & Quality

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Home office stipend

Generous PTO

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Lead QA Engineer to define and lead a comprehensive QA strategy for a global software solutions provider. You will manage a distributed team, champion automation, and ensure robust testing across web and mobile applications.

You will collaborate with developers, product managers and other stakeholders to drive quality, reliability and timely releases in a fully remote South Africa setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years in Quality Assurance, with at least 2 years in lead/manager role.
• Proven experience designing and executing comprehensive test strategies for complex software systems.
• Strong automation testing expertise with Selenium, Cypress or Playwright and programming languages (Python, Java, JavaScript).
• Experience with API testing (Postman/Insomnia) and performance testing (JMeter/LoadRunner).
• Familiarity with Jira/TestRail and CI/CD pipelines; solid Agile/Scrum understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a distributed QA team across locations.
• Develop and maintain scalable QA strategy and roadmap aligned with product goals.
• Design and execute test plans for web and mobile apps; oversee functional, regression, performance, security, and usability tests.
• Collaborate with developers, PMs and stakeholders to ensure quality.
• Identify, document and track defects with detailed steps; drive quality metrics and reporting.
• Promote automation initiatives and select tools to improve coverage and efficiency.
• Contribute to continuous QA process improvement and timely releases.

Skills

QA leadership

Test strategy

Remote team leadership

Agile/Scrum

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Postman

Insomnia

Jira

TestRail

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Lead QA Engineer to define and lead a comprehensive QA strategy for a global software solutions provider. You will manage a distributed team, champion automation, and ensure robust testing across web and mobile applications.

You will collaborate with developers, product managers and other stakeholders to drive quality, reliability and timely releases in a fully remote South Africa setting.