29 Automation Lead jobs in South Africa

Centurion, South Africa | Posted on 06/05/2025

To ensure products or services meet quality standards by defining the automated testing strategy and framework. This entails managing QA staff who create and run both manual and automated tests, identify errors, and provide feedback to developers.

Main Duties

1. Develop test automation strategy for large complex projects in AGILE methodology
2. Design Test Automation, Execution and Lead automation delivery using Selenium and Cucumber tools
3. Design, create, construct, and execute automation test cases for REST API and SOAP web services
4. Experience in Selenium; WebDriver and TestNG are a plus
5. Contribute to team agile planning activities and backlog prioritization and management for QA team
6. Identify, verify, report, and regress bugs
7. Collaborate with product line stakeholders to develop strategies and frameworks for emerging demands
8. Drive innovation and adoption of industry practices through investigation and institutionalization of new tools, methods, and standards
9. Work with development teams to understand technologies and develop/implement automated testing tools for data comparison and transformation (on Hadoop, Spark, Datameer, etc.)
10. Deep understanding of SDLC processes including Requirements, Design, Development, Build, Release Management, and Quality Assurance
11. Create detailed test plans, test cases, and bug reports
12. Analyze test results, identify root causes of defects, and provide feedback to developers
13. Work with development teams, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure quality standards are met
14. Contribute to QA process and procedure improvements
15. Mentor and upskill QA personnel for effective operation within an automated QA environment

• Additional applicable certifications are advantageous
• SQL knowledge and ability to read C# code
• Minimum 8 years overall QA or similar role
• 4–6 years experience in Automated QA role
• 2–3 years demonstrated ability to design and implement detailed automated testing protocols in Financial Services or similar environments
• Understanding of testing methodologies and techniques
• Effective communication of test results and feedback
• Ability to identify root causes of defects and suggest solutions
• Creative troubleshooting skills

At Korridor, we believe in growing our people and allowing them to become the best possible versions of themselves, as well as growing with the organization.

Centurion, South Africa | Posted on 06/05/2025

To ensure products or services meet quality standards by defining the automated testing strategy and framework. This entails managing QA staff who create and run both manual and automated tests, identify errors, and provide feedback to developers.

Main Duties

1. Develop test automation strategy for large complex projects in AGILE methodology
2. Design Test Automation, Execution and Lead automation delivery using Selenium and Cucumber tools
3. Design, create, construct, and execute automation test cases for REST API and SOAP web services
4. Experience in Selenium; WebDriver and TestNG are a plus
5. Contribute to team agile planning activities and backlog prioritization and management for QA team
6. Identify, verify, report, and regress bugs
7. Collaborate with product line stakeholders to develop strategies and frameworks for emerging demands
8. Drive innovation and adoption of industry practices through investigation and institutionalization of new tools, methods, and standards
9. Work with development teams to understand technologies and develop/implement automated testing tools for data comparison and transformation (on Hadoop, Spark, Datameer, etc.)
10. Deep understanding of SDLC processes including Requirements, Design, Development, Build, Release Management, and Quality Assurance
11. Create detailed test plans, test cases, and bug reports
12. Analyze test results, identify root causes of defects, and provide feedback to developers
13. Work with development teams, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure quality standards are met
14. Contribute to QA process and procedure improvements
15. Mentor and upskill QA personnel for effective operation within an automated QA environment

• Additional applicable certifications are advantageous
• SQL knowledge and ability to read C# code
• Minimum 8 years overall QA or similar role
• 4–6 years experience in Automated QA role
• 2–3 years demonstrated ability to design and implement detailed automated testing protocols in Financial Services or similar environments
• Understanding of testing methodologies and techniques
• Effective communication of test results and feedback
• Ability to identify root causes of defects and suggest solutions
• Creative troubleshooting skills

At Korridor, we believe in growing our people and allowing them to become the best possible versions of themselves, as well as growing with the organization.

Collinson is a global loyalty and benefits company.

We use our expertise and products to craft customer experiences which enable some of the world’s best known brands to acquire, engage and retain the most demanding and choice-rich customers. In particular, our unique expertise and insight into high earning, frequent travellers allows us to create products and solutions for our clients that inspire greater customer engagement to drive more profitable relationships, enrich their travel experiences, protect what matters and assist in in times of need.

While specialising in Financial Services, Travel and Retail, we also support clients in multiple sectors. We have worked with over 90 airlines, 20 hotel groups and more than 600 financial institutions and banks, with clients including Accor Hotels, Air France KLM, American Express, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Diners Club, Mandarin Oriental, Mastercard, Radisson Hotel Group, Sephora, Visa and Vhi.

We take our 30 years’ experience working with these kinds of household names in over 170 countries, and help our clients to deliver the smarter experiences it takes to differentiate their propositions, and help them win deeper devotion with their customers.

Collinson is a privately-owned entrepreneurial business with 2,000 passionate people working in 20 locations worldwide. Our solutions include Priority Pass, the world’s best known airport experiences programme, while we are also the trusted partner behind many of the leading financial services, airline and hotel brand’s reward programmes and loyalty initiatives.

Purpose of the job

We’re looking for a QA Test Lead who’s passionate about quality; not just as a phase, but as a core part of how great software gets built. In this role, you’ll help shape what “great” looks like across our engineering teams, including setting test standards, supporting engineers and making sure quality is everyone’s responsibility.

You’ll be embedded in a collaborative environment where software is shipped fast, iteratively, and often. Your work will focus on making sure things don’t just work but work well together. You’ll bring clarity, structure and confidence to the way we test by balancing automation with human insight and keeping the end-user in mind.

Your role would straddle multiple engineering squads, supporting with not just the QA strategy, but personally leading the automated testing efforts as well. You’ll bring your considerable knowledge of test automation to help us build new products that are reliable, performant, and resilient.

If you’re curious, love asking the awkward questions, and want to support software engineers build and iterate quickly, you’ll thrive here.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and uphold the standards for test quality across engineering squads, ensuring consistency and confidence in our releases.

• Oversee the work of our Automation QAs/SDeTs, and manual testers.

• Write high quality integration and end-to-end tests across our software portfolio.

• Partner with engineers, product managers, and delivery leads to embed quality thinking from day one, and not as an after-thought.

• Design and oversee test strategies that combine automation, exploratory testing, and regression coverage.

• Drive the implementation and evolution of automated testing frameworks, ensuring integration into our CI/CD pipelines.

• Own the structure and health of test suites and regression packs, helping teams keep them lean, relevant, and valuable.

• Support squads in front-end, API, and end-to-end testing, using tools like Playwright, Cypress, Postman, RestAssured and other modern frameworks.

• Facilitate and promote BDD and 3-amigos sessions, helping clarify requirements and prevent misunderstandings before they happen.

• Help engineers understand and own quality; coaching without gatekeeping, advising without blocking.

• Perform and organise performance testing with tools such as K6, JMeter.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure cross-squad functionality and integration is properly tested.

• Get involved in the testing cycle, helping to investigate issues, write tests, support on manual QA, and signing-off changes.

Preferred

• Computer Science or Information Technology degree, Diploma or similar

• ASTQB ISTQB Advanced Certification

• Certified Automation Tester (i.e. Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)

Non Negotiable

• 5+ years experience in Test Automation and Manual Testing, with the ability to define and enforce testing standards across engineering teams

• Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and API testing tools.

• Confident writing automated tests in Typescript.

• Expertise in Designing and Executing End-to-End Test Strategies that aligns with Agile delivery

• Solid experience embedding quality early in the SDLC by working closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Principal Engineers and Delivery Managers

• Coaching-oriented leadership style, with a proven ability to mentor engineers on quality ownership

• Hands-on Leadership of UAT Defect Triage, driving this process, including daily coordination with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Engineering, and Delivery) to evaluate, prioritize, and drive resolution of defects based on reproducibility, business impact, and release scope

Personal Attributes

• Quality mindset – deeply values software quality and strives for continuous improvement across teams

• Strong leadership – able to guide, motivate, and hold team members accountable without micromanaging

• Collaborative nature – works well with engineers, product managers, and delivery managers to embed quality early in the SDLC

• Proactive attitude toward continuous improvement, always seeking better ways to optimize QA processes

• Critical thinker – approaches testing with curiosity and rigor; digs deep to uncover root causes

• Adaptability – comfortable with change and able to pivot priorities in fast-paced, agile environments

• Detail-oriented – thorough in reviewing test cases, strategies, and outcomes without losing sight of the bigger picture

• Ownership-driven – takes responsibility for the overall health of the QA process and quality outcomes

Interview Process

We want our process to be fair and transparent, so it’s only right that we tell you what the various interview stages are:

Stage 1 – We'll do a screener call with our recruitment team, where you can learn a bit more about Collinson, our values and we can confirm what you’re looking for in a new role.

Stage 2 – We'll do a short call with one of our Engineering Managers for around 30 minutes, who will tell you more about the team, our projects and ask questions about your career history and suitability for the role.

Stage 3 – You will do a technical test (at home), and we’ll review your solution and approach to it.

Stage 4 – This is final and main stage, where we’ll meet you for around 1 hour, and you’ll get to spend time with different members of the engineering team (Engineering Manager and QA Test Lead). We’ll also go through your technical test and ask questions on some of your decisions and implementation.

Stage 5 - 30 minute discussion with our Head of Architecture & Engineering

Our client in the IT industry is looking for a Business Process Automation Developer to join their dynamic team!

Description

The primary purpose of this role is to be a developer as part of the Business Process Automation (BPA) team. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Director of Information Technology and Digital Transformation to understand project requirements – as dictated by business needs – and work towards solutions to satisfy those needs. New technologies will be vetted through thorough research of the given technology, as well as conceptual implementations and proof of concepts, together with thorough documentation and best practice guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and implement software solutions within the company.
• Provide internal and external client support.
• Write and implement quality and high-performing code.
• Develop, maintain, and implement software tools, processes, and procedures.
• Conduct research and development.
• Test and evaluate new technologies.
• Identify areas of improvement.
• Assist with peer review and code reviews.
• Collaborate with developers from other teams to implement the best solutions possible.
• Document software processes and solutions.
• Follow strict source control procedures.
• Measure and report benefits gained through the use of solutions.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of Power Automate.
• Proficiency in C#.
• Experience with MS SQL Server.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform (advantageous).
• Experience with UiPath (advantageous).
• BSc/BCom in Computer Science or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 or more years of experience required.
• Strong programming, business analysis, and administrative skills.
• Logistics & Supply Chain experience (advantageous).
• The ability to read, write, and speak fluently in English is a must. Other languages could prove useful.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Overview:

The Automation and Project Lead will be responsible for leading automation initiatives and managing technical projects to support manufacturing, quality, and operational efficiencies. This role ensures systems are compliant, reliable, and aligned with business needs, while also driving process improvement through innovative automation solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma or Higher National Diploma in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in automation, preferably within manufacturing or consumer health environments.
• Proven track record of leading automation projects.
• Certifications in PLC Programming, AutoCAD, or Project Management are advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage automation and electrical projects from concept to completion (design, programming, commissioning, and validation).
• Coordinate and implement automation upgrades across manufacturing lines and supporting infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve automation, PLC, SCADA, and control system faults.
• Oversee and drive improvements in computerized systems (including compliance with Computerized System Validation (CSV) standards).
• Support manufacturing and maintenance teams with day-to-day technical challenges and call-outs.
• Manage external vendors and contractors on automation and project-related work.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Production, Maintenance, and Engineering teams.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical documentation related to automation systems.

Competencies:

• Strong technical knowledge of PLC programming and industrial automation (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, etc.).
• Experience with SCADA and HMI systems.
• Knowledge of electrical panel design, installation, and commissioning.
• Solid understanding of project management principles and tools.
• Familiarity with GMP environments and regulatory requirements in the health product sector.
• Strong analytical and fault-finding abilities.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Manager, Process Automation and Contact Management

Job Overview

Business Segment: Business & Commercial Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Simmonds Street 3

To identify, analyse, design and execute automation and continuous improvement opportunities across a dedicated Business Line / Corporate Function in order to realise effective and measurable benefits through improved and automated processes. Lead the work in pursuit of initiatives to optimise the Contact Management within the Fraud structure through Dialler, traffic and workforce management in order to achieve maximum output and effectiveness of solutions.

Qualifications

Qualification

• Information Technology Degree or National Banking Certificate

Experience

• 3-4 years experience in business analysis, process flow and business process improvement

Additional Information

• Generating Ideas
• Exploring Possibilities
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Examining Information
• Documenting Facts
• Development
• Data Analysis and IT Knowledge

Seeking a mining expert based in the Rustenburg area selling Electrical/Pneumatic/Process Solutions to the Mining Industry.

You will be required to live in the Rustenburg or surrounding areas offering process solutions to various clients.

Candidates from the following industries will be considered:

• 3-5 years Sales experience selling Pneumatics/Valves/Process Instrumentation/Filtration equipment/solutions to the Mining/Water/Petrochemical/Oil/Gas Industries

Language Requirements: English and Afrikaans with a third language is an advantage.

Salary: R1 Million - R1.2 Million CTC