Senior Java Automation Tester – Banking & Payments (Hybrid)

DeARX; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

DeARX in Sandton is seeking a Senior Automation Tester with strong Java automation and extensive banking/payment systems experience. You will design and build automation frameworks, run API/functional tests and ensure high-quality releases.

Join a fast-paced Agile team, integrate testing into CI/CD, and mentor peers while delivering compliant, robust solutions across mission-critical platforms used nationwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software testing and test automation.
• Strong hands-on Java programming and automation development skills.
• Proven experience designing and building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Extensive experience with automated functional, regression, integration and API testing.
• Strong experience with Selenium and/or Playwright.
• Proven experience testing complex payment systems and transaction processing.
• Deep understanding of banking/financial services domain.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain robust test automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Develop and execute detailed test cases, test plans and automation scripts.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, API and end-to-end testing.
• Automate complex payment processes, transaction flows and system integrations.
• Conduct API testing and validate RESTful services and application integrations.
• Work with developers, BAs and QA engineers to ensure high-quality releases.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify defects, investigate issues and drive resolutions.
• Communicate testing progress, results and quality metrics to stakeholders.
• Champion QA best practices, automation standards and compliance with banking requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and share knowledge with other automation engineers.

Skills

Java

Selenium

Playwright

API testing

CI/CD

Git

Azure DevOps

SQL

PostgreSQL

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Job description

DeARX in Sandton is seeking a Senior Automation Tester with strong Java automation and extensive banking/payment systems experience. You will design and build automation frameworks, run API/functional tests and ensure high-quality releases.

Join a fast-paced Agile team, integrate testing into CI/CD, and mentor peers while delivering compliant, robust solutions across mission-critical platforms used nationwide.