Test Automation Engineer

What Youll Do

• Offer guidance, technical support, and mentorship to junior team members
• Investigate production issues and pinpoint the source of defects
• Understand business requirements and functional specs for systems under test
• Keep a close eye on test environments to support continuous testing
• Assist DevOps with requirements and setup for test environments
• Build or update automated tests within the existing automation framework
• Extend test frameworks with new classes, components, pages, and services
• Write advanced SQL queries and stored procedures to support automation
• Document and track defects using appropriate tools
• Create test packs and define detailed testing procedures
• Execute automated test suites, analyse results, and share feedback with stakeholders
• Take accountability for delivering high-quality work and completing assigned tasks

What You Bring

• BSc in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, BIS, or a high-quality Technikon Diploma
• 3+ years solid experience in Software Test Automation
• Strong working knowledge of MS SQL, C#, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Experience with runtimes/frameworks such as Node, ES6, Jasmine, Portman, and Playwright
• Familiarity with tools like Postman, K6, JMeter, and Provar
• Salesforce certifications would be a great advantage

Technical Strengths

• Troubleshoot production issues and identify root causes
• Understand business and system requirements to ensure thorough test coverage
• Log, track, and document defects using appropriate tools
• Create test packs and define clear testing procedures
• Execute automated tests, review outcomes, and communicate results effectively
• Write SQL queries and develop advanced SQL scripts/stored procedures to support automation
• Build and update automated tests within the framework
• Extend test suites with new classes, components, pages, and supporting functions
• Monitor and maintain test environments for continuous testing
• Work closely with DevOps to configure and prepare required testing environments