Senior Qa Engineer Fully Remote

Sowelo Consulting; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech consultancy in Gauteng is seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer to ensure quality and reliability of client products. The role involves manual and automated testing using Ruby-based frameworks, collaborating with engineering teams, and developing comprehensive test strategies. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of QA experience, expertise in automation tools like Selenium, and a solid understanding of web technologies. Competitive salary and unlimited PTO offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible work environment

Unlimited PTO

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance engineering with manual and automated testing.
• Proficiency in Ruby and Ruby-based testing frameworks such as RSpec.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium and Cucumber.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive test strategies for new features.
• Perform manual and exploratory testing across web and mobile platforms.
• Develop and maintain automated tests using Ruby RSpec, Capybara, and Selenium.

Skills

Quality Assurance Engineering

Manual Testing

Automated Testing

Ruby

RSpec

Selenium

API Testing

Git

Tools

Capybara

Cucumber

MySQL

AWS

Heroku

Job description

Overview

Do you have experience with both Manual and Automation Testing?

Do you have experience with Ruby-based testing frameworks?

Great! Then please read on as we have a role for you.

Responsibilities

As a Senior QA Engineer you’ll play a key hands‑on role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our client’s product.

You will design and execute comprehensive test strategies, perform both manual and automated testing, and collaborate closely with the engineering team to deliver high‑quality releases.

With a focus on test automation performance and environment stability, you’ll help drive continuous improvements across our testing processes and ensure seamless reliable user experiences.

Define and execute test strategies for new features and enhancements, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure testability, identify risks and maintain quality gates across the SDLC.

Perform manual and exploratory testing across web and mobile platforms ensuring cross‑browser compatibility, accessibility and data integrity; validate third‑party integrations (Twilio, SendGrid, Stripe, ChromeData, CarFax) and AWS Aurora, MySQL operations.

Develop and maintain automated tests using Ruby RSpec, Capybara and Selenium, including API and database testing; integrate suites into CI/CD pipelines and support performance testing for scalability.

Embed QA practices into development workflows with GitHub, monitor performance and reliability (New Relic, Airbrake), support security testing (Brakeman) and track quality metrics such as coverage, defects and release readiness.

Manage and maintain test environments on Heroku and AWS partnering with DevOps for environment provisioning, data management and assisting with production issue investigation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Quality Assurance engineering with a strong background in both manual and automated testing
• Proficiency in Ruby and Ruby‑based testing frameworks such as RSpec, Capybara, and Minitest
• Hands‑on experience with automation tools and frameworks including Selenium, Cucumber and Playwright
• Solid understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and proven experience in API testing
• Knowledge of MySQL and AWS Aurora with experience validating data integrity and performance
• Practical experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Proficient with Git and experienced with GitHub workflows and best practices
• Experience testing applications deployed on Heroku and AWS environments

Nice To Have

• Experience testing integrations with services such as Twilio, SendGrid, Stripe and automotive APIs
• Familiarity with tools like New Relic and Airbrake for application monitoring and error tracking
• Knowledge of ElasticSearch and caching technologies (Redis, Memcached) for performance testing
• Experience validating mobile applications and responsive web design
• Understanding of Dealer Management Systems (DMS) and automotive industry workflows
• Experience using performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
• Familiarity with OWASP testing methodologies and application security best practices
• Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools for managing test environments

Reasons to Join

• Competitive salary: USD per year
• Flexible work environment (remote friendly)
• Unlimited PTO
• Employment Type: Full‑Time
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1

Sounds Interesting? Send us your CV by applying on this page.