QA Lead

Expleo Group

QA Lead directing a team in implementing test methodologies and mentoring staff for Expleo in Johannesburg. Focused on delivering high-quality outcomes in banking and financial services.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeJohannesburg • 🇿🇦 South AfricaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Direct a QA team, and gather information from business stakeholders to verify and prioritise a set of business requirements
Prepare, execute and document test cases based on Business & Functional Requirements to ensure thorough testing of requirements in a fast paced environment
Work with clients to understand existing or new processes and systems in order to provide high quality advice and deliverables
Work attentively with the Expleo testing services (functional, automated and performance) to deliver a seamless overall quality service
Work closely with the clients’ Technical Architects and Developers and be able to ‘translate’ the business requirements to functional requirements for these teams
Ensure that the scope of a design iteration doesn't vary unless authorised by the Business Stakeholders
Report issues to management where these could have an impact on a major deadline
Mentor less experienced analysts and motivate others to provide innovative solutions for team improvement
Review test cases written by peers to ensure that all requirements are covered in test case documentation
Re-test bugs to confirm that they have been corrected
Review, mentor and assign tasks to junior QA staff
Bring a quality focus to product releases
Have a customer mind-set and eye for detail with applications under test

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree-level qualification in a Computer Science discipline
ISTQB certification
Non-functional testing
Experience within banking or finance industries advantageous
Excellent client-facing skills
People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
Team work and emotional intelligence
Good self-management – continuous performance is both a goal and a mind-set
Have an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance
High value on openness and transparency
Ability to influence Stakeholders
Excellent time management and the ability to work to tight deadlines
Demonstrable experience in a Test lead position as well as 3 years’ experience testing across a variety of environments and industries
Scoping and creating functional and non-functional test plans and test data, maintaining the integrity of the test environment
Test estimation and test planning experience essential
Quality focused with attention to detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

non-functional testingtest case documentationtest estimationtest planningfunctional requirementsautomated testingperformance testingbug re-testingtest data creationquality assurance

Soft Skills

client-facing skillspeople managementteamworkemotional intelligenceself-managementinnovative approachopennesstransparencyinfluencing stakeholderstime management

Certifications

ISTQB certification