Test Automation Specialist

Zensar Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar Technologies is recruiting a Senior QA Engineer to join the Core Banking Team in Sandton. The role focuses on ensuring quality across the Finacle Core Banking platform and its integrations, with an automation-first approach spanning manual and automated testing throughout the SDLC.

You will lead test strategy, automation, CI/CD practices, and mentor junior QA engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve testing capabilities across core banking systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software testing experience.
• 5+ years of test automation experience.
• Strong experience with xUnit, NUnit, C#/.NET, REST API testing, Postman or Bruno, SQL and Azure Cosmos DB, Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines, STLC/SDLC and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own testing activities across projects and BAU from planning through release.
• Design and execute risk-based test strategies (functional, integration, API, regression, end-to-end, UAT).
• Develop and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and regression suites.

Skills

Test Automation

C#/.NET

REST API testing

Postman/Bruno

SQL

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

xUnit

NUnit

Job description

Job Spec

We’re a bunch of hardworking, fun-loving, people-oriented technology enthusiasts. We love what we do, and we’re passionate about helping our clients thrive in an increasingly complex digital world. Zensar is an organization focused on building relationships with our clients and with each other—and happiness is at the core of everything we do. In fact, we’re so into happiness that we’ve created a Global Happiness Council, and we send out a Happiness Survey to our employees each year. We’ve learned that employee happiness requires more than a competitive paycheck, and our employee value proposition—grow, own, achieve, learn (GOAL)—lays out the core opportunities we seek to foster for every employee. Teamwork and collaboration are critical to Zensar’s mission and success, and our teams work on a diverse and challenging mix of technologies across a broad industry spectrum. These industries include banking and financial services, high-tech and manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, retail, and consumer services. Our employees enjoy flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), among other benefits. If you are looking for a place to have an immediate impact, to grow and contribute, where we work hard, play hard, and support each other, consider joining team Zensar!

Zensar Technologies is looking for Automation Tester in Johannesburg

About the Role

Seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Engineer to join the Core Banking Team based in Sandton.

The Senior QA Engineer – Core Banking is responsible for ensuring quality across the Finacle Core Banking platform and its integrations with channels, data platforms, APIs and downstream systems. The role drives an automation-first approach, combining effective manual and automated testing throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Working closely with the Global QA Lead and cross-functional delivery teams, the role provides technical leadership across test strategy, automation, CI/CD and quality engineering practices, while mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement across the Core Banking testing capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Own testing activities across project and BAU initiatives from planning through to release.
• Design and execute risk-based test strategies covering functional, integration, API, regression, end-to-end and UAT testing.
• Design, develop and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and regression suites.
• Build and execute automated tests using xUnit, NUnit and C#/.NET and Playwright
• Perform API testing using Postman/Bruno and validate data using SQL and Azure Cosmos DB where required.
• Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
• Analyse requirements to ensure complete business and technical test coverage.
• Manage defects through to resolution and contribute to root cause analysis and quality improvements.
• Lead and execute testing for integrations, data migrations and data validation across Core Banking systems.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote quality engineering best practices across the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the Agile delivery lifecycle.

Technical Skills & Experience

• 6 + years’ experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• 5 + years’ experience in Test Automation.
• Strong experience with:
• xUnit / NUnit
• C#/.NET
• REST API testing
• Postman or Bruno
• SQL and Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines
• Strong understanding of STLC, SDLC and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience implementing automated testing within CI/CD pipelines.

Core Banking Knowledge

• Experience testing Core Banking or Financial Services platforms.
• Finacle experience is highly desirable.
• Experience testing complex integrations, APIs, data migrations and end-to-end banking processes.
• Understanding of financial data integrity, reconciliation and regulatory risk.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Provide quality leadership and take accountability for testing outcomes across multiple initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with developers, analysts, product owners and business stakeholders.
• Mentor junior testers and contribute to the continuous improvement of QA practices.
• Champion automation-first and quality engineering principles.

Preferred Skills

• Azure Application Insights and KQL.
• Performance or security testing experience.
• Experience working with cloud-native applications and microservices.

Zensar believes that diversity of backgrounds, thought, experience, and expertise fosters the robust exchange of ideas that enables the highest quality collaboration and work product. Zensar is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Zensar is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Zensar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed.