Senior Test Automation Engineer – API & Mobile Frameworks

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to develop and maintain robust test automation frameworks for web, API, and mobile platforms. You will lead API testing with Postman, SOAP UI, and Rest Assured, and drive mobile automation using Appium across projects.

You will mentor junior testers, ensure data quality in test environments, and contribute to defining standard testing architectures and processes across engagements.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in CS or IT field.
• 4–7 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with test automation and API testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain test automation frameworks.
• Perform API testing using Postman, SOAP UI, Rest Assured.
• Automate mobile testing with Appium and related tools.
• Ensure data quality and monitor test environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior testers.
• Define standard testing architecture, processes, and tools across engagements.

Skills

Test automation

Framework development

Test scripting

API testing

Mobile automation

Leadership

QA mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Postman

SOAP UI

Rest Assured

Appium

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to develop and maintain robust test automation frameworks for web, API, and mobile platforms. You will lead API testing with Postman, SOAP UI, and Rest Assured, and drive mobile automation using Appium across projects.

You will mentor junior testers, ensure data quality in test environments, and contribute to defining standard testing architectures and processes across engagements.