Test Automation Engineer - Gauteng - Discovery Limited

    Discovery Limited
    Discovery Limited Gauteng

    1 week ago

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    Accounting / Finance
    Description

    **Business Unit:** Discovery Central Services

    **Function:** Information Technology

    About the Role

    The Test Analyst is responsible for identifying and testing business functional requirements, designing test cases and scenarios based on business specifications, and ensuring that all identified defects are resolved. This role contributes to the continuous improvement of testing processes and methodologies.

    Key Responsibilities

    1. Implement the Software Test Life Cycle: The process used to test software and ensure quality standards are met, including test analysis and design, test estimation, test planning and approach, test execution, defect management, and reporting.
    2. Coordinate the delivery of work for Associate test engineers on the same project, allocating tasks in line with the project plan, providing support and assistance, giving feedback, and addressing knowledge, skills, and/or performance gaps.
    3. Responsible for governance issues relating to third-party test teams by ensuring test standards are met and regression and automation packs are maintained.
    4. Test analysis and design: Design descriptive and prescriptive tests (both automation and manual) considering full system integrations.
    5. Test estimation: Estimate the testing effort for collective test work within assigned projects.
    6. Test planning and approach: Develop overall test plans and approaches for assigned projects.
    7. Test execution: Run tests as required and ensure tests conducted by junior testers are done correctly.
    8. Defect management: Identify and raise defects to the agreed standard, retesting once fixed.
    9. Reporting: Produce reports as required in relation to assigned work and project phases.
    10. Responsible for test data management and coordination with other systems areas with the test refreshes.

    Standards and Governance

    1. Adhere to the Group test strategy defining the required testing standards and practices.
    2. Provide guidance to other test engineers and third parties on adherence to these standards.
    3. Question and provide insight into how the standards could better support Commission systems.
    4. Update test artifacts in line with the agreed process.

    Stakeholder Engagement

    1. Work with stakeholders to develop an understanding of their needs and requirements.
    2. Responsible for stakeholder relationship leads and presenting engagements with internal stakeholders.
    3. Facilitate meetings and guide discussions to negotiate and resolve complex issues.
    4. Collaborate with others to review requirement specifications and design the testing approach.

    Personal Attributes and Skills

    • Drives Results
    • Values Driven
    • Learns on the Fly
    • Resilient
    • Instils Trust
    • People Savvy
    • Leadership Skills
    • Strategic Agility
    • Manages Complexity
    • Balances Stakeholders

    Experience

    • Several years of experience in software testing, including test automation and test framework development.
    • Literacy in programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, C#) and experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Maven, JUnit, Jenkins).
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • Proven ability to lead and mentor testing teams.

    Technical Skills

    • Web & Mobile frontends and APIs (e.g., Java Selenium, RestAssured, Postman, Json, Maven, Jenkins, SOAP UIPath, Cucumber).
    • Thorough knowledge of SDLC.
    • Excellent working knowledge of test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases, and debugging.
    • Extensive technical understanding across the Commissions domain.
    • A thorough understanding of testing/QA best practices.
    • Experience working in large, complex organizations.
    • Demonstrated experience in contributing to development teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.

    Education and Experience

    • Diploma/Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology.
    • At least 3 years of experience in manual testing.
    • 1-2 years of automation experience.
    • ISTQB certified with strong knowledge of QA processes.
    • Experience in Agile software development.
    • Experience in BDD for writing test cases.

    Advantageous

    • 1 year of Software Development experience.
    • Experience in Development and Maintenance of Automation Framework.
    • Cucumber, API Testing, Selenium WebDriver, Continuous Integration & Performance testing.
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