Test Automation Analyst

A company that provides vehicle tracking, stolen vehicle recovery, and personal safety services in South Africa, is seeking an proactive and communicative individual to join their Development and Engineering division as an API Test Automation Analyst
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• Develop test plans, approaches, and scopes for automation efforts.
• Provide input on project test estimates.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing methodologies.
• Establish and implement an approach for managing test data.

• Review functional requirements.
• Analyze requirements for completeness, correctness, and clarity to guide the testing effort.
• Maintain a clear understanding of business goals to shape testing scenarios effectively.

• Define automation targets and objectives with the Team Lead.
• Analyze and develop appropriate test coverage with stakeholders.
• Trace requirements to test cases to verify test coverage.

• Manage your own test preparation and execution activities.
• Identify and create necessary test data.
• Execute scenario-based test cases.
• Analyze metrics for quality assessment.

• Trace coverage and clearance of testing efforts.
• Provide input for standard test metrics and reporting.
• Collaborate with the project and test teams to address issues and report on status.

• Debug the development and execution of test scripts against targets.
• Analyze test failures.
• Prioritize defects logged with the development team.

• ISTQB Foundation Level testing certification (non-negotiable).
• ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst certification (preferable).
• Relevant IT degree or diploma.
• Experience in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Experience with ReadyAPI
  , SOAPUI
  , and Visual Studio
  .
• Experience writing custom test applications.
• Experience analyzing complex and technical design diagrams and specifications.
• Experience using SQL for data-driven testing.
• Experience working with Git repositories and branching strategies.
• Extensive experience developing test cases and scenarios from requirements.
• Experience with automated test case development, estimation, and maintenance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• A good understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance concepts across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• An understanding of test metrics and how they are used to support decision-making.

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)

IF you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to