Senior QA Automation Engineer: Automate, Optimize & CI/CD

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 980,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development and training

Collaborative work environment

Generous annual leave

Modern office in Kimberley

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join its Kimberley-based software team. You will design, develop, and maintain automated tests across web and mobile apps, and help shape the QA automation strategy.

You will work closely with developers and product analysts, implement robust frameworks, and drive quality through CI/CD integration. The role offers a collaborative environment and a clear career path in a growing company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering.
• 4+ years in QA automation.
• Proficient in at least one scripting language for automation.
• Hands-on with Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Experience building/maintaining QA frameworks.
• Familiarity with API testing (Postman, RestAssured).
• Knowledge of CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Understanding SDLC and Agile.
• Experience with Git version control.
• Strong debugging and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for web and mobile apps.
• Develop and manage QA automation framework for efficiency and reuse.
• Execute automated suites, report defects clearly.
• Collaborate with developers and analysts to define test strategies.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform regression, functional, performance, and usability testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects.
• Mentor junior QA engineers.

Skills

Programming in Java / Python / JavaS

Automation scripting

Test framework design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Cypress

Playwright

Postman

RestAssured

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Git

JMeter

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join its Kimberley-based software team. You will design, develop, and maintain automated tests across web and mobile apps, and help shape the QA automation strategy.

You will work closely with developers and product analysts, implement robust frameworks, and drive quality through CI/CD integration. The role offers a collaborative environment and a clear career path in a growing company.