Senior Software Tester

Dlk; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Western Cape Department of Health seeks a Senior Automation Tester to join the Provincial Health Data Centre (PHDC). You will lead test strategy, own automation efforts with Playwright, and coordinate with the software team to ensure high-quality delivery.

You will mentor junior testers, perform API and data validation, and drive continuous quality improvements within an agile DevOps environment.

Qualificações

• 5–7+ years in software testing (manual + automated).
• Experience with SQL databases and data access methods.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and DevOps delivery cycles.

Responsabilidades

• Define testing scope and strategy with stakeholders.
• Design, build and maintain automated tests using Playwright.
• Lead execution: functional, integration, regression, and API testing.
• Log, track, and reproduce defects (Jira/Azure DevOps).
• Mentor junior testers and drive quality improvements.

Conhecimentos

Automation Testing

Playwright

SQL

Agile/Scrum

DevOps

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Engineering

ISTQB or similar certification

Ferramentas

MS SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description The Western Cape Department of Health is looking for a highly skilled Senior / Lead Automation Tester to join a highly motivated engineering team at the Provincial Health Data Centre (PHDC). This role requires an experienced professional who is both technically hands-on and capable of leading, coordinating, and mentoring junior testers. The successful person will take full ownership of their deliverables as well as the team’s output, ensuring a high standard of quality across all testing initiatives.

Core Responsibilities

Lead Test Strategy & Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders to define testing scopes, objectives, and robust test strategies.

Lead Test Automation: Design, build, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks (using Playwright).

Execution & Defect Tracking: Perform functional, integration, regression, and API testing.

Log, track, and reproduce defects using tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.

Required to lead the Testing effort.

Skill to Introduce and adopt processes Streamline work Coordinate work with the software team

Environment & Data Validation: Work with databases and CI/CD pipelines to validate backend data integrity and support continuous deployment.

Mentorship: Guide junior testers, review test scripts, and drive continuous quality improvement across the team.

Requirements

Requirements & Experience

Experience: 5 to 7+ years of professional software testing experience, often with a mix of manual and automated testing.

Technical Skills and Certifications: Tertiary qualifications and/or applicable training in application programming courses and/or International Software Testing Qualifications.

Experience with MS SQL Server and data access methods, SQL, and extensive work done on Database Technologies (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL) – including familiarity with Stored Procedures.

Methodologies: Strong experience working within Agile/Scrum and DevOps delivery cycles.

Good written and verbal communication skills

The Team

The current team is made up of experienced software developers, analysts, data scientists and database engineers who operate in an agile environment, implementing continuous automation, integrated unit testing and agile processes.