Senior QA & Test Analyst – Banking & Payments

Penta Consulting Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Penta Consulting Ltd in Johannesburg seeks a senior Test Analyst for a 6-month contract in the banking/fintech domain. You will lead extensive software testing across QA types, coordinate with multiple vendors, and ensure compliance in regulated environments.

The role requires strong API testing, data validation, and test governance, with experience in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7–10 years’ software testing/QA experience.
• Minimum 5 years in banking/payments/fintech environments.
• Experience with functional, system integration, UAT, end-to-end, regression, certification, conformance testing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate API testing, web services, and data validation.
• Coordinate multiple third-party vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Support test governance, QA, and audit evidence in regulated environments.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Planning

Organisational skills

Pressure handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering/BIS

ISTQB certification (advantageous)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Test management tools

Postman

Swagger

SQL

Job description

Penta Consulting Ltd in Johannesburg seeks a senior Test Analyst for a 6-month contract in the banking/fintech domain. You will lead extensive software testing across QA types, coordinate with multiple vendors, and ensure compliance in regulated environments.

The role requires strong API testing, data validation, and test governance, with experience in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery.