Senior Testing Team Lead — QA Leadership & Delivery

Clicks Group Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks Group Limited is seeking a Testing Team Lead to join the IT department at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town. You will lead and coordinate software testing activities across the project lifecycle, blending hands-on testing with team leadership and quality governance.

You will mentor QA team members, drive continuous improvement, and act as the quality advocate within project teams, ensuring delivery meets agreed quality criteria and timelines.

Qualifications

• 10 years of software testing experience across multiple SDLC models (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• 5 years in a Team Lead or supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, test processes, and defect management.
• Experience with system, integration, regression, and UAT testing.
• Working knowledge of SQL is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all testing activities across the full SDLC, from requirements to release.
• Own test planning, estimation, scheduling, and execution for various testing types.
• Ensure test coverage aligns with business and technical requirements.
• Monitor testing progress and communicate quality metrics and risks to stakeholders.
• Define and improve QA standards and governance.

Skills

Hands-on testing

Team leadership

Quality governance

Stakeholder communication

SQL knowledge

Job description

Clicks Group Limited is seeking a Testing Team Lead to join the IT department at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town. You will lead and coordinate software testing activities across the project lifecycle, blending hands-on testing with team leadership and quality governance.

You will mentor QA team members, drive continuous improvement, and act as the quality advocate within project teams, ensuring delivery meets agreed quality criteria and timelines.