Remote Senior QA Engineer — Automated Testing Leader

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

PTO

Professional development

Home office stipend

Collaboration tools

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer for a fully remote role with a strong focus on automated testing for manufacturing software and systems. The position supports a remote-first team and emphasizes proactive communication and results-driven delivery.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software QA, proficiency in Python/Java/C#, and experience with Selenium, Appium, Cypress, and unit testing frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of software QA experience with focus on automated testing.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language for test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement automated and manual test strategies and test cases for manufacturing software and systems.
• Execute test plans including functional, regression, performance, and load testing across platforms.
• Identify, document, and track defects with actionable reports and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
• Contribute to QA process improvements and maintain test automation frameworks.

Skills

Python

Java

C#

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Cypress

JUnit

NUnit

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer for a fully remote role with a strong focus on automated testing for manufacturing software and systems. The position supports a remote-first team and emphasizes proactive communication and results-driven delivery.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software QA, proficiency in Python/Java/C#, and experience with Selenium, Appium, Cypress, and unit testing frameworks.