You'll enjoy working in a team using a mature development environment where you plan and collaborate with peers. You'll be comfortable with challenging the status quo and working in an agile SDLC (we use Scrum). We are based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs), offer excellent company benefits, flexible working hours and working from home. We need you to take full responsibility of the Quality Assurance process, tools, techniques and standards. What we need? Someone with a passion for Technology and Testing Experience leading QA Teams Agile Experience DevOps experience A self-motivated team player The right attitude, above everything else Someone that will fit our culture and support our values What are we looking for? Matric, Relevant Tertiary Qualification would be preferential 7 years experience in the Full Software Quality Assurance Lifecycle 2 years experience in a Management/Team Leadership role - Building and managing QA teams, able to recognise and bring out the best in the team... QA related Test management certification i.e. ISTQB Testing Management Demonstrable experience in manual and automated QA, ideally in a continuous delivery environment Experience of modern QA automation and monitoring tools Functional and non-functional testing experience Microsoft .Net Experience preferred Strong communication skills, dealing with all levels of management and peers within an organisation Working with stakeholders to ensure QA vision is understood and implemented correctly Experience of working with teams following an agile methodology Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines Strong technical skills - comfortable testing software without a user interface, e.g. an API Must have experience testing web applications and API's Comfortable writing and debugging code Why should you consider us? We are serious about staff engagement We are serious about people development and training We value work-life balance We are open, honest and act with integrity We celebrate and reward excellence Key responsibilities will include: QA Leadership Sign-off on the final release readiness for product and component releases to provide customers, stakeholders, and executives with assurance that the product suite is released to the best possible quality standards Establish Quality Assurance discipline as an integral component of the Software Development Lifecycle and report on measurable quality improvements Mentorship and team enablement approach Defect management Testing effectiveness measurement Test Scope determination Be the primary contact for all matters related to QA Set the product quality strategy and plan, and then measure and report on the effective execution thereof Define the key measures for software and product quality and report on these Develop, publish, and maintain a QA roadmap of tooling and process improvement and ensure the team is aligned Process and tooling Microsoft Teams Azure DevOps Plan, manage, and measure the Quality Assurance discipline so that we can be confident that our QA team operates like an industry leading quality assurance team Identify the correct tools and QA process, and ensure cadence with the Software Development team's agile practices Preparation and review of test plans Monitor all QA activity, test results, defect rates and areas of improvement Bearing continuous improvement in mind, constantly review the quality process and drive further efficiencies and improvements Utilize all quality and testing tools optimally, including balancing automation versus manual testing Continuous Improvement Demonstrate the value that quality processes add through a metric-driven approach Champion the value and benefits of quality to the business and other senior managers through regular communication and knowledge-sharing Keep up to date on knowledge of latest QA techniques and trends Coaching and Mentoring Work with the QA team to develop personal development and training plans and provide opportunity for learning Mentoring and coaching to QA team members, ensuring the success of the team's manual and automation testing Desired Skills: QA tester Quality Assurance Management SDLC QA Lead Automation Software Testing .Net
Western Cape South Africa

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