Quality Control Specialist (Fruit Industry)

Bellville, Western Cape Zeminwe Recruitment

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Quality Control Specialist (Fruit Industry) – Bellville, Cape Town.

We are seeking a detail-oriented individual with a strong ability to analyse reports and evaluate scenarios to identify root causes.

Location: Based at our clients office in Cape Town (Bellville).

Key Performance Areas (KPA’s):

The role will include, but is not limited to, the following essential responsibilities:

  • Quality Data Management: Analysis, evaluation, distribution, and documentation of customer reports; follow-up communication; assistance with claim evaluations and quantification; temperature analysis.
  • Account Sale & Invoice Verification: Reviewing quality-linked data for accuracy.
  • Annual Quality Data Analysis: Compilation of grower review reports based on collected insights.
  • Pre-shipment Inspections: Coordination and result management onto the ERP system.
  • Administrative Duties: Various essential tasks supporting quality control processes.
  • Ad Hoc Fruit Quality Inspections: Conducting and reporting on pre-shipment inspections.

Education & Experience:

  • Degree or Diploma in Agriculture
  • 3-5 years of experience in the fruit export industry
  • Strong administrative and time management skills
  • Knowledge of table grapes, stone fruit, citrus, pome, avocado, strawberry & blueberry products
  • Good computer skills (Office 365 Outlook, Excel, and pivot tables)
  • Understanding of fruit production, packaging, supply chain, and marketing dynamics

Candidate Profile & Inherent Qualities:

  • Leadership, accountability, and teamwork skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
  • Comfortable working across multi-cultural boundaries
  • Strong analytical ability and attention to detail
  • Proactive, energetic, disciplined, and focused
  • Ability to multitask and work under pressure within time constraints, while maintaining the commitment to completing tasks efficiently
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Quality Assurance Manager

Cape Town, Western Cape IGT Solutions

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As our new Assistant Manager - Quality, you will lead the creation, implementation and maintenance of a Total Quality Management system and culture. You will manage our company’s quality systems aiming for achieving no deviations and continuously improving service quality.

Coordinating a systematic QA framework and directing our QA initiatives designed to ensure a high-quality and consistent customer experience are key.

Main Goals

  • Lead and develop the Quality management culture and practice
  • Team management - managing a Team of Quality Evaluators and Team Leaders for aligned processes
  • Act as the representative of the company in all matters related to Quality Management
  • Analyze different data points on a daily/weekly basis to identify trends and improvement opportunities – both at teams and individual contributors levels
  • Proactively identify opportunities to improve QA work and coordinate with different functions – operations, training, workforce management
  • Lead all elements of Quality Control, validation, calibrations, customer Quality interface and client Quality assurance by developing key client partnerships
  • Analyze and report trends in Agents/Process performance
  • Participate in quality systems improvement activities using six sigma methodologies
  • Bring insights and innovation ideas from QA perspective and help our operations team standardize work process and procedures - push initiatives to improve transaction Quality through new quality tools and motivational levers
  • Detailed and relevant daily/weekly/monthly reporting that can provide sound data for efficient improvement decisions
  • Identify bottom quartile factors and team players and steps to improve them
  • Design, implement and monitor Quality corrective action plans when required
  • Liaise with key stakeholders – internal & clients – for alignment and improved Quality results

Your Profile

  • Min. 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role with direct people management exposure (in BPO industry), and min. 3 years’ experience in Quality environments
  • Previous contact center/BPO experience is essential for this role
  • Travel/Airlines domain experience is a strong advantage but not mandatory
  • Well versed with travel domain knowledge & MS Office (Excel, Word and PPT mandatory)
  • Sound feedback and coaching skills
  • Strong supervisory skills with an eye for detail. Result Oriented.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, fluent in English (mandatory), knowledge of German or French is a strong advantage
  • Organized and Methodical, Target and deadline driven
  • Knowledge of QC tools

We Offer

  • Competitive salary package and benefits
  • Career growth opportunities within an international developing team, part of a global BPO player
  • Friendly work atmosphere – work from home / office
Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Customer Service, Quality Assurance, and Management

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting and Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting

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Quality Assurance Manager

Cape Town, Western Cape Shoprite Group of Companies

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Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager

Location: Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline: September 06, 2025

Job Objectives
  1. Design and develop the Quality Assurance Program/System by implementing food safety requirements within Meat Markets.
  2. Maintain and continuously improve the Quality Assurance System.
  3. Manage and investigate compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
  4. Devise risk assessments aligned with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles for legal compliance and Plant ZA Export Certification maintenance.
  5. Monitor production control functions to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures.
  6. Collaborate with the Purchasing Department to resolve raw material quality issues and set raw material specifications with suppliers.
  7. Oversee quality control of raw materials and finished products.
  8. Assist in setting quality standards to maintain production quality.
  9. Review and report on causes of quality loss and non-conformance.
  10. Drive and report on internal and external audits to upper management.
  11. Understand product channels and relevant markets.
  12. Recommend and implement new technologies and best practices supporting strategic objectives.
  13. Ensure facility and product compliance.
  14. Train staff on quality, hygiene, and food safety processes and procedures.
  15. Evaluate product recalls.
  16. Assess staff training needs and collaborate with learning and development for training delivery.
  17. Maintain communication with regulatory and governing bodies.
  18. Evaluate packaging and labelling compliance issues.
  19. Advise on product safety and composition requirements.
  20. Stay updated on relevant regulations, laws, standards, and enactments applicable to meat plants.
  21. Establish SLAs with external service providers and manage contractual agreements.
  22. Monitor risk management controls.
  23. Provide guidance on microbiological controls within Meat Plants.
  24. Manage internal and external laboratory processes to ensure quality and consistency.
  25. Source, service, and calibrate quality control instruments and equipment.
  26. Handle returned materials and respond to customer complaints with corrective actions.
Qualifications
  • Grade 12 / Matric – essential.
  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or related field – desired.
Experience
  • At least 4 years' experience in a Quality Assurance Management role within Meat Plants, Fresh Meat Produce, or similar, managing QA frameworks, policies, procedures, and guidelines – essential.
  • Solid experience with statutory requirements, laws, regulations, and best practices in relation to customers and FMCG – essential, including:
    • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
    • ISO standards, specifically FSSC22000
    • Production / Manufacturing jobs

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Quality Assurance Officer

Cape Town, Western Cape Biovac

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BIOVAC is one of the leading sterile vaccine manufacturers rooted in Africa, with our core purpose being to "protect life". We are looking to hire a dynamic, passionate, confident, proactive and meticulous Quality Assurance Officer to join a goal-oriented team.

Qualifications Needed

  • Bachelor's degree or diploma in in Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Biological Sciences or a similar field.

Necessary Experience & Industry Knowledge

  • At least 3 years' experience in Quality Assurance within the pharmaceutical/ biotech manufacturing industry.
  • Experience in quality management systems within a cGMP facility.
  • Experience in Production, Quality Control or relevant operational activities.
  • Sound technical ability in the field of operational Quality Assurance.
  • Quality and Regulatory compliance knowledge, i.e. SA GMP, PIC/S and WHO as well as application.

Core Technical Delivery

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

  • Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and internal procedures by proactively interpreting regulatory and quality requirements and determining the way of working.
  • Coach and provide QA leadership to areas of responsibility on quality compliance requirements.
  • Contribute to discussion on relevant QA topics and communicate closely with other departments.
  • Participate in the investigation of incidents, OOS, deviations, discrepancies, root cause investigations or test failures as required.
  • Support allocated operational areas by participating in the implementation of change control.
  • Participate in Corrective Actions and Preventative Actions (CAPA) in order to meet compliance requirements.
  • Review, approval and closure of incidents in accordance with SOP.
  • Review, approval and closure of deviations and escalating to QA Operations Lead where relevant.
  • Review, approval and closure of change control for quality and regulatory compliance impact and determine requirements for implementation.
  • Review, approval and closure of MDDs and OOSs in accordance with SOP.
  • Participate in risk assessments and ensure mitigations are efficacious.
  • Ensure risk actions identified are closed timeously.
  • Assist in vendor auditing when required.
  • Perform internal audits as required, generate reports and follow up for close out of findings.
  • Support QA department with Regulatory audits and other 3rd party audits.
  • Ensure deep and holistic understanding of allocated area(s) of responsibility to ensure effective closure of critical auditing findings on site.
  • Ensure or develop understanding of processes in areas of responsibility to be able to review and sign off quality related documentation, such as SOPs, WI, etc.
  • Review batch records for compliance and adherence to GMP.
  • Perform QA checks in areas of responsibility and ensure that observations are documented and followed up.
  • Review and approve SOPs for responsible areas.
  • Review job descriptions of staff within area of responsibility.
  • Analyze and write regular trend reports.
  • Conduct Quality Forum meetings within area(s) of responsibility.
  • Assist in product quality reviews when required.
  • Ensure audit readiness.
  • Participate in projects as and when required.
  • Review and assess incidents raised.
  • Review and approval of effectiveness checks.
  • Labelling of product/material that is suspect according to internal procedures.
  • Ensure overdue QMS documents are followed up timeously and actioned.
  • Lead complex deviations/investigations on site to ensure adequate root cause and CAPA identification.
  • Providing training on GMP relevant aspects e.g., Quality Events, Change controls, CAPAs and Risk Management
  • Review effectiveness of the QMS to ensure the system remains in compliance.

Internal Application Deadline: 15 August 2025

External Application Deadline: 29 August 2025

If you do not receive a response from us within three weeks of submitting your application, please understand that your application was not successful.

We believe in the magic of diversity within teams and to achieve this, we do apply Employment Equity principles during our selection process where this is necessary to achieve such diversity.

Disclaimer

Dear Applicant, we appreciate your interest in joining our organization. It is imperative for us that you understand how we handle your information. We are committed to ensuring the security and confidentiality of the information you provide. Your personal details will be collected for the sole purpose of the application process and will be used strictly for that purpose. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to the collection, use, and protection of your personal information in accordance with our privacy policy. If you have any inquiries or concerns, our Human Capital department is available to provide clarification. We look forward to reviewing your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Quality Assurance Consultant

Cape Town, Western Cape Santam Insurance

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You made it. Here we ensure we receive all your documents to get you onto our payroll system.

Our recruitment process
  1. Advertise
    Our vacancies are advertised between 3-5 days depending on the market availability of the skills required.
  2. Screening
    Could take a couple of days depending on the volume and the screening process, which varies according to the complexity of the role.
  3. Long Listing
    Long listed candidates are sent to the hiring manager to review and consider for the next stage of the selection process.
  4. Telephonic Screening
    Candidates may be contacted for a short screening interview to get to know them better and to ask any clarity-seeking questions.
  5. Your Interview
    We use a competency interview model. Interview dates will be confirmed via e-mail. During the interview, you will be introduced to the panel and the process will be explained. Remain calm and sell yourself. This is our opportunity to match your skills to the job. You only get one shot!
  6. Assessment
    Should we like what you bring to the table, depending on the job you are being considered for, you may be invited to complete a psychometric assessment. Further employment checks are conducted to ensure the validity of your credentials.
  7. Second Interview
    Prior to an offer being made, there may be a second interview to meet with the Head of Department. Should there be a need for any further interviews, be sure to bring the same charm that got you through your first interview.
  8. Onboarding
    You made it. Here we ensure we receive all your documents to get you onto our payroll system.
TIPS & TRICKS Getting ready for your interview

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Quality Assurance Specialist

Cape Town, Western Cape Communicate Recruitment

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Join a mission-led engineering team building a full-suite, end-to-end brokering solution for the fresh produce trade. This web-based platform connects exporters, logistics partners, and agents with real-time visibility and compliance across the supply chain.
In this role, youll uphold the standardensuring usability, performance, and functionality across both web and mobile systems. Expect collaboration with developers and analysts, while maintaining and extending automation frameworks using Test Café (TypeScript). From exploratory testing to backend API validation, every test you write keeps the ecosystem just and efficientMadiba style.

Skills & Experience:
Minimum 4+ years in QA or software testing
Strong manual & automation background
Experience with Test Café (TypeScript)
Skilled in regression, functional, and exploratory testing
Backend/API validation using SQL & Postman
Familiar with agile team practices
Bonus: Experience in agri/logistics systems
Bonus: Exposure to Java, .NET, C#, or Clarion

Qualification:
Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, or related
ISTQB or equivalent certification preferred


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Quality Assurance Consultant

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You made it. Here we ensure we receive all your documents to get you onto our payroll system.

Our recruitment process
  1. Advertise
    Our vacancies are advertised between 3-5 days depending on the market availability of the skills required.
  2. Screening
    Could take a couple of days depending on the volume and the screening process, which varies according to the complexity of the role.
  3. Long Listing
    Long listed candidates are sent to the hiring manager to review and consider for the next stage of the selection process.
  4. Telephonic Screening
    Candidates may be contacted for a short screening interview to get to know them better and to ask any clarity-seeking questions.
  5. Your Interview
    We use a competency interview model. Interview dates will be confirmed via e-mail. During the interview, you will be introduced to the panel and the process will be explained. Remain calm and sell yourself. This is our opportunity to match your skills to the job. You only get one shot!
  6. Assessment
    Should we like what you bring to the table, depending on the job you are being considered for, you may be invited to complete a psychometric assessment. Further employment checks are conducted to ensure the validity of your credentials.
  7. Second Interview
    Prior to an offer being made, there may be a second interview to meet with the Head of Department. Should there be a need for any further interviews, be sure to bring the same charm that got you through your first interview.
  8. Onboarding
    You made it. Here we ensure we receive all your documents to get you onto our payroll system.
TIPS & TRICKS Getting ready for your interview

There is not just one way to be successful at Santam, nor is there one way to interview with us. Interviewing is a two-way process - it helps us learn about you, and it helps you learn about us, our people, and what you could do here.

Santam has been officially recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 2024 for excellence in people practices. This is the eighth consecutive year that we have achieved this accolade.

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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Cape Town, Western Cape DigiOutsource

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Who We Are

We’re part of Super Group, the NYSE-listed digital gaming company behind some of the world’s leading Sports and iGaming brands.

At DigiOutsource, we bring passionate people and innovative tech together to create market-leading online gaming solutions. Our multidisciplinary teams are passionate about products, customer experience and security. We’re empowered to achieve the ultimate in high-performance gaming experiences using the best technology available.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re on a thrilling journey of growth and innovation, and we need passionate, driven individuals to join us. At DigiOutsource, every day is action-packed, and we expect you to bring your A-game. In return, you’ll find a supportive environment where your skills can flourish and your career can soar.

Ready to become a game-changer? Supercharge your career with us and be part of something extraordinary.

Why we need you

We’re on a mission to create extraordinary experiences for our customers, and we believe that your unique skills, passion and superdrive will help us achieve our vision.

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer will undertake the responsibility for analyzing, planning, setting up, monitoring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and reporting on advanced automated testing processes across diverse platforms. This individual should possess advanced test automation skills and work closely and proactively with the Development and DevOps Teams to deliver superior quality software while continuously enhancing test effectiveness and efficiency.

What You’ll Be Doing

As part of your role, your responsibilities will include:

  • Involvement in user story definition and test scenarios: Lead test scenario definition, integrating ATDD/BDD principles and ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
  • Support with issue reproduction and resolution: Troubleshoot complex issues across environments and coordinate with developers and DevOps to address root causes effectively.
  • Collaboration with developers and DevOps: Build strong collaboration with DevOps and developers, ensuring smooth integration and troubleshooting across environments.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration: Lead quality discussions with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment on quality objectives and timelines.
  • Agile/Scrum practices: Drive QA contributions to Agile ceremonies, embedding quality into every sprint milestone.
  • Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Lead retrospectives, driving meaningful changes to QA and development workflows.
  • Risk Management and Impact Assessment: Proactively mitigate risks through root cause analysis and recommend preventive measures.
  • Quality standards and defect prevention: Own quality metrics and proactively implement measures to enhance system reliability and user experience.
  • Customer Advocacy: Advocate for customer-focused quality improvements and ensure testing aligns with user needs.
  • Automation creation and maintenance: Define and refine automation approaches, owning the setup and maintenance of robust, scalable automation suites.
  • Automation strategies and tools: Lead strategy definition and introduce innovative solutions to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
  • Tool and Framework Development: Identify gaps in tools and recommend or develop custom solutions to enhance efficiency.
  • Metrics and performance reporting: Own and report on quality and automation metrics, offering actionable recommendations to improve efficiency.
  • Governance and QA principles: Define and enforce governance standards, ensuring QA principles are consistently applied across teams.
  • Technical leadership and mentoring: Mentor Intermediate and Junior QA Engineers while actively participating in hiring and skills assessments.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You may be required to complete other reasonable duties to achieve business objectives.

Essential Skills You’ll Bring To The Table

  • A minimum of 5 years hands-on automation testing experience.
  • Computer Science related degree, diploma, or similar qualification.
  • ISTQB Foundation Level
  • Experience in working with agile teams and successfully delivering agile based software projects.
  • Utilizing dev tools like Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.
  • Comfortable with source control tools, like GitLab.
  • Ability to write integration and UI tests.
  • Experience using automation frameworks and tools like Playwright, Selenium (NOT IDE), Nunit.
  • Experience in using Typescript/JavaScript, C#, JSON.
  • API Testing using Postman or in code.
  • Experience with designing, creating, and maintaining automation frameworks.
  • Communication skills - ability to communicate with clients, peers and line management
  • Experience of agile and the Scrum or Kanban methodology
  • Advanced Experience with test automation tools and strategies
  • Advanced Experience of using BDD effectively
  • Advanced proven experience with C#/Java and JavaScript
  • Experience with any of the following Frameworks: WebDriver (not IDE) / WebDriver.IO / Cypress / TestCafe / RestShap / Rest Assured
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
  • Dedicated to staying updated on the latest testing tools and technologies, with the ability to adapt to new frameworks as needed.

Desirable Skills You’ve Got Up Your Sleeve

It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:

  • ISTQB Advanced Level Certifications
  • Previous exposure to Microsoft Azure DevOps & VSTS
  • Experience with actively developing & managing Docker infrastructure.
  • YAML / Kubernetes
  • Cloud (Azure), Azure DevOps.
  • Knowledge of Message Broker Systems
  • Comfortable with using Kibana, Grafana
  • Capable of reading and writing Mongo collections.
  • Exposure to Saucelabs/BrowserStack or similar tools for mobile testing

Our values are non-negotiables

Our culture is underpinned by core values that are linked to key behavioural competencies. Along with the below behavioural competencies, these are essential for all employees in order for you to embed in and drive our culture forward.

These Competencies Are

  • Adaptability
  • Ownership and accountability
  • Initiating action
  • Resilience
  • Team orientation
  • Integrity
  • Innovation

What You’ll Get Back

We offer a great variety of personal and professional benefits to help you thrive at DigiOutsource and Super Group. This includes:

  • We’re dedicated to your supergrowth. Our comprehensive learning and development programmes give you a range of resources and opportunities to expand your skills and advance your career.
  • Your hard work and achievements won’t go unnoticed. Our innovative Performance Tool ensures you receive regular, constructive feedback, helping you to continuously improve and reach your full potential.
  • Our Employee Assistance programme offers a variety of benefits which you and your family can benefit from.
  • Free Daily Meal
  • Free Massages On-site
  • Free On-Site Gym
  • Group Life Cover
  • Funeral Fund Benefit
  • Financial Services Assistance
  • Curro School Fees Benefit
  • Income Continuation Benefit
  • Leadership Training
  • Referral Bonus
  • Medical Aid Subsidy
  • Free Sleep Coaching
  • On-site Barista
  • Retirement Annuity Subsidy
  • Team socials

Be part of that Superclass feeling.

At Super Group, diversity is part of our DNA. With teams across 16 countries, 85 nationalities, and 27 languages, we take equal opportunities seriously, championing a supportive, inclusive and empowering environment wherever you are in the Group.

It’s all about putting your experience first and ensuring honesty and fairness in all we do.

Here, your growth is supported and your contributions valued.

Game on!

  • Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.
  • Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

The perfect place to work, play and grow!

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  • Industries IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and Retail

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Senior Quality assurance engineer

Cape Town, Western Cape Avatar Advisory - Avatar Human Capital

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Job title : Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer will undertake the responsibility for analyzing, planning, setting up,

monitoring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and reporting on advanced automated testing

processes across diverse platforms. This individual should possess advanced test automation

skills and work closely and proactively with the Development and DevOps Teams to deliver

superior quality software while continuously enhancing test effectiveness and efficiency.

  • Involvement in user story definition and test scenarios : Lead test scenario definition,

integrating ATDD / BDD principles and ensuring comprehensive test coverage.

  • Support with issue reproduction and resolution : Troubleshoot complex issues across
  • environments and coordinate with developers and DevOps to address root causes

    effectively.

  • Collaboration with developers and DevOps : Build strong collaboration with DevOps and
  • developers, ensuring smooth integration and troubleshooting across environments.

  • Cross-Team Collaboration : Lead quality discussions with cross-functional teams, ensuring
  • alignment on quality objectives and timelines.

  • Agile / Scrum practices : Drive QA contributions to Agile ceremonies, embedding quality into
  • every sprint milestone.

  • Continuous Improvement Initiatives : Lead retrospectives, driving meaningful changes to
  • QA and development workflows.

  • Risk Management and Impact Assessment : Proactively mitigate risks through root cause
  • analysis and recommend preventive measures.

  • Quality standards and defect prevention : Own quality metrics and proactively implement
  • measures to enhance system reliability and user experience.

  • Customer Advocacy : Advocate for customer-focused quality improvements and ensure
  • testing aligns with user needs.

  • Automation creation and maintenance : Define and refine automation approaches, owning
  • the setup and maintenance of robust, scalable automation suites.

  • Automation strategies and tools : Lead strategy definition and introduce innovative
  • solutions to improve testing efficiency and coverage.

  • Tool and Framework Development : Identify gaps in tools and recommend or develop
  • custom solutions to enhance efficiency.

  • Metrics and performance reporting : Own and report on quality and automation metrics,
  • offering actionable recommendations to improve efficiency.

  • Governance and QA principles : Define and enforce governance standards, ensuring QA
  • principles are consistently applied across teams.

    Technical leadership and mentoring : Mentor Intermediate and Junior QA Engineers while

    actively participating in hiring and skills assessments.

    This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You may be required

    to complete other reasonable duties to achieve business objectives.

    Essential skills you’ll bring to the table

    A minimum of 5 years hands-on automation testing experience.

    Computer Science related degree, diploma, or similar qualification.

    ISTQB Foundation Level

    Experience in working with agile teams and successfully delivering agile based software

    projects.

    Utilizing dev tools like Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.

    Comfortable with source control tools, like GitLab.

    Ability to write integration and UI tests.

    Experience using automation frameworks and tools like Playwright, Selenium (NOT IDE),

    Nunit.

    Experience in using Typescript / JavaScript, C#, JSON.

    API Testing using Postman or in code.

    Experience with designing, creating, and maintaining automation frameworks.

    Communication skills - ability to communicate with clients, peers and line management

    Experience of agile and the Scrum or Kanban methodology

    Advanced Experience with test automation tools and strategies

    Advanced Experience of using BDD effectively

    Advanced proven experience with C# / Java and JavaScript

    Experience with any of the following Frameworks : WebDriver (not IDE) / WebDriver.IO /

    Cypress / TestCafe / RestShap / Rest Assured

    Experience with CI / CD pipelines for continuous testing.

    Dedicated to staying updated on the latest testing tools and technologies, with the ability

    to adapt to new frameworks as needed.

    Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve

    It would be great if you also have some of the following skills :

    ISTQB Advanced Level Certifications

    Previous exposure to Microsoft Azure DevOps & VSTS

    Experience with actively developing & managing Docker infrastructure.

    YAML / Kubernetes

    Cloud (Azure), Azure DevOps.

    Knowledge of Message Broker Systems

    Comfortable with using Kibana, Grafana

    Capable of reading and writing Mongo collections.

    Exposure to Saucelabs / BrowserStack or similar tools for mobile testing

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    Senior Quality assurance engineer

    Cape Town, Western Cape WMS Secure

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    Job Description

    Job title : Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

    Senior Quality Engineer will undertake the responsibility for analyzing, planning, setting up,

    monitoring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and reporting on advanced automated testing

    processes across diverse platforms. This individual should possess advanced test automation

    skills and work closely and proactively with the Development and DevOps Teams to deliver

    superior quality software while continuously enhancing test effectiveness and efficiency.

    integrating ATDD / BDD principles and ensuring comprehensive test coverage.

    • Support with issue reproduction and resolution : Troubleshoot complex issues across

    environments and coordinate with developers and DevOps to address root causes

    effectively.

    • Collaboration with developers and DevOps : Build strong collaboration with DevOps and

    developers, ensuring smooth integration and troubleshooting across environments.

    • Cross-Team Collaboration : Lead quality discussions with cross-functional teams, ensuring

    alignment on quality objectives and timelines.

    • Agile / Scrum practices : Drive QA contributions to Agile ceremonies, embedding quality into

    every sprint milestone.

    • Continuous Improvement Initiatives : Lead retrospectives, driving meaningful changes to

    QA and development workflows.

    • Risk Management and Impact Assessment : Proactively mitigate risks through root cause

    analysis and recommend preventive measures.

    • Quality standards and defect prevention : Own quality metrics and proactively implement

    measures to enhance system reliability and user experience.

    • Customer Advocacy : Advocate for customer-focused quality improvements and ensure

    testing aligns with user needs.

    • Automation creation and maintenance : Define and refine automation approaches, owning

    the setup and maintenance of robust, scalable automation suites.

    • Automation strategies and tools : Lead strategy definition and introduce innovative

    solutions to improve testing efficiency and coverage.

    • Tool and Framework Development : Identify gaps in tools and recommend or develop

    custom solutions to enhance efficiency.

    • Metrics and performance reporting : Own and report on quality and automation metrics,

    offering actionable recommendations to improve efficiency.

    • Governance and QA principles : Define and enforce governance standards, ensuring QA

    principles are consistently applied across teams.

    Technical leadership and mentoring : Mentor Intermediate and Junior QA Engineers while

    actively participating in hiring and skills assessments.

    This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You may be required

    to complete other reasonable duties to achieve business objectives.

    Essential skills you’ll bring to the table

    A minimum of 5 years hands-on automation testing experience.

    Computer Science related degree, diploma, or similar qualification.

    Experience in working with agile teams and successfully delivering agile based software

    projects.

    Utilizing dev tools like Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.

    Comfortable with source control tools, like GitLab.

    Ability to write integration and UI tests.

    Experience using automation frameworks and tools like Playwright, Selenium (NOT IDE),

    Nunit.

    API Testing using Postman or in code.

    Experience with designing, creating, and maintaining automation frameworks.

    Communication skills - ability to communicate with clients, peers and line management

    Experience of agile and the Scrum or Kanban methodology

    Advanced Experience with test automation tools and strategies

    Advanced Experience of using BDD effectively

    Experience with any of the following Frameworks : WebDriver (not IDE) / WebDriver.IO /

    Cypress / TestCafe / RestShap / Rest Assured

    Experience with CI / CD pipelines for continuous testing.

    Dedicated to staying updated on the latest testing tools and technologies, with the ability

    to adapt to new frameworks as needed.

    Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve

    It would be great if you also have some of the following skills :

    ISTQB Advanced Level Certifications

    Previous exposure to Microsoft Azure DevOps & VSTS

    Experience with actively developing & managing Docker infrastructure.

    Knowledge of Message Broker Systems

    Comfortable with using Kibana, Grafana

    Capable of reading and writing Mongo collections.

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