Software QA Engineer (Manual & Automation)

NTT DATA, Inc.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Software QA Engineer with strong manual testing expertise and hands-on Playwright automation.

The role focuses on ensuring quality, reliability, and performance of software solutions, including AI-powered applications, within an Agile environment. Responsibilities include designing test cases, executing various testing types, developing automated tests with Playwright, tracking defects, and delivering comprehensive QA reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant tertiary qualification.
• ISTQB Foundation Level Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyse user stories and acceptance criteria for quality.
• Design, document, and execute test cases aligned to criteria.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop and maintain Playwright-based automated tests.
• Log, track, retest, and manage defects throughout the lifecycle.
• Produce QA reports and maintain test evidence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and support release readiness.
• Identify opportunities to improve QA processes and automation frameworks.

Skills

Manual testing

Playwright automation

Agile testing

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant tertiary qualification

ISTQB Foundation Level Certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Playwright

Job description

Summary of Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Software QA Engineer with strong manual testing expertise and hands-on experience in Playwright test automation. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software solutions through comprehensive testing activities, defect management, automation development, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. Experience testing AI-powered applications and working within an Agile environment is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse user stories, business requirements, and acceptance criteria from a quality and testability perspective.
• Design, document, maintain, and execute test cases aligned to user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, end-to-end (E2E), exploratory, smoke, and negative testing.
• Identify suitable test automation opportunities and develop, maintain, and execute automated tests using Playwright.
• Log, track, retest, and manage software defects throughout the development lifecycle.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, test execution results, supporting evidence, and defects.
• Produce clear and comprehensive test evidence, execution reports, and QA summary reports.
• Contribute to test planning, test strategy development, risk identification, and release-readiness activities.
• Collaborate closely with Developers, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Designers, and other stakeholders.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve QA processes, test coverage, automation frameworks, and testing efficiency.
• Adhere to established QA governance, testing standards, and release management processes.

Technical Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of software QA/testing experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on test automation experience.
• Strong experience in manual software testing.
• Proven capability in:
  • Test planning and test-case design.
  • Functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
  • Defect identification, tracking, and root-cause collaboration.
  • Test evidence management and documentation.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright-based test automation.
• Experience using Azure DevOps for test management and defect tracking.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience testing AI-powered applications.
• Solid understanding of:
  • Agile software development methodologies.
  • QA principles and testing best practices.
  • Risk-based testing approaches.
  • Requirements analysis and translating acceptance criteria into effective test scenarios.

Qualifications

• Matric and a Bachelor's Degree or relevant tertiary qualification
• ISTQB Foundation Level Certification (required).

Experience

• Experience working on cloud-based applications.
• Experience testing AI/ML-driven platforms and intelligent applications.
• Exposure to test automation within CI/CD environments.
• Familiarity with release management and quality governance frameworks.