Specialist QA Engineer

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POSITION INFO:

Description:
PBT Group is looking for a Specialist QA Engineer to design automation testing plans and develop test scripts for various technical products and services. The role encompasses front-end, back-end, integration, performance, scalability, and regression testing in both pre, during, and post-deployment phases. This position focuses on ensuring quantifiable test coverage and metrics for products, particularly within the SWIFT CBPR+ protocol project.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Develop and design automation testing plans for multiple products/services.
• Create and maintain automation test scripts, ensuring alignment with chosen testing frameworks and guidelines.
• Perform functional, automation, and front-end testing, API testing, and regression testing.
• Collaborate with the testing team to address over 200 industry message types with various permutations, where manual testing is not feasible.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems to streamline testing processes.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Mandatory Skills:
  • Testing Methodologies: Functional Testing, Automation Testing, Front-End Testing, API Testing.
  • Testing Frameworks: Cucumber, TestNG, Data-driven and Hybrid frameworks.
  • Automation Tools: Selenium, Rest.
  • Programming Languages: Java (minimum Java 8 proficiency).
  • Build Tools: Maven.
  • Version Control: GIT, Bitbucket.
  • CI/CD: Jenkins, Docker.
  • MQ Testing: Assured, MQ knowledge is important.
• Desired Skills:
  • Agile Tools: Atlassian Suite.
  • Cloud Expertise: AWS knowledge is a plus.

Additional Criteria:

• A minimum of 3 years of hands-on automation testing experience.
• Strong understanding of SWIFT CBPR+ protocols, with reputational implications for international banking.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model, primarily in Gauteng.

Qualifications/Certifications:

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Commerce, or equivalent.

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