X2 Senior Test Analyst: Quality Assurance

University of Fort Hare; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Fort Hare invites applications for an X2 Senior Test Analyst: Quality Assurance on a short-term contract in the Johannesburg area. The ideal candidate has at least 10 years of software testing experience, with 5 years in financial services, and strong capabilities in integration testing, API testing, test management, data validation and defect management.

Responsibilities include test strategy, planning, requirement analysis, test case design, integration testing across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems, or related field.
• ISTQB certification or equivalent software-testing certification.
• Minimum 7-10 years' experience in software testing and QA environments.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience within banking, payments, fintech, or payment scheme environments.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Swagger, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of SQL, data reconciliation and data-validation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain programme-level test strategies, test plans, schedules, and governance processes.
• Review requirements, APIs, interfaces, and requirements to derive test conditions and scenarios.
• Create detailed process documentation with flowcharts and narratives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test cases and traceability matrices.
• Coordinate integration testing across multiple systems and external interfaces.
• Manage defects from logging to closure with proper evidence.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, product owners, developers, and vendors.
• Support UAT preparation, execution, and sign-off.
• Assist with certification testing and readiness assessments.
• Identify risks and mitigations related to testing activities.

Skills

Test strategy

Integration testing

API testing

Test management

Data validation

Defect management

UAT coordination

Jira

Confluence

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Postman

Swagger

Job description

X2 Senior Test Analyst: Quality Assurance

29 Sep 2026 - 29 Oct 2026

Contractor

JHB007343

Information Technology

Our client in the financial services sector is looking for a X2 Senior Test Analyst: Quality Assurance. This is a short term contract and applicant must have at least 10 years of experience in the field of which the 5 years must be in the financial services sector. Applicants must have strong capability in integration testing, API testing, test management, data validation and defect management.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems, or a related field.
• ISTQB certification or an equivalent recognised software-testing certification.
• Banking, payments, project delivery, Agile, or Quality Assurance certifications
• Minimum 7-10 years' experience in software testing and Quality Assurance environments.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience within banking, payments, financial services, fintech, or payment scheme environments.
• Demonstrated experience in functional, system integration, user acceptance, end-to-end, regression, certification, and conformance testing.
• Proven experience with API testing, web services, message-based integration testing, and data validation.
• Experience coordinating multiple third-party vendors, participant organisations, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience operating within regulated financial services environments.
• Strong defect management, test governance, quality assurance, and audit-evidence practices.
• Experience supporting Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and relevant test management or defect-tracking tools.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Swagger, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of SQL, data reconciliation and data-validation techniques.
• Experience with payment switching, real-time payments, interoperable payment ecosystems, and certification testing is advantageous.

Scope of Work:

Test Strategy and Planning:

• Develop and maintain programme-level test strategies, test plans, schedules, approaches, entry and exit criteria, and testing governance processes.

Requirement Analysis:

• Review business requirements, feature specifications, technical documentation, APIs, interfaces, and participant requirements to derive test conditions and scenarios.

Process Documentation:

• Develop new and enhance detailed process documentation, including flowcharts, diagrams, and narratives to clearly depict current operations.

Test Case Design:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive test cases, scenarios, scripts, test data requirements, and requirements traceability matrices ensuring end-to-end coverage.

Integration Testing:

• Coordinate and execute testing across QR+, Registry, participant systems, vendor platforms, sandbox environments, and external interfaces.

Defect Management:

• Manage defect identification, logging, prioritisation, triage, tracking, escalation, retesting, evidence, and closure.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, developers, architects, participant banks, vendors, programme teams, and testing teams.

User Acceptance Testing:

• Coordinate and support UAT preparation, execution, reporting, defect management, business validation, and sign-off.

Certification Testing:

• Support participant certification, conformance testing, evidence management, and readiness assessment activities.

Risk Management:

• Identify testing risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints; escape appropriately and recommend practical mitigations.

Environment and Test Data Management:

• Coordinate environment readiness, test data availability, participant onboarding, endpoint validation, access, and technical dependencies.

Quality Assurance:

• Ensure test activities, artefacts, and evidence align with programme governance, quality standards, scheme requirements, and industry obligations.