Scrums.com (formerly SovTech)

Senior QA Development Specialist

Scrums.com (formerly SovTech)

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Location Type: Remote

Location: South Africa

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudCypressGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJMeterPythonSelenium

About the role

  • Develop, maintain, and execute automated test suites for web, mobile, and backend systems
  • Design and run test strategies, test plans, and test cases aligned to product risk and release cadence
  • Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and performance testing
  • Validate bug fixes, enhancements, and new features across releases
  • Conduct root-cause analysis for defects and partner with engineers to resolve issues effectively
  • Build and maintain scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
  • Expand automation coverage and continuously optimise test execution speed and stability
  • Improve signal-to-noise in test results (reduce flaky tests, strengthen assertions, and test data strategy)
  • Work closely with developers, product owners, BAs, QA, and DevOps to improve delivery quality
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, grooming, retrospectives)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field (preferred)
  • 5+ years in software quality assurance
  • ISTQB certification (Foundation or Advanced) beneficial
  • Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes
  • Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, or similar
  • Solid programming/scripting ability (Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, or similar)
  • API testing experience (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI, or similar)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)
  • Performance testing exposure (JMeter, k6) is advantageous
  • Cloud environment familiarity (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus
Benefits
  • Discovery Medical Aid : Prioritizing your health with the best care.
  • Half-Day Birthday Leave : Celebrate your special day with an afternoon off!
  • Family responsibility & Parental Benefits : Providing full support for a meaningful work-life balance.
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Hard Skills & Tools
automated testingfunctional testingregression testingintegration testingsystem testingperformance testingprogrammingAPI testingtest automation frameworkstest strategies
Soft Skills
root-cause analysiscollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingagile methodologies
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeISTQB certification