Software Quality Engineer I

Magnus Consulting Solutions Pty Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Magnus Consulting Solutions Pty Ltd in Johannesburg is looking for a candidate who will build and foster strong relationships with peers and stakeholders. The role includes participation in sprint planning and actively working on test automation solutions aligned with enterprise quality standards.

The ideal candidate will ensure timely reporting of testing statuses and contribute to continuous process improvements within the team.

Responsibilities

• Build and foster relationships with peers and stakeholders.
• Participate in sprint planning and test estimation.
• Collaborate with the technical team to improve automation frameworks.
• Report status of testing to the squad daily.

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Build and foster deep relationship with Peers, Subject Matter Experts, Developers, Product Owner and other Stakeholders through transparent communication which align to the Nedbank Values.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance Leads, Practise Leads, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, Product Owner and other Stakeholders to meet the expectations of our clients.
• Liaise with Stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network that will align to nWoW.
• Contribute to the retrospective reviews to introduce efficiencies which will ensure quicker delivery with high quality to our clients.
• Actively participate in the planning, estimation and sizing of products, features, stories to be delivered.
• Delivery of a well-structured quality assurance solution, aligned to enterprise quality practices and standards, within the timelines agreed with the delivery team.
• Report and manage the resolution of issues timeously to avoid unplanned expenses which could result in late delivery and stability issues once operational.
• Contribute to the systematic breakdown of the business needs into manageable feature(s), stories and epics that can be delivered.
• Participate in the backlog grooming.
• Participate in the sprint planning, test estimation and acceptance criteria per story.
• Discuss the low level design and functional requirements with the QA Lead, Application/Solution Architect to understand the approach to test automation.
• Collaborate with the Core Technical Team to continuously improve the automation frameworks and overall platform.
• Develop the automation code using the automation test kit for execution.
• Implement the test automation solutions with the objective that it has adequate coverage within the sprint.
• Ensure the test automation solution meets the architectural and development standards that are re-usable and scalable.
• Confirm that the automation test code implemented is appropriately catalogued, stored and aligns with the required governance.
• Ensure artefacts are easy obtainable by storing all relevant artefacts in the repository.
• Integration into and test automation execution on DevOps pipelines.
• Log defects using the pre-defined defect management process and tool, and ensure the relevant information is captured accurately that will assist with the root cause analysis.
• Identify potential product risks and communicate to the QA Lead the details and any possible mitigation factors.
• Report status of testing to the squad daily.
• Collaborate with the stakeholder to ensure the resolution of a defect and that the root cause analysis is performed and recorded.
• Participate in all retrospective reviews.
• Participate in the showcase to stakeholders.
• Understand and manage own time based on expected timelines articulated by the line-management and project expectations.
• Collaborate with Peers and industry experts to understand technical advances and its application within the Nedbank eco-system.
• Seek ongoing improvements in technical capabilities.
• Mentor the Software Test Engineers within the team to improve their technical capabilities.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.