Senior QA Automation Engineer - Drive Automated Testing

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical insurance

PTO

Professional development in Kimberley

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Kimberley, South Africa, is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to strengthen our quality assurance team. You will design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks for web and mobile applications, ensuring reliability across releases.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA with hands-on automation using Selenium, Appium, or Cypress, plus strong scripting in Python, JavaScript, or Java, and experience with API testing and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in Quality Assurance with focus on test automation.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or Java for automation.
• Hands-on with Selenium, Appium, Cypress for web and mobile testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for web and mobile apps.
• Define test strategies with developers based on requirements.
• Execute automated test suites and report defects clearly.
• Identify automation opportunities and implement efficient tests.
• Improve QA processes and methodologies continuously.
• Mentor junior QA engineers on automation best practices.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Test automation

Agile methodologies

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Cypress

Postman

RestAssured

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Placements24 in Kimberley, South Africa, is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to strengthen our quality assurance team. You will design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks for web and mobile applications, ensuring reliability across releases.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA with hands-on automation using Selenium, Appium, or Cypress, plus strong scripting in Python, JavaScript, or Java, and experience with API testing and CI/CD.