Test Manager

7 months ago


Umhlanga, South Africa iKhokha Full time

**Company Description**
iKhokha is one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Africa. As you'd expect, our pace is fast-moving and ever-changing. We like it that way.
Our office is a high-performance environment where we thrive on pushing each other to challenge the status quo. If that doesn’t appeal to you, you probably shouldn’t work here.

Embark on a journey with iKhokha, where we share a steadfast belief in our capacity to uplift the bedrock of South Africa's economy—small businesses. Seize the chance to be a Test Manager and become an integral part of this impactful mission.

Choosing to be a part of the dynamic growth at one of South Africa's fastest-growing fintech firms is not just a decision; it's an invitation to shape the future.

Eager to uncover the testing wizard within you? Share your testing superpower and let's craft quality together

**So, what will you do?**

You will be responsible for creating and rolling out effective testing strategies, delivering quality work through teams, developing and coaching people.
- Advise on the correct testing approach and create and drive the testing strategy.
- Assist in the development and implementation of test automation within the product space.
- Lead a team of test analysts and automation engineers and ensure delivery and quality across pods is consistent.

**In addition to the above, you will**:

- Day-to-day management as well as optimizing delivery throughout the Test team (Test Analysts & QA Automation Engineers).
- Setting and implementing standards for test case processes and templates.
- Support and help test teams to create functional test cases.
- Review test cases created by test teams.
- Schedule and participate in internal testing events, collaborate closely with project and test teams as they develop test plans for new features, and ensure every release happens on time.
- Identify potential opportunities for saving manual testing efforts by leveraging test automation.
- Assist in the identification and design of test automation.
- Manage and organize our device test lab and test devices
- Define and implement testing strategies to ensure the product being released is up to industry and company standards.
- Supporting the successful deployment of products into the market.
- Identify and create plans to mitigate risk.
- Reviewing processes on an ongoing basis to increase efficiencies.
- Proactively report progress, plans and problems to the line manager and management tier throughout product development.
- HR Management responsibilities as well as performance management, developing roadmaps for career growth and outlining courses and material for training.
- Mentor and train other test team members in testing processes and test automation tools.

**Qualifications**
- Relevant qualification or ISTQB certification would be advantageous.

**Deal breakers**
- 6+ years as a Test Analyst with experience in testing web and mobile platforms.
- 6+ years combined experience in both manual and automation testing.
- 3 - 5 of years leadership and management experience.
- Experience working in a Scrum Agile environment.
- Experience using automation tools i.e.: Appium or Selenium etc. (required).
- Experience coding in a high-level language such as Python, Java, or JavaScript.
- Experience Based Testing (required).
- Experience in testing payment systems (Advantageous).

**Additional experience that would make you a front-runner for the role**:

- A strong sense of urgency and a proactive self-starter.
- A critical thinker with an analytical mindset.
- A proven record of prioritizing and coordinating work across a large number of products and teams.
- Demonstrate the ability to own a complete functional area of a product for testing by planning, executing, and driving issues to resolution.
- Project tracking software i.e. Jira, Clickup or Azure DevOps
- REST API testing (advantageous).
- Load and Performance Testing (advantageous).

**Additional Information** Perks of joining the Tribe?**
- Work in a high-growth company with tangible results you're accountable for.
- Enjoy hybrid, remote, and in-office work models.
- Competitive remuneration and benefits, including Medical Aid and Group Risk scheme contributions.
- Be guided by visionary leadership.
- Seize the opportunity for study leave.
- Access to on-demand learning and development.
- Experience a friendly, collaborative culture with a team of all-round-lekker humans (it’s true, we surveyed our Employees and they told us so).
- If you find yourself at HQ, coffee on tap and a selection of hot beverages provided by our very own onsite Barista.


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