Software Quality Analyst Engineer (Remote)

Nebula; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate QA Engineer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will develop a robust testing infrastructure for cloud-native mobile and web applications, ensuring quality across the software development lifecycle. You will leverage automation tools and collaborate closely with technical teams to enhance testing strategies. This dynamic environment encourages creativity and teamwork, making it an exciting opportunity for those eager to grow in the tech space. If you thrive in a culture that values curiosity and collaboration, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

20 Leave Days + Mulligan Day

High Spec Laptops

Home Office Allowance

Flexible Working Hours

Well-being Program

Paid Microsoft Courses

Training Allowance

Culture and Social Responsibility Initiatives

Free Gap Cover

Hackathons

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software testing experience with 2+ years in automation.
• Experience in setting up Automation Frameworks for testing.

Responsibilities

• Build a robust software testing infrastructure for cloud-native applications.
• Focus on automation and testing strategies for quality assurance.

Skills

Automation Testing

Cloud Technologies

Software Testing

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Education

Relevant Tertiary Qualification

Tools

Selenium

Postman

Microsoft App Center

SQL

Job description

Do you want to be part of a dynamic team constantly challenging the status quo and finding "smarter" ways of doing things? If you answered yes, keep reading.

Who Are We?

1Nebula is a next-generation SaaS Technology Business focused on providing businesses with cloud & technology expense management services and tools to accelerate their cloud journey.

We hire amazing people from across South Africa, making our diverse group of team members, called N48Xers, a force to be reckoned with.

Learn more about our people brand by watching our culture videos:

• Culture Video 1
• Culture Video 2

Job Opportunity at 1Nebula:

You will be building a robust software testing infrastructure for our world-class cloud-native mobile and web applications while tracking quality across the SDLC.

What You will do within this role (Your key responsibilities):

• Become an effective member of the technical teams enabling quality across the SDLC.
• Ability to move beyond manual functional testing and focus your efforts on automation and testing strategies.
• Be a key player in authorizing application release, having tested the product against your test and regression plans.
• Develop metrics that detect software defects early in the development cycle.
• Should be proactively involved in the requirements process to help and guide development teams towards proper direction.
• Focus more on automated regression testing on critical areas such as key software functionality.
• Move QA towards leveraging automation tools to automate testing wherever possible.
• Should facilitate and encourage communication, collaboration, and optimization across DevOps by being a “quality-first” evangelist.
• Focus on continuous integration to identify defects early in the development lifecycle.
• Set up early warning detection and health systems to notify when something goes wrong in Production.
• Integrating a fully automated continuous testing process into the SDLC for a successful continuous delivery process that minimizes risks, reduces costs, and accelerates time to market.
• Be a self-starter with the ability to produce results with minimal supervision.
• Follow QA best practices & have used Selenium or other Automated Test Frameworks.

More about You (Our requirements for the role):

Although we believe in the potential of others more than anything else there are some minimum requirements we would look for so consider these before sending us your application.

• You are driven and passionate about cloud technologies.
• Hold a relevant tertiary qualification with at least 3 years’ experience in software testing with a minimum of 2 years' experience in automation.
• You enjoy being part of a team that is constantly pushing themselves whilst having fun.
• Have technical knowledge and experience with setting up Automation Frameworks for testing.
• You work hard and play hard with epic MS teams backgrounds for Friday Fun-day check-ins.
• You have great banter and an insatiable curiosity for all things tech.
• Experience in the following Tools & Technologies would be an advantage:

• Selenium or similar automation language
• Postman
• Microsoft App center or similar mobile test automation
• SQL

Our Amazing Perks!

• Enjoy 20 Leave days a year plus a “mulligan day” each quarter after meeting all your deliverables. That’s 4 extra leave days annually!
• High spec laptops and equipment for you to comfortably work remotely.
• A once-off at home office allowance to set up your home office.
• Flexible working hours. We work on a flexible schedule from Monday to Friday where you can make the hours work for you.
• Access to our Well-being program and Employee support services – we believe in work/life balance being of utmost importance for you and your family so this perk is for them too.
• Grow your skills and learn something new with paid for Microsoft courses and certifications.
• Take up a hobby and unlock a training allowance every 2 years to do something non-work related.
• Give back by participating in our Culture and Social Responsibility initiatives.
• Free Gap cover and a relaxed/hybrid work environment.
• Hackathons (If you find yourself in office, we’ll provide the pizza!)