Software QA Engineer (Manual & Automation)

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is seeking a meticulous Software QA Engineer in Johannesburg, South Africa, to combine strong manual testing with Playwright automation. You will own functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing across AI-powered applications, while building scalable automated tests that align with delivery cycles.

You will design test cases from user stories, log defects, and collaborate with developers, product managers and designers to improve QA processes and release

Qualifications

• Matric and a Bachelor’s degree or relevant tertiary qualification.
• 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.
• Hands‑on experience with Playwright-based test automation.
• Experience using Azure DevOps for test management and defect tracking.

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 and end‑to‑end testing.
• Identify suitable 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.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Test planning

Defect tracking

Agile methodologies

CI/CD exposure

AI testing

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant qualification

Tools

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Job description

Software QA Engineer (Manual & Automation)

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 22/10/2026

Quality that ships. Automation that scales.

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Software QA Engineer who combines strong manual testing expertise with hands‑on Playwright automation. You’ll own quality across functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing while building and maintaining automated tests that keep pace with delivery.

What you’ll do

• 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 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.
  

Requirements

What you bring

• Matric and a Bachelor’s degree or relevant tertiary qualification
  
• 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
  
• Strong experience in functional, regression, integration and end‑to‑end testing
  
• Experience in defect identification, tracking and root‑cause collaboration
  
• Experience in 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
  
• Strong knowledge of QA principles and testing best practices
  
• Experience with risk‑based testing approaches
  
• Ability to analyse requirements and translate acceptance criteria into effective test scenarios
  

Highly desirable

• 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
  

If you care about quality as much as delivery, we’d like to hear from you.