Senior QA Automation Engineer — Hybrid & Growth

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work model

Professional growth & training

Modern testing tools

Job summary

Placements24 in Upington, Northern Cape, is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications in a hybrid work setup.

You will collaborate with developers and product managers, drive test coverage, and contribute to CI/CD processes while applying best practices in SDLC. The role requires 5+ years in QA with strong automation framework experience and programming skills in Python/Java/JavaScript.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience with a strong automation focus.
• Experience with automation frameworks (Selenium, Appium, Cypress, Playwright).
• Programming or scripting in at least one language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, C#).
• Knowledge of API testing tools and SDLC methodologies.
• Familiar with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web and mobile apps.
• Develop and execute manual tests to supplement automation.
• Identify, document, and track bugs thoroughly.
• Perform thorough regression testing after bug fixes.
• Create test plans and strategies, ensuring coverage.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers on requirements.
• Contribute to QA process and automation framework improvements.
• Analyze results and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Set up and maintain test environments.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and quality discussions.

Skills

QA Automation

Automation Frameworks

Programming/Scripting

Test Planning

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Appium

Cypress

Playwright

Git

Postman

Job description

Placements24 in Upington, Northern Cape, is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications in a hybrid work setup.

You will collaborate with developers and product managers, drive test coverage, and contribute to CI/CD processes while applying best practices in SDLC. The role requires 5+ years in QA with strong automation framework experience and programming skills in Python/Java/JavaScript.