Software Quality Engineer - Automation & CI/CD Lead

ATS Client; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Cape Town is seeking multiple Software Quality Engineers to drive QA across complex development environments. You will lead testing initiatives, design automation frameworks, and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.

The role covers frontend and backend testing, API validation, and CI/CD support within modern DevOps and cloud contexts. You will mentor junior engineers and contribute to process improvements across projects.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and implement automation frameworks.
• Experience with front-end and back-end testing.
• Strong API and integration testing capabilities.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and containerized DevOps environments.
• Cloud platforms experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Drive QA strategies, frameworks and best practices across development teams.
• Ensure requirements are testable and clearly defined.
• Design, build and maintain test automation frameworks.
• Perform API and interface testing across integrated systems.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and grow team capabilities.

Skills

Automation expertise

API testing

Frontend & backend testing

CI/CD workflows

Team collaboration

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

K6

JMeter

LoadRunner

OWASP ZAP

Burp Suite

Job description

ATS Client in Cape Town is seeking multiple Software Quality Engineers to drive QA across complex development environments. You will lead testing initiatives, design automation frameworks, and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.

The role covers frontend and backend testing, API validation, and CI/CD support within modern DevOps and cloud contexts. You will mentor junior engineers and contribute to process improvements across projects.