Specialist QA Engineer

1001 Absa Bank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to design automation testing plans and develop automation scripts for multiple products/services, covering run & change contexts and various testing types across front-end, back-end, and integration layers. You will actively participate in daily Scrum, contribute to test documentation, and drive metrics on testing outcomes.

A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology is required; knowledge of SQL scripts and testing

Qualifications

• Proactively contribute and participate in the full solution development lifecycle as a QA automation specialist engineer.
• Participate in daily Scrum and project planning meetings.
• Participate and analyze test automation requirements during requirements analysis phase of product development.
• Prepare QA and Automation testing documentation (planning, design, execution and sustainability).
• Develop automation test plans.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using various technologies (SQL scripts etc.).
• Perform regression, integration, black box, scalability testing.
• Evaluate automated test cases and report results.
• Facilitate test plan / case reviews within squads.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily Scrum and project planning meetings.
• Develop automation test plans.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using various technologies (SQL scripts etc.).
• Perform regression, integration, black box, scalability testing.
• Evaluate automated test cases and report results.

Skills

QA automation

Scrum / Agile

Test planning

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Tools

SQL

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Belonging at Absa Absa is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from suitably qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds. In support of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) commitments and Employment Equity objectives, preference may be given to candidates from underrepresented designated groups, including persons with disabilities. We encourage applicants who may require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process to let us know so that appropriate support can be provided.

Job Summary

Design automation testing plans and develop automation test scripts for multiple technical products / services (pre, during & post deployment) in both ‘Run & Change’ contexts and align to chosen application testing frameworks & guidelines. Testing may apply to all or a combination of the following front-end, back-end, integration, performance, scalability and regression testing of solutions. This entails full responsibility for ensuring products are protected through quantifiable test coverage & metrics.

Job Description QA Engineering

• Proactively contribute && participate in the full solution development lifecycle as a member of a squad / multiple squads as an QA automation specialist engineer
• Actively participate in daily Scrum and project planning meetings.
• Participate and analyze test automation requirements during the requirements analysis phase of technical product&& service development, maintenance && optimization (across tribes & squads) – using design specifications and technical documentation (e.g. Business Briefs, User Stories, Architecture & Integration documentation)
• Prepare QA&& Automation testing documentation (planning, design, execution and sustainability)
• Develop automation test plans
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using various technologies (automated scripts, test harnesses, SQL scripts etc.)
• Perform various types of automation testing (regression, integration, black box, scalability)
• Evaluate automated test cases and analyse & report results
• Facilitate test plan / case reviews within squads
• Work with product engineers to evaluate software / solution quality & provide recommendations for improvement / enhancement
• Contribute to the design and selection of testing frameworks for business applications
• Deliver all automation&& technical testing deliverables on time (always)
• Provide the required project / scrum related information & feedback on deliverables (e.g. progress, tracking, quality etc.)
• Conduct performance monitoring on applications / components of applications for which you’ve designed and executed test scripts / plans
• Produce quality and testing outcome metrics and reports

DevOps

• Follow engineering best practices and continuously improve on engineering knowledge to successfully shift our QA capability forward
• Leverage coding language understanding & expertise to deploy testing requirements for specific products / services
• Understand the full technical solution that is being tested – show interest and capability to run the technical solution & the ability to test the viability of the code being developed
• Shift from testing features to supporting & being accountable for full product delivery

Risk & Governance

• Ensure compliance with technical risk and governance requirements
• Ensure work is compliant with automation testing frameworks and standards
• Proactively identify and communicate risks ahead of need
• Participate in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management processes as required and implement mitigating actions

People

• Participate in peer reviews & continuously develop automation testing awareness & capability across squads

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

At Absa, our story is not a single narrative. It’s thousands of individual journeys unfolding across Africa and beyond. From colleagues serving customers in local communities to teams shaping financial solutions across borders, Absa is built on people who bring their lived experiences, ambitions and perspectives into the workplace every day. Whether you’re starting your career, a seasoned leader or somewhere in between, your contribution is seen, valued and connected to something bigger. Our presence across Africa – which spans personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management, and insurance – exists because of the people who show up in their roles with purpose. Across Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, our colleagues are shaping what Absa becomes in each market. Beyond the continent, teams in global offices and a technology hub support and extend the stories that prove that African talent can lead, influence and innovate on the global stage. At Absa, your story matters because progress is driven by human experience, not hierarchy. When people are enabled to bring their whole selves to work, they don’t just build careers. They help shape the future of Africa’s financial services landscape.