Senior QA Engineer

SUMMARY:
Our client in the mining industry based in Sandton is looking for a Senior Quality Assurer Engineer to join their team.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in software testing, covering manual and automation testing
• Strong experience testing desktop, mobile and web applications
• Ability to implement and scale test automation frameworks for different platforms
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Playwright, Appium, Selenium etc
• Hands-on experience with multi-tiered test environments (QA, SIT, UAT)

• Manual Testing & Test Case Development
• Perform end-to-end manual testing for desktop (React + Electron), mobile (React Native + Expo) and web (React) applications.
• Design and execute detailed test cases, test plans and acceptance criteria tailored for various applications and scenarios.
• Ensure test coverage accounts for complex configuration-based workflows across multiple client environments.
• Automation Strategy & Implementation
• Develop an automation strategy that aligns with the platform's needs.
• Implement and maintain automated test frameworks for:
• Web: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium.
• Automation Strategy & Implementation

• Develop an automation strategy that aligns with the platform's needs.
• Implement and maintain automated test frameworks for:
  • Web: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium.
  • Mobile: Appium, Detox.
  • Desktop: Playwright, WinAppDriver, WebDriverIO (or similar).
• Mobile: Appium, Detox.
• Desktop: Playwright, WinAppDriver, WebDriverIO (or similar).
• Introduce mocking/stubbing strategies for scenarios where full automation isn't feasible due to hardware dependencies.
• Hardware & IoT Integration Testing
• Develop test plans for IoT hardware interactions, including weighbridge indicators, NFC scanning and cameras.
• Design test methodologies that validate real-world performance and accuracy of hardware-software interactions.
• Implement simulation environments or stubs for automated testing when physical hardware isn’t available.
• Defect Tracking & Process Improvement
• Identify, log and prioritise bugs and defects in tracking tools such as GitHub.
• Define metrics to evaluate testing efficiency and software quality over time.
• Continuously refine QA processes, introducing best practices from Agile, DevOps and automation-first methodologies.