Senior QA Engineer Job Cape Town area,South Africa,Software Development

As an experienced, senior level QA Engineer, joining our dynamic and collaborative software development team, you'll play a key role in championing quality across our products.

Assisting with designing, developing, and executing sophisticated automated test strategies, you will help to mentor other QA team members and drive the continuous improvement of our quality processes within our agile environment.

Your main objective is to assist the quality assurance efforts by designing, building, and maintaining complex and robust test frameworks. You will drive QA strategy, mentor other test engineers, and help to grow the overall testing capability within the organization, ensuring our products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance before they reach our customers.

About the role

Deliver Working Software

Define, implement, and evolve the overall test strategy for our products, ensuring comprehensive test coverage

Design, build, and maintain scalable, and reusable automated test frameworks integrated into our CI/CD pipeline

Author and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases (manual and automated) to test desktop, web, and mobile applications

Set up, execute, and analyse performance and load testing scenarios to ensure application scalability and stability

Identify, document, and track defects with clarity and precision using tools like Jira; collaborate with the development team to ensure timely resolution

Team Collaboration and Participation

Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Developers to understand requirements and define acceptance criteria

Actively participate in all agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives

Provide clear updates on testing progress, quality status, and risks to stakeholders

Mentor and support other Test Engineers, sharing knowledge, conducting test case reviews, and promoting best practices

Process Improvement

Champion QA best practices and drive continuous improvement in our testing processes, tools, and methodologies

Proactively identify opportunities and lead initiatives to improve test efficiency and effectiveness

Evaluate and recommend new testing technologies and tools to enhance our quality assurance capabilities

Requirements

About you

Extensive experience in a software quality assurance role

Proven experience creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases

Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and extensive experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment

Proven experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Test Rail, Xray)

Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and associated tools (e.g., Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins)

Strong knowledge of cross-browser / cross-device testing platforms (e.g. Browser Stack)

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a meticulous attention to detail

Quality focused with a proactive ‘think outside the box’ mindset

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to collaborate effectively across teams

Experience leading and mentoring, with a focus on helping others grow

A desire to make the best software even better

This is a hybrid role with a home and office-based split, requiring regular weekly (2 days per week) attendance in the Cape Town office.

We are only considering applicants with an existing right to work in South Africa, without the need for employer sponsorship.

About Vista

Vista Group is the global leader in providing technology solutions to the international film industry. With brands including Vista, Veezi, Movio, Numero, Maccs, Flicks and Powster, our expertise covers cinema management software; loyalty, moviegoer engagement and marketing; film distribution software; box office reporting; creative studio solutions; and movie, cinema and streaming content discovery.

With more than 700 crew based across six main offices, in New Zealand (Auckland headquarters), the USA, the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Mexico, our people are our most important asset. Across the group brands our teams provide market-leading services to clients in more than 100 countries.

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