962 Quality Analyst jobs in South Africa

Overview

The Quality Analyst is a core member of the Feature-Based Squad responsible for ensuring that all deliverables (application code, IaC and associated infrastructure) meet the PDLC quality standards before, during and after deployment. Within the squad, the QA collaborates closely with the Product Owner (PO), Developers, UX / UI Designer and Delivery Lead (DL) to embed quality throughout the requirements clarification and development process.

• Quality Strategy and Planning — Define and refine the squad's testing strategy to ensure comprehensive coverage and alignment with domain-specific needs.
• Accountability — Deliver a robust quality framework that supports automated reliable releases and mitigates risks effectively.
• Activities —
  • Test Strategy Definition: Develop a squad-specific testing approach (e.g. unit, integration, E2E, performance) tailored to the domain's risk profile and Labournet's quality standards.
  • Risk Identification: Collaborate with the squad during planning to identify quality risks (e.g. legacy interconnections, performance bottlenecks) logged in Azure Boards.
  • Tool Selection: Recommend and integrate testing tools (e.g. Vitest, Playwright, k6) aligned with DevOps Guild standards ensuring scalability and automation readiness.

• Responsibilities — Ensure requirements are testable and aligned with customer needs from the outset.
• Accountability — Deliver clear actionable and verifiable acceptance criteria enabling quality-driven development.
• Activities —
  • Executable Specifications: Co-author executable specifications with PO and Developers during Three Amigos sessions embedding quality into use cases.
  • Acceptance Criteria Definition: Refine user stories with measurable outcomes.
  • Stakeholder Input: Validate requirements with PO and UX / UI Designer to incorporate usability and compliance considerations.
  • Scalability & Performance Input: Validate non-functional requirements in collaboration with PO and Developers aligning with Guild standards and guidelines.

• Responsibilities — Design and maintain automated test suites to validate features, infrastructure and non-functional requirements.
• Accountability — Deliver reliable reusable test scripts that accelerate verification and uphold production readiness.
• Activities —
  • Test Suite Creation: Write scripts for unit (Vitest), API (Vitest), E2E (Playwright) and performance (k6) tests.
  • IaC Validation: Script tests to verify Terraform deployments (e.g. resource availability, security compliance) integrated into DevOps Pipelines.
  • Spec Alignment: Ensure tests directly reflect executable specifications providing immediate feedback loops.

• Responsibilities — Embed quality early in the development process to catch defects before code commits.
• Accountability — Minimize downstream defects, enhancing squad velocity and product stability.
• Activities —
  • TDD / BDD Pairing: Pair with Developers during coding to implement TDD and BDD validating increments daily.
  • Exploratory Testing: Conduct early manual tests on prototypes or increments to identify edge cases feeding insights into automation.
  • Feedback Loops: Share defect findings with Developers in real-time refining code before Verify phase.

• Responsibilities — Enforce automated quality gates to ensure deliverables meet production standards.
• Accountability — Prevent substandard releases maintaining Labournet's quality reputation and operational reliability.
• Activities —
  • Gate Configuration: Set up pipeline checks (e.g. 80-100% test coverage, linting, security scans) tailored to risk tiers monitored in DevOps Pipelines.
  • Regression Testing: Execute and validate regression suites, rejecting releases on failures and coordinating fixes with Developers.
  • Post-Deployment Checks: Perform exploratory testing in production, triggering feature flag reverts if issues arise, followed by squad / Guild review.

• Responsibilities — Validate integration and performance of app, API, UI and IaC changes throughout development.
• Accountability — Ensure seamless functionality and scalability supporting regular on-demand delivery goals.
• Activities —
  • Test Execution: Run automated tests during Verify phase confirming feature and IaC integration.
  • Feature Toggle Validation: Test toggle functionality and rollback mechanisms pre- and post-release minimizing deployment risks.
  • Performance Assessment: Use k6 to evaluate scalability against Uni-Metric (u0024x per Active User) reporting results for FinOps analysis.

• Responsibilities — Monitor production performance and user experience to identify and address issues post-release.
• Accountability — Maintain product quality in live environments, enhancing user satisfaction and stability.
• Activities —
  • Production Monitoring: Analyse Azure Monitor data (e.g. errors, latency) to detect regressions or defects.
  • Manual Testing: Conduct targeted usability and exploratory tests on deployed features validating UX / UI improvements.
  • Defect Logging: Document bugs or enhancements in Azure Boards prioritizing with PO for backlog refinement.

• Responsibilities — Enhance squad and organizational quality practices through collaboration and training.
• Accountability — Build a quality-focused culture reducing dependency on individual expertise.
• Activities —
  • Best Practice Sharing: Share testing insights with squad and DevOps Guild during retrospectives or syncs.
  • Tool Training: Train squad members on quality tools (e.g. Playwright, Vitest) distributing skills and supporting autonomy.
  • Process Refinement: Propose improvements to testing strategies or pipeline configs based on Monitor & Learn insights.

• Matric
• Certification in testing would be advantageous
• Bachelors degree in data science, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field would be preferable.

In return we offer you

We pay attention to output rather than time spent and we offer a flexible working environment.

Our managers believe in putting their people first and are devoted to their growth and development, hence we practice servant leadership (inverted pyramid).

You must look after yourself; you cannot pour from an empty cup and we prefer work-life integration to work-life balance.

Passion

Bring a sense of purpose to work and depart with a sense of success.

Gone are the days when you had to sit in traffic to go to work! Our hybrid working approach enables employees and their managers to agree on a working environment that promotes productivity while also allowing them to balance their professional and personal lives. We can now create an office environment wherever we are while sustaining virtual cooperation between our employees and teams thanks to technology.

It's more than just a job with Labournet. It's a mission to make our clients compliant by doing meaningful work that focuses on cutting-edge customer-centric services and technology solutions. Every year you can help us by facilitating HR best practice by securing our company's ultimate compliance across the whole employee life cycle! In the end you've created a profession that no one could have predicted.

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This role involves diverse duties and responsibilities to ensure that all aspects of production meet or exceed established quality standards. The primary goal of a QA is to identify areas that need to be improved and work towards enhancing the overall quality, ensuring customer satisfaction and compliance with regulatory standards.

Analyzes Statistical Data

• Analyzes statistical data related to production processes and product quality. This involves interpreting data from various sources to identify trends, variances, and areas of improvement.

• Conducting regular quality assurance audits is a key responsibility. This involves evaluating various stages of production, processes, and final outputs to ensure they meet predefined quality standards

• Developing, reviewing, and updating quality standards is critical. A QA works to establish clear benchmarks for quality that are aligned with customer expectations and industry norms.

• Creativity in developing and refining testing processes is vital. This includes designing tests that assess product or service quality, efficiency, and performance.

• Data regarding product quality and process efficiency must be continuously monitored. Reporting these findings to relevant stakeholders helps make informed decisions about improvements and corrections. 

• Ensuring that the end product or service meets or exceeds user expectations. This involves understanding customer needs and ensuring the quality benchmarks align with those needs.

• QA analysts work towards continuous improvement of products. Identifying shortcomings and potential enhancements contributes to product development and refinement.

li>Bachelor’s degree in quality management, Business Administration, Engineering, etc. or equivalent professional experience. li>3-5 years of experience in a quality assurance role, preferably within the Insurance industry or financial sector.
• Good knowledge of the Consumer act and Popi act
• Familiarity with quality standards and regulations relevant to the Insurance industry or financial sector.
• Experience with quality assurance software and tools is a plus

Strong Analytical Skills

• must possess excellent analytical skills to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities in software applications. 

• A keen eye for detail is crucial for QA analysts. 

• QA analysts encounter various challenges during the software testing process. 

p>Knowledge of Testing Technique

• QA analysts should be well-versed in various testing techniques to ensure comprehensive coverage. 

• QA analysts must document their testing processes, findings, and recommendations accurately and comprehensively. 

To ensure that problem analysis is done to the required Group guideline and meets the customer’s expectations in terms of sustainability of the solution. Special tasks performed by the Engineer entail series monitoring and analyses in order to identify process deviations as early as possible. The Quality Engineer has to clearly define and coordinate corrective action implementation.

• Advise Production, Pilot Hall and QA on product, process improvements by monitoring and reviewing action progress and results, to ensure process stability and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate the implementation of cross functional action plans for product, process improvements by analyzing and evaluating data and communication through SET meetings.
• Achieve Group problem resolution targets through constant analysis and corrective action for noise, function, water leak and electrical related deviations.
• Perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions for problems assigned to QA by conducting detailed analysis.
• Drive problem resolution process by creating problem sheets and coordinating cross functional teams to ensure speedy and effective problem resolution for improved build quality and customer satisfaction.
• Assist with providing technical expertise for training of production personnel and optimizing of production build process.
• Liaise with overseas counterparts regarding build/ quality issues through telecommunications to exchange information and stay abreast of latest product changes to ensure vehicles are built to the latest levels.
• Liaise with suppliers via QA Purchase Parts, with regards to part quality problems by completing fitment exercises, evaluating the condition and advising on corrective action measures to ensure parts are to design specification.

• National Diploma Mechanical/Electrical or Mechatronics.
• 3-5 years relevant experience of vehicle build process.
• Sound knowledge of audit processes (Final Vehicle Audit, Process Audits) and interpretation and application of results for product and process quality improvement.
• Proficient in MS Office Excel, PowerPoint and Word with a basic understanding of CAD viewer.
• Knowledge of the measuring process, the interpretation of the data/results and its interface with the overall production process.
• Ability to work independently.
• Creating and using relevant statistical data during problem resolution process as well as series monitoring process.
• Be assertive and have the ability to coordinate and work within a team structure.
• Ability to work under pressure and make sound decisions.
• Sound and innovative problem analyses skills.
• High problem solving skills, creative ability and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and target-oriented.
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills.
• A basic knowledge of technical German.
• Develop test plans and coordinate the adherence thereto.

A Wine Farm in the beautiful Franschhoek valley seeks to employ an honest, hardworking individual as a Quality Controller & Laboratory Analyst.

Duties include:

1. Quality control tests with regards to bottling and labelling
2. Routine analysis of wines/juices
3. Ad hoc experimental work
4. Improving quality systems
5. Administration of samples and results
6. Testing dry goods to specifications
7. Attend to packaging & production line problems
8. Preparing chemicals, verify, calibrate and maintain equipment

Minimum qualifications include:

• Good interpersonal & communication skills (Afrikaans & English)
• Willingness to work overtime
• Focus on detail
• Grade 12; a tertiary qualification (food technology or related qualification) will be an advantage
• Good analytical abilities
• Code 8 drivers license; must have own transport

The client welcomes job applications from passionate and hard-working team players who want to be part of our ever growing family. We value our employees and provide them with the means to grow within the company, opening many doors in the process. If this is an offer that excites you, send in your application and you could be the newest addition to our family.
Our successful Data Quality Analyst…
? promote and enforce effective data and information management practices across the Group.
? support the Data Governance Manager in developing, implementing, and maintaining the Group’s Data Governance Program.
? contribute to the design, enhancement, and enforcement of data policies, procedures, and standards to ensure consistent and high-quality data management.
? demonstrate a thorough understanding of SOP alignment, compliance requirements, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation principles.
? perform data profiling, validation, and quality assessments to identify inconsistencies, gaps, and inaccuracies across systems and datasets.
? monitor, report, and track data quality metrics to ensure ongoing adherence to governance standards and to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
? support root-cause analysis and issue resolution, collaborating with IT and business teams to implement corrective and preventative actions for data quality issues.
? stay up to date with technological advancements and industry best practices in data quality and data management.
? collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to support education, awareness, and adoption of data governance principles.
? work independently or within a team environment to deliver high-quality, accurate, and consistent results.

If you have these qualifications, join our team: Grade 12 (NQF 4); Bachelor’s Degree or similar relevant qualifications; Verbal and written English Skills and Numeracy skills (NQF 4); Computer literacy (NQF 4); at least 5 years in a gaming or data role; experience and broad knowledge of gaming operations and processes. Sound knowledge of gaming systems and understanding of all gaming business processes, including casino admin and cash desk. Experience in a Casino environment would be advantageous.

Our client a leader in the gaming industry is seeking an experienced Data Quality Analyst to join their team based in Johannesburg.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

• Grade 12
• Bachelor’s Degree or similar relevant qualifications
• Verbal and written English Skills
• Numeracy skills (NQF 4)
• Computer literacy (NQF 4)
• 5 years in a gaming or data role
• Experience and broad knowledge of gaming operations and processes
• Sound knowledge of gaming systems and understanding of all gaming business processes, including casino admin and cash desk
• Experience in a Casino environment would be advantageous.

MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS  

• Promote and enforce effective data and information management practices across the Group.
• Support the Data Governance Manager in developing, implementing, and maintaining the Group’s Data Governance Program.
• Contribute to the design, enhancement, and enforcement of data policies, procedures, and standards to ensure consistent and high-quality data management.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of SOP alignment, compliance requirements, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation principles.
• Perform data profiling, validation, and quality assessments to identify inconsistencies, gaps, and inaccuracies across systems and datasets.
• Monitor, report, and track data quality metrics to ensure ongoing adherence to governance standards and to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support root-cause analysis and issue resolution, collaborating with IT and business teams to implement corrective and preventative actions for data quality issues.
• Stay up to date with technological advancements and industry best practices in data quality and data management.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to support education, awareness, and adoption of data governance principles.
• Work independently or within a team environment to deliver high-quality, accurate, and consistent results.

The Role

You’ll be the engine behind operational excellence and quality delivery. You’ll play a critical role in empowering our professionals and supervisors by ensuring accuracy, elevating coaching practices, and translating insights into action. This role is perfect for a purpose-driven leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, loves solving problems with data, and can coach teams to consistently deliver high performance. This is more than just a quality check role, it’s a springboard into strategic leadership. You’ll help shape the future of the department while making a measurable difference in operational performance and customer impact.

• Operational Pulse & Execution: Start each day with precision, finalising and sharing daily performance stats before operations start. Ensure assessments, Quality Assurance tickets, and queue maintenance are processed timeously each morning. Lead daily stand-ups, floor walks, and check-ins to energise the team and align on priorities.
• Quality Intelligence: Conduct spot checks on assessments to uphold scoring accuracy, compliance, and feedback consistency. Spot and act on patterns, escalating recurring issues or opportunities for coaching and process refinement. Champion clarity by ensuring every Collaborative Insights professional understands expectations, scorecards, and required improvements.
• Coaching & Talent Development: Deliver dynamic, data-informed coaching sessions to uplift individual and team performance. Facilitate buddy systems and interdepartmental training to close knowledge gaps. Track coaching impact through documentation, feedback loops, and learning reinforcement.
• Strategic Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate daily with your Senior Manager to align on trends, risks, and strategic priorities. Host and contribute to tactical sessions with internal and cross-functional teams to keep quality at the forefront. Act as a Collaborative Insights ambassador, driving a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement across the business.
• Insight-Driven Reporting & Analytics: Maintain real-time visibility with hourly performance stats and rapid issue escalation. Submit comprehensive end-of-day summaries to keep leadership and teams informed. Analyse dispute trends, Quality Assurance tickets, and feedback data to influence decision-making and process updates.
• Queue & Workflow Management: Keep the engine running, manage assessment queues and Quality Assurance tickets with efficiency and ownership. Wrap up each day with intention: clear admin, action plans, and readiness for tomorrow.
• Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with various internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across various business functions

• Real-time and end-of-day performance dashboards
• Quality Assurance spot-check outcomes and audit trails
• Coaching records and feedback analysis
• Dispute logs and quality escalation reports
• Collaborative Insight team touchpoints (floor walk notes, check-in highlights)

• Meticulous attention to detail and process optimisation
• Confident communicator and engaging facilitator
• Natural coach and mentor, able to uplift others with clarity and empathy
• Analytical thinker who leverages data to improve performance
• Expert at juggling multiple priorities and staying calm under pressure
• Proficient in Quality Assurance tools such as Excel, and operational dashboards

• 2–3 years of experience in quality assurance, coaching, or operations (ideally in insurance or call centres)
• A proven track record of performance management and feedback delivery
• Regulatory awareness (FAIS, POPIA, TCF) is a strong plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet set targets and availability for early-morning stats prep and after-hours wrap-ups during high-volume periods

Ready to embark on an exciting career journey with us? Apply now!

We Want You:

Are you passionate about delivering top-notch software quality and ready to make your mark? BET Software is searching for an Intermediate Software Quality Analyst to join our dynamic Durban team. This is your opportunity to elevate your career, leveraging your SQA1 expertise in manual functional testing and API test development. You’ll play a key role in shaping robust testing strategies, ensuring flawless execution, and sharing your knowledge to empower the team. If you’re driven to innovate, inspire, and champion quality at every turn, we want to hear from you.

You Bring:

• BSc, BCom, N.Dip.
• At least 3 years of QA-related experience.
• ISTQB certifications are advantageous.

What You’ll Do:

• Analysis and Design: You will examine documentation like business requirements and specifications. This review helps you derive appropriate test estimates and formulate a strategic test approach, ensuring thorough test coverage.
• Implementation: You are responsible for developing manual functional test cases that adhere to internal standards and best practices. The development and execution of these tests should be meticulously managed within our test management tool to ensure both organisation and efficiency. Alongside these responsibilities, you are also tasked with designing and implementing API tests to ensure system interoperability and robustness.
• Execution: You will execute tests using the relevant tools, ensuring that each test is conducted methodically and accurately.
• Defect Management: A key aspect of your role involves formally logging any defects found during testing. You will follow up on the progress of these defects and retest them once they are addressed.
• Retesting and Regression Testing: You are tasked with conducting both retesting and regression testing to ensure that software changes have not adversely affected existing functionality. This includes maintenance of the regression test pack.
• Reporting: You are responsible for creating test progress and test completion reports leveraging automated reporting capabilities as far as possible.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing: You will create documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing within the team. You will also be involved in conducting training sessions with the team to support upskilling efforts.

Living the Spirit:

The ideal candidate for this role exhibits a dynamic and positive attitude, coupled with a solution-focused mindset to tackle challenges. Key attributes include:

• Collaborative Teamwork: Engages actively in team efforts to achieve collective objectives, fostering a cooperative work environment.
• Adaptability and Openness to Change: Demonstrates flexibility and a willingness to adapt to evolving circumstances and environments.
• Eagerness for New Challenges: Shows enthusiasm for taking on new tasks and learning new skills, contributing to personal and professional growth.
• Promotion of Continuous Improvement: Encourages a culture of ongoing development and learning within the team by sharing insights and knowledge.
• Receptiveness to Feedback: Openly receives and acts upon feedback, acknowledging mistakes and taking responsibility for actions.
• Innovative Thinking: Brings fresh, creative ideas to the table, challenging conventional methods and suggesting novel solutions.
• Proactive Approach: Diligently follows up on pending issues until resolved, ensuring thorough and timely completion of tasks.
• Informed Decision-Making: Makes decisions based on factual data and analysis, ensuring they are timely and well-considered.
• Integrity in Communication: Maintains honesty, accuracy, and completeness in all forms of communication, upholding high ethical standards.
• Consistent Adherence to Processes: Reliably follows established protocols and policies, ensuring consistency and quality in all tasks undertaken.

The Company We Keep:

At BET Software, we don't just recruit talent, we cultivate it. Our learning and development programmes, our various opportunities for growth, and our well-deserved incentives are what keep our All-Star Team the best amongst the rest.

Please note that only candidates who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered. If you have not been contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.

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We’re looking for a skilled Senior Software Quality Analyst to take testing and quality assurance to the next level. In this role, you’ll dive into both manual functional and API testing, while shaping the strategic direction of the testing Team. You’ll craft and implement comprehensive test strategies, execute thorough testing, and manage defect processes with precision. Beyond testing, you’ll coordinate the team, mentor colleagues for career growth, and influence process improvements. Your insights will also feed into performance appraisals, positioning you as a key driver in shaping the team’s success and future. Ready to lead quality and make an impact? Apply now!

• Analysis and Design: Review documentation like business requirements and specifications to derive test estimates and formulate a strategic test approach, ensuring thorough test coverage.
• Implementation: Develop manual functional and API test cases that adhere to internal standards and best practices, managed within a test management tool.
• Execution: Execute tests using the relevant tools, ensuring methodical and accurate testing.
• Defect Management: Log defects formally, follow up on progress, and retest once addressed.
• Retesting and Regression Testing: Conduct retesting and regression testing to ensure changes do not affect existing functionality; maintain the regression test pack.
• Reporting: Create test progress and test completion reports.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing: Create documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and conduct training sessions to support upskilling.
• Strategic Influence: Shape the team’s direction by implementing test process improvements aligned with strategic objectives.
• Career Development: Mentor team members, provide input into performance appraisals, and advocate for growth and promotions.
• Team Coordination: Organise team logistics, including planning leave, timekeeping, remote work schedules, and after-hours support.
• Team Expansion: Support scaling the team by participating in interviews and contributing to hiring decisions.

• Collaborative teamwork, adaptability, eagerness for new challenges, continuous improvement, openness to feedback, innovative thinking, proactive follow-up, informed decision-making, and integrity in communication.
• Consistent adherence to processes and high ethical standards.

This role requires a blend of innovative thinking, proactive problem-solving, and a commitment to teamwork and ethical standards, contributing significantly to the overall success of the team.

• BSc, BCom, Ndip
• At least 5 years of experience in a software testing role
• ISTQB certifications are advantageous

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

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