Senior QA Engineering Manager — Automation & Quality

SavageOne Pty Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SavageOne Pty Ltd in Johannesburg seeks a Quality Engineering Manager to lead QA Engineers and SDETs across multiple products. You will drive test automation, governance, and continuous improvement in enterprise-grade fintech environments.

You will partner with Product, Dev, and Architecture teams to embed quality, define metrics, and scale testing frameworks while developing a high-performing QA culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong background in test automation and modern QA methodologies.
• Experience managing QA teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Familiarity with tools such as Selenium, Cypress, TestNG, JIRA, Jenkins, and similar.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Prior experience in fintech, banking, or enterprise-grade environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of QA Engineers and SDETs across multiple products and squads.
• Define and implement quality engineering strategies aligned with business and technical goals.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning within the QA team.
• Own the QA lifecycle test planning, execution, automation, reporting, and defect triage.
• Drive automation-first testing strategies and ensure test frameworks are scalable and maintainable.
• Ensure QA artifacts are up to date, centralised, and aligned with audit and compliance standards.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, Architects, and Scrum Masters to define quality metrics and deliverables.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives) to align QA efforts with delivery timelines.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders clearly and proactively.
• Champion best practices for software quality, testing standards, and automation.
• Identify areas of improvement across QA processes and implement enhancements.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and integrate modern QA tools and technologies into the ecosystem.

Skills

QA leadership

Test automation

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

TestNG

JIRA

Jenkins

Job description

SavageOne Pty Ltd in Johannesburg seeks a Quality Engineering Manager to lead QA Engineers and SDETs across multiple products. You will drive test automation, governance, and continuous improvement in enterprise-grade fintech environments.

You will partner with Product, Dev, and Architecture teams to embed quality, define metrics, and scale testing frameworks while developing a high-performing QA culture.