Senior QA Automation Engineer — Drive Quality & Automation

Mama Money; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech startup in South Africa is seeking a QA Tester with 5-8 years of experience in Agile environments. The role involves ensuring quality through testing strategies, deploying updates, and verifying solutions for production. Ideal candidates should have strong SQL skills, experience with back-end systems testing, and a critical mindset. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a positive impact and enhancing customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience as a QA tester in Agile environments.
• Critical mindset to question assumptions and improve testability.
• Ability to formalize test strategies covering test scenarios and verification.

Responsibilities

• Help ensure the team fully understands requirements and system architecture.
• Deploy and configure updates in the QA environment.
• Verify the complete solution and sign off for production.

Skills

Proven experience as a QA tester within an Agile software development environment

Demonstrable experience in developing test strategies & writing test cases

Extensive experience with back‑end systems testing

Strong SQL skills

Proficiency with version control systems like Git

Experience working with cloud platforms

Hands-on experience using API tools such as Swagger, Postman

Experience with scripting using JavaScript

Skilled in exploratory testing

Solid troubleshooting skills

Job description

A fintech startup in South Africa is seeking a QA Tester with 5-8 years of experience in Agile environments. The role involves ensuring quality through testing strategies, deploying updates, and verifying solutions for production. Ideal candidates should have strong SQL skills, experience with back-end systems testing, and a critical mindset. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a positive impact and enhancing customer experiences.