59 Quality Assurance jobs in Johannesburg

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Test Manager to lead the design, execution, and governance of a comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) strategy across a large-scale programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and delivering end-to-end testing frameworks that span System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance testing, and regression testing.

This role will require developing and managing governance structures, scorecards, testing requirements, vendor accountability measures, and communication plans to ensure quality outcomes. You will oversee QA team onboarding, define clear roles and responsibilities, and establish performance metrics. The Senior Test Manager will drive alignment between stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams, ensuring test artefacts are traceable, measurable, and approved by relevant leadership.

Key responsibilities include producing and maintaining test strategy documents, risk assessments, regression packs, performance test reports, change management documentation, and tool configuration reports. The role also requires hands-on leadership in facilitating workshops, ensuring SIT-to-UAT readiness, and implementing best practices in defect management, automation integration, and CI/CD pipeline alignment.

• Proven experience (8+ years) in test management or senior QA leadership roles within complex, multi-vendor programme environments.

• Experience in financial services or investment administration

• Strong track record of delivering end-to-end QA strategies covering SIT, UAT, performance, and regression testing.

• Demonstrated ability to define governance frameworks, including entry/exit criteria, defect management processes, and test closure standards.

• Experience in developing and maintaining testing scorecards with coverage, execution, and quality KPIs.

• Hands-on experience with vendor management, accountability tracking, and performance reporting.

• Proficiency in creating regression packs integrated with automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

• Expertise in performance testing strategy, execution, and analysis.

• Strong facilitation skills to lead workshops, capture requirements, and achieve stakeholder sign-off.

• Experience in producing communication plans, risk assessments, and change impact analysis aligned with programme goals.

• Proficient in QA tooling, configuration management, and tool usage reporting.

• Excellent leadership, team onboarding, and performance management skills.

• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail for audit-ready artefacts.

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer with experience in Playwright to help our client build and maintain high-quality software. In this role, you will work closely with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure our applications are thoroughly tested, stable, and scalable. If you have a strong attention to detail, a passion for test automation, and experience working in fast-paced tech environments, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Automation: Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright .
• End-to-End Testing: Implement and execute comprehensive test cases for web applications.
• CI/CD Integration: Work with development teams to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines .
• Bug Tracking & Reporting: Identify, document, and track bugs, collaborating with developers to resolve issues.
• Performance & Regression Testing: Ensure system stability by running tests after updates or changes.
• Manual Testing: Perform exploratory and functional testing when automation is not feasible.
• Test Strategy & Best Practices: Contribute to improving testing processes, frameworks, and documentation.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers to maintain software quality standards.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: 6+ years in software testing/QA, with a strong focus on automation.
• Playwright Expertise: Hands-on experience writing and maintaining Playwright test scripts.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript for writing automated tests.
• CI/CD & DevOps Knowledge: Experience integrating automated tests with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or similar tools .
• Strong Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze test results and troubleshoot software issues efficiently.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to spot edge cases, inconsistencies, and UI/UX issues.
• Agile Experience: Familiarity with Scrum/Kanban methodologies and working in an Agile environment.

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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Test Manager to lead the design, execution, and governance of a comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) strategy across a large-scale programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and delivering end-to-end testing frameworks that span System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance testing, and regression testing.

This role will require developing and managing governance structures, scorecards, testing requirements, vendor accountability measures, and communication plans to ensure quality outcomes. You will oversee QA team onboarding, define clear roles and responsibilities, and establish performance metrics. The Senior Test Manager will drive alignment between stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams, ensuring test artefacts are traceable, measurable, and approved by relevant leadership.

Key responsibilities include producing and maintaining test strategy documents, risk assessments, regression packs, performance test reports, change management documentation, and tool configuration reports. The role also requires hands-on leadership in facilitating workshops, ensuring SIT-to-UAT readiness, and implementing best practices in defect management, automation integration, and CI / CD pipeline alignment.

Proven experience (8+ years) in test management or senior QA leadership roles within complex, multi-vendor programme environments.

Experience in financial services or investment administration

Strong track record of delivering end-to-end QA strategies covering SIT, UAT, performance, and regression testing.

Demonstrated ability to define governance frameworks, including entry / exit criteria, defect management processes, and test closure standards.

Experience in developing and maintaining testing scorecards with coverage, execution, and quality KPIs.

Hands-on experience with vendor management, accountability tracking, and performance reporting.

Proficiency in creating regression packs integrated with automation frameworks and CI / CD pipelines.

Expertise in performance testing strategy, execution, and analysis.

Strong facilitation skills to lead workshops, capture requirements, and achieve stakeholder sign-off.

Experience in producing communication plans, risk assessments, and change impact analysis aligned with programme goals.

Proficient in QA tooling, configuration management, and tool usage reporting.

Excellent leadership, team onboarding, and performance management skills.

Strong documentation skills and attention to detail for audit-ready artefacts.

Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.