Recruitment Room Team
Lead QA (Stellenbosch Hybrid)
Job Description
ENVIRONMENT:
PROVIDE the direction for the QA competency, specifically for UI’s, paving the way for advancing the QA capabilities of a leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions seeking your expertise to be its next Lead QA. You will help identify potential issues before they arise, ensuring a high-quality product system that delivers exceptional user experiences while leading and directing both automation and manual QA’s, overseeing the entire test lifecycle from implementation through to execution and reporting. Applicants must possess a Bachelor or Advanced tertiary qualification in Computer Science or similar field, have an ISTQB Foundation Certification with 8+ years hands-on Testing work experience including Java, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript Spring Boot, Storybook, Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, Playwright, etc.
DUTIES:
- Implement Quality Assurance practices across the UI teams.
- Lead testing activities within Development teams and take ownership of QA competency across UI teams.
- Implement metrics to guide projects, determine adherence to plans and assess achievement of the objectives.
- Test implementation and execution reporting.
- Release and closure reporting.
- Manage Manual Testing and help guide automation of the software product within the SDLC from test planning to exit criteria.
- Ensure a high quality of products that are clear of defects and meet the needs of the customer.
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications –
- Bachelor or Advanced qualification in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related technical discipline.
- ISTQB Foundation Certification.
Experience/Skills –
- 8+ Years hands-on experience testing production-level web applications based on Object Oriented software languages and frameworks (e.g. Java, Go, Javascript, Typescript, Spring Boot & Vue.js).
- Deep understanding of the QA domain.
- Test Process Management –
- Test planning, monitoring and control
- Test design
- Test implementation
- Test execution
- Test reporting
- Test closure
- Software standards, processes & best practices.
Tech stack & tools –
- Java, Javascript, Typescript, Spring Boot, Storybook, Vue.js, Vuex, Vuetify.
- SQL databases – MySQL / PostgreSQL
- Jira
- Confluence
- Zephyr
- Playwright
- Bitbucket, GIT, Visual Studio Code
- Maven
- Jenkins
- pgAdmin, DBeaverSQL
- Mac, Linux, Windows OS
ATTRIBUTES:
- You’re a leader, and a team player.
- You collaborate with, coach, learn from and mentor fellow QAs in quality best practices and principles.
- You’re a lifelong student who takes balanced risks yet embraces failing fast in order to learn faster.
- Innovative, solving tough problems and revealing unique solutions.
- Desires to improve and drive change that leads to higher quality and productivity for the whole team.
- Continuous upskilling in QA processes and testing techniques.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical, technical and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
