Automation / QA Test Engineer

Cape Town, South Africa Posted on 01/04/2026

We are seeking an experienced Automation Test Engineer / QA Automation Consultant to take ownership of our automated testing framework. You'll enhance and stabilize existing tests, build new automation across systems, boost coverage, and upskill the internal team leaving a lasting impact on our QA capabilities.

• Assess current environment, tools, and frameworks
• Diagnose issues, repair broken components, improve reliability
• Optimise performance, maintainability, and structure of the test suite
• Develop New Automated Tests
  • Build scripts for existing systems with no coverage
  • Design & implement tests for new projects/solutions
  • Ensure adherence to best practices and internal standards
• Improve Test Coverage & Quality
  • Analyse systems to identify coverage gaps
  • Establish measurable coverage targets and achieve them
  • Implement regression packs, smoke, integration, and end-to-end tests
• Knowledge Transfer & Upskilling
  • Upskill internal team on tools, frameworks, and best practices
  • Provide documentation, training, and mentoring for sustainability
  • Support adoption of improved automation processes and standards
• Partner with developers, analysts, and product owners
• Provide regular reporting on progress, coverage, and quality metrics
• Success Outcomes
  • Achieve significant increase in automated test coverage (e.g., 100% improvement)
  • Fully integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
  • Improve suite stability (reduce flaky/failing tests)
  • Complete documentation and knowledge handover
  • Embed QA earlier in SDLC and drive overall test strategy

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years' experience inautomated testing and QA automation engineering.
• Strong proficiency inautomation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright , Cypress, Katalon, orsimilar).
• Experience with CI/CDpipelines and test execution frameworks.
• Strong understanding oftesting methodologies and best practices.
• Experience designing testframeworks or significantly enhancing existing ones.
• Ability to workindependently and deliver outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication,documentation, and knowledge sharing skills.