Software QA Engineer (Manual & Automation)

• Analyse user stories, business requirements and acceptance criteria from a quality and testability perspective.
  
• Design, document, maintain and execute test cases aligned to user stories and acceptance criteria.
  
• Perform functional, regression, integration, end-to-end (E2E), exploratory, smoke and negative testing.
  
• Identify suitable automation opportunities and develop, maintain and execute automated tests using Playwright.
  
• Log, track, retest and manage software defects throughout the development lifecycle.
  
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, test execution results, supporting evidence and defects.
  
• Produce clear and comprehensive test evidence, execution reports and QA summary reports.
  
• Contribute to test planning, test strategy development, risk identification and release-readiness activities.
  
• Collaborate closely with Developers, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Designers and other stakeholders.
  
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve QA processes, test coverage, automation frameworks and testing efficiency.
  
• Adhere to established QA governance, testing standards and release management processes.
  

Requirements

• Matric and a Bachelor’s degree or relevant tertiary qualification
  
• ISTQB Foundation Level Certification (required)
  
• Minimum 5+ years of software QA/testing experience
  
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on test automation experience
  
• Strong experience in manual software testing
  
• Proven capability in test planning and test-case design
  
• Strong experience in functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing
  
• Experience in defect identification, tracking and root-cause collaboration
  
• Experience in test evidence management and documentation
  
• Hands-on experience with Playwright-based test automation
  
• Experience using Azure DevOps for test management and defect tracking
  
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
  
• Experience testing AI-powered applications
  
• Solid understanding of Agile software development methodologies
  
• Strong knowledge of QA principles and testing best practices
  
• Experience with risk-based testing approaches
  
• Ability to analyse requirements and translate acceptance criteria into effective test scenarios
  

• Experience working on cloud-based applications
  
• Experience testing AI/ML-driven platforms and intelligent applications
  
• Exposure to test automation within CI/CD environments
  
• Familiarity with release management and quality governance