Test Automation Engineer - Durban

Roles & Responsibilities:

• You will be working as part of the agile firmware development team, focusing on Continuous Integration and Deployment of the embedded devices.

Your daily tasks may include:

• Design and maintain automated tests for new and existing products.
• Integrate hardware into the build pipelines for automated testing.
• Help ensure we maintain high standards of testing and release.
• Optimise testing.
• Upgrading the systems
• As a Scrum Team Member, you will participate in Scrum activities like stand-up, grooming, and retrospective & demo meetings.
• You will regularly be in touch with the stakeholders, discussing technical aspects & requirements.

Technical Requirements:

• Development of systematic and effective test plans to ensure quality and robustness of failsafe embedded controls software.
• Strong programming skills with the ability to write test scripts using C#/Python/Groovy/Java/Bash
• Experience with Agile Scrum development, continuous development, and continuous integration environments.
• Experience with software lifecycle management, including version control, build processes, release management, use of tools like Jira.
• Demonstrated application of test automation tools and processes.
• Contribute independently as well as in a (global) team environment.
• Experience with testing on embedded systems.

Desired:

• Experience with setting up of CI/CD environments.
• Experience with Git and with Git workflows, including tagging, branching, and integration.
• Experience with Jenkins including creating jobs, running scheduled builds, running scheduled and ad-hoc integration tests, and integrating Jenkins with other tools.
• Write specifications, test plans, and document designs.
• A proactive individual demonstrates the capability to innovate, propose new ideas, show curiosity, question the status quo.

Experience and Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Computer or Electrical Engineering with 3-5 years of industrial experience

OR

• M.Sc. in Computer or Electrical Engineering with 1-2 years of industrial experience (also acquired in internship or co-op)