Test Automation Engineer II – End-to-End Credit Apps

Capitec; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitec is seeking a QA Engineer to build the quality layer behind banking, ensuring automated test suites cover credit product flows from origination to account management. You will design end-to-end tests, create stubs and mocks, and validate data with SQL to ensure correct outcomes across systems.

You will guide junior engineers as the team grows, work with Playwright or Selenium, and collaborate across Stellenbosch and Sandton to deliver high-quality, reliable banking software.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 National Certificate is required.
• A relevant tertiary qualification is required.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in test automation.
• Solid working knowledge of Playwright or Selenium.
• JavaScript / Node.js for test automation.
• SQL fundamentals, including PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server.
• Familiarity with test management, QA practices, reporting and defect tracking.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles, APIs and system integration concepts.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and validate system behaviour; service stubbing/mocking using Node.js is advantageous.
• Exposure to Kafka, event-driven architecture, AWS cloud services or financial services environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and run end-to-end automated test suites.
• Own test coverage across credit product flows from origination to management.
• Write and maintain service stubs and mocks for independent testing.
• Query and validate data using SQL to ensure correct outcomes.
• Track, report and communicate test results, surfacing risks early.
• Share knowledge to support and guide less experienced engineers.

Skills

Playwright

Selenium

JavaScript

Node.js

SQL

Test automation

Kafka

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate

Tertiary Qualification

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

Capitec is seeking a QA Engineer to build the quality layer behind banking, ensuring automated test suites cover credit product flows from origination to account management. You will design end-to-end tests, create stubs and mocks, and validate data with SQL to ensure correct outcomes across systems.

You will guide junior engineers as the team grows, work with Playwright or Selenium, and collaborate across Stellenbosch and Sandton to deliver high-quality, reliable banking software.