Software Development Engineer in Test Level 1

Boardroom Appointments; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Pretoria is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test Level 1 for a hybrid role. You will design and implement automated tests across functional and non-functional areas, supporting rapid and reliable software releases.

If you enjoy building test frameworks, writing robust scripts, and collaborating with developers to improve quality, this entry-level role offers hands-on growth in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Defines distributed functional and basic non-functional test scenarios to verify product behavior.
• Develop and optimise automated tests across T1–T4 to support testing coverage.
• Improve productivity through tooling, frameworks, and process improvements.
• Identify missing quality checks and enhance test coverage through exploratory testing.
• Track and communicate automated test results in CI/CD and ensure compliance.
• Facilitate code reviews and share knowledge to improve test automation.
• Write, troubleshoot and optimise automated tests to run in CI/CD.
• Estimate effort and escalate risks to stakeholders.
• Participate in technical design sessions to ensure testability.

Job description

Software Development Engineer in Test Level 1

About the job Software Development Engineer in Test Level 1

Hybrid position

Responsibilities:

• Defines well distributed functional and basic non-functional test scenarios that adhere to the desired test distribution to verify whether a complete software product functions and performs as expected.
• Develop and optimise automated functional and basic non-functional, unit (T1), integration (T2), end-to-end (T3) and production post deployment (T4) tests, tools and artefacts, to support the test suite and ensure adequate coverage and comprehensive, quality testing of a product.
• Solve engineering productivity problems through the use of improved technical abilities (tooling, frameworks, process improvements)
• Identify and resolve missing quality checks and scenarios to improve overall software quality through manual exploratory testing, reviewing of functional and basic non-functional automated test results, test coverage as well as their functioning.
• Track and communicate automated test results related to a software product a timely, effective, and automated manner adhere to compliance and sign-off requirements.
• Facilitate code reviews and transfer knowledge to improve test automation skill and knowledge of team practices and software products.
• Write, troubleshoot and optimise automated tests and supporting artefacts to execute automatically in CI/CD pipelines, reduce cycle time and continuously test software releases efficiently.
• Estimate the effort required for own work.
• Escalate risk and issues timeously to enable the effective planning and communication to stakeholders.
• Participates in technical design sessions to ensure product or feature testability and compliance.