Senior Test Analyst Jobs in Cape Town

Datonomy Solutions is recruiting a Senior Test Analyst, reference 896, for a contract, onsite role in Cape Town. The analyst will own complex test coverage and deliver effective manual and automated testing for business systems.

About the company and the work

Datonomy Solutions provides enterprise information management services, enterprise software solutions and custom-developed specialised systems, with a philosophy it calls Connected Value Creation. The analyst will work with a Test Manager or QA lead, developers, business analysts, product or project teams and business users.

Role details and duties

• Analyse requirements and acceptance criteria, identify gaps and design risk-based tests for complex business journeys.
• Execute functional, integration, exploratory and regression tests, including exception paths and retesting.
• Develop and maintain automated tests in the agreed framework, prioritising repeatable, valuable regression coverage.
• Use API checks and SQL validation to verify interfaces, transaction states and underlying data.
• Investigate defects, provide reproducible evidence and work with developers and analysts to resolve them.
• Maintain test data and coverage records, review automation reliability and contribute to release quality decisions.
• Review test design, guide less experienced testers and improve testing practices with the Test Manager.

This is a contract, senior-level position in Cape Town, with a stated pay range of R85,000 to R100,000 per month.

Requirements

• Substantial hands-on software testing experience with demonstrable ownership of complex test scope.
• Proven manual testing and practical automation development experience, including maintaining tests.
• Experience with an automation framework and the programming or scripting language used by that framework.
• Strong test design, defect investigation and requirements traceability skills.
• Ability to validate integrations or APIs and interrogate data using SQL where the application requires it.
• Evidence of working independently, reviewing others’ work and explaining release risks clearly.
• Retail transactional systems, ecommerce, payments, point of sale or supply chain testing experience is preferred.
• Experience integrating automated tests into delivery pipelines and managing unstable or unreliable tests is preferred.
• ISTQB certification or equivalent professional testing development is preferred.

Where to find and apply safely

Use the Apply button on this page to reach the original CareerJunction listing from Datonomy Solutions, reference 896. Read the full advert there and apply only through that original page.

Practical tips

• Show ownership of complex test scope and risk-based test design.
• Highlight automation framework work and pipeline integration.
• Mention mentoring, review work and ISTQB development.

How the process works

After applying through the original listing, the recruiter reviews applications against the requirements and contacts shortlisted candidates about the next steps.

Important information

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