Senior Software QA & Test Strategy Lead

Pedros Chicken; Durban; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Pedros Chicken is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Analyst to establish and execute structured quality assurance practices across the Group's technology and digital projects. The role ensures software, integrations and reports meet business requirements with reliability across systems.

Reporting to the Group Project Manager, you will work with PMs, BAs, developers and vendors to identify risks, develop test strategies, execute testing, manage defects and support UAT.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• ISTQB Foundation certification.
• 5–10 years' experience in software quality assurance or related QA role.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid environments.
• Testing web, mobile, enterprise, or transactional platforms.

Responsibilities

• Execute manual functional, system, integration, end-to-end, regression, smoke, usability and compatibility testing across browsers and devices.
• Test integrations between internal systems, vendor platforms, APIs, POS systems, payment services and databases.
• Record results with evidence and explore unplanned issues.
• Develop and maintain test strategies, plans, schedules and entry/exit criteria for testing cycles.
• Apply risk-based testing to prioritise high-impact processes and transactions.
• Review requirements and test designs to ensure clarity, coverage and traceability.
• Log defects with reproduction steps, classify by severity and track through resolution.
• Support UAT, prepare scenarios, data readiness and defect-logging requirements.
• Develop regression packs and identify areas affected by changes; propose automation candidates.

Skills

Test execution

QA methodologies

Defect management

UAT support

Education

Diploma/degree in IT/CS/IS/Software Engineering

ISTQB Foundation certification

Tools

Power Platform

Job description

Pedros Chicken is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Analyst to establish and execute structured quality assurance practices across the Group's technology and digital projects. The role ensures software, integrations and reports meet business requirements with reliability across systems.

Reporting to the Group Project Manager, you will work with PMs, BAs, developers and vendors to identify risks, develop test strategies, execute testing, manage defects and support UAT.