lead-software-testing-stellenbosch-at-capitec-bank

Job Description:

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Capitec Bank is a South African commercial bank. As of February 2017 the bank was the third largest in South Africa with 120,000 customer opening new accounts per month. To simplify banking, we’ve developed an all-inclusive banking solution. Global One is the one solution that enables you to transact, save and access credit in realtime. We also believe...

Lead: Software Testing (Stellenbosch)

PURPOSE STATEMENT

To drive testing excellence, within the product line, by Leading and overseeing the end-to-end testing process, and optimising testing processes through central and digital Test Automation practices.
To ensure the continuity of the testing capability by crafting testing career paths and development paths for Testers.

QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum)

A relevant qualification in Information Technology or Software Testing
Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

QUALIFICATIONS (Ideal or Preferred)

Software Testing - Foundation Level through the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Bachelors Degree in Information Technology - Computer Science or Information Management

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Minimum (non-negotiable):

At least 5 years’ solid work experience in QA testing (identifying Test Conditions, and creating Test Plans and Test Cases / Scripts from project documentation)
At least 5 years work experience in Test Automation
At least 2 years work experience in Leading/Managing/Coordinating a Team and/or the work of Testing roles (throughout the various testing phases and activities)
Demonstrated experience in Coding (Programming)
Experience in testing both Front-end and Back-end systems
Databases and scripting
Detailed understanding of the full IT project lifecycle (SDLC) and how the STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle) fits into it
Knowledge of formal software testing practices
Application of test tools
Reviewing others work and Scripts, and providing feedback

Ideal (nice to have):

Hands on experience with Playwright (extremely ideal)
Relevant tech stack (e.g., Selenium; Java; .NET; Python; Cucumber; TestNG; or similar)
Banking/Financial/Telco IT-related systems exposure
Non-functional testing experience (Performance; Stress; Reliability; etc.)
Release management exposure
Project management experience
Systems architecture exposure
Agile methodology exposure

SKILLS