Senior QA Engineer (Remote)

Datafin; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent FinTech company seeks a Senior QA Engineer to design AI-driven solutions for quality assurance in digital payments. This remote role includes implementing quality processes, collaborating on acceptance criteria, and developing automation frameworks. Strong expertise in Cypress, RESTful APIs, and CI/CD integration is essential. Candidates should embrace proactive ownership and mentor others while thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in automation frameworks and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated quality gates.
• Ability to design scalable solutions for payment integrations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement quality assurance processes.
• Collaborate with engineering to define acceptance criteria.
• Develop AI-powered automation solutions.

Skills

Automation Frameworks

RESTful APIs

CI/CD Integration

Data Analysis

Tools

Cypress

Postman/Newman

BrowserStack

Jira

AWS

Job description

Senior QA Engineer (Remote) IT - Software Testing

Johannesburg - Gauteng - South Africa, Cape Town - Western Cape - South Africa, Kenya, Remote

ENVIRONMENT

A cutting‑edge FinTech company shaping the future of digital payments across Africa seeks a Senior QA Engineer whose core mission will be to design and build AI‑driven, scalable solutions to automate quality assurance, empowering Engineers to deliver exceptional payment solutions. This will involve creating an AI‑powered quality ecosystem that guides work from product stories to deployed code, all while maintaining clear oversight of quality metrics and aligning with merchant needs. The ideal candidate will possess strong proficiency in designing, developing and maintaining reusable, scalable automation frameworks (Cypress for UI, Postman/Newman for API), coupled with a deep understanding of RESTful APIs and complex system interactions, strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines & be proficient in using test case management tools (e.g. BrowserStack) and Jira for comprehensive quality lifecycle management.

DUTIES

Engineering Quality & Automation

• End‑to‑End Quality Processes: Design and implement robust end‑to‑end quality processes within the pod, ensuring seamless adherence to quality standards and comprehensive testing.
• Acceptance Criteria & Standards: Collaborate with product and engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and align on test quality standards.
• AI‑Powered Automation: Develop AI‑powered systems and automation solutions to empower Engineers in generating test scenarios and writing high‑quality test code.
• Framework Development: Build reusable automation frameworks and libraries to simplify and enhance test creation.
• Quality Metrics & Insights: Oversee and report on key quality metrics, providing actionable insights to improve pod deliverables and link quality directly to product stability.

Customer Focus & Coaching

• Merchant‑Centric Testing: Embed merchant needs and user scenarios directly into automated test cases and quality processes.
• Customer Advocacy: Act as the voice of the customer within Engineering, advocating for solutions that effectively address merchant pain points.
• Engineer Enablement: Guide and coach Engineers on effective testing standards, test design, and writing high‑quality automated tests.
• Risk & Security Integration: Audit and review test coverage and code quality, contributing to risk identification (including Abuse Case Testing) and integrating threat modeling with the Security team.

REQUIREMENTS

• Automation Frameworks: Strong proficiency in designing, developing and maintaining reusable, scalable automation frameworks (Cypress for UI, Postman/Newman for API), coupled with a deep understanding of RESTful APIs and complex system interactions.
• CI/CD Integration: Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience integrating automated quality gates and tests into continuous delivery workflows.

ADVANTAGEOUS

• Experience building internal developer tools or automation solutions.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts relevant to testing.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g. SQL, dashboarding tools) to derive actionable insights.
• Understanding of financial/payment industry standards (e.g. PCI DSS awareness) and associated security risks.
• Strong understanding of the AWS environment and tech stack.

ATTRIBUTES

• Strategic Solution Design: Ability to design elegant, scalable solutions for new payment integrations and to tackle systemic quality problems at scale.
• Proactive Ownership: Take initiative, own projects end‑to‑end, thrive in fast‑paced, high‑scale environments, and proactively identify and propose solutions for quality gaps while abstracting testing complexity.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work effectively in fully remote teams, with strong written and verbal English communication skills, comfortable collaborating cross‑functionally with product, operations, and external partners.
• Technical Articulation: Ability to clearly articulate complex technical and quality concepts to diverse audiences.
• Mentor and empower Engineers in quality practices and tooling through constructive feedback.

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