Software Quality Engineer

1 week ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Old Mutual Limited Full time R1 200 000 - R1 800 000 per year

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Job Description

The Software Quality Engineer is responsible for quality assurance initiatives across multiple projects, mentoring junior and intermediate engineers, and driving innovation in testing strategies and automation testing. This person will be responsible for working with respective development, business and architecture leads to develop and drive effective testing approaches to be adopted in the team and ensure they deliver high-quality software.

The ideal candidate for this role will have strong experience in technical testing at both a backend and frontend level, be capable of building and maintaining test automation frameworks and possess the skills to help a team achieve quality deliverables.

  • Lead quality assurance initiatives and frameworks for the respective development team. 

  • Work with other leads to ensure testability of business and technical requirements 

  • Monitor the quality delivery across an entire team and identify areas for improvement 

  • Mentor other engineers in the team 

  • Innovate in testing strategies, including automation, performance, and security testing. 

  • Engage with stakeholders to ensure quality throughout the SDLC. 

  • Help develop CI/CD pipeline configurations and DevOps practices. 

Requirements: Skills and Experience

Technical Skills: 

  • Expertise in programming languages like Java, JavaScript or Python. 

  • Experience in creating test automation frameworks at both a frontend and backend layer. 

  • Strong expertise in API Testing

  • Strong expertise in Postman , SQL , test data management 

  • Familiarity of performance testing tools like Apache JMeter or k6 and analysing system performance 

  • Proficiency in security testing tools like OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite. 

  • Extensive experience in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, ADO, or similar. 

  • In-depth understanding of DevOps practices and tools, including containerization and orchestration with tools like Docker and Kubernetes. 

  • Experience in working with cloud technologies like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. 

Experience: 

  • 8+ years in software testing, including at least 3 years in leadership roles, extensive experience in performance and security testing, and a strong background in DevOps. 

Personal and Interpersonal Skills 

  • Communication: Effective communication with cross-functional teams. 

  • Relationship Building: Establish and maintain good relationships within the firm and industry. 

  • Emotional Intelligence: Ability to perceive, assess, and influence emotions. 

  • Assertiveness: Ability to surface issues and pursue difficult conversations without delay

Skills

Action Planning, Adaptive Thinking, Data Compilation, Data Management, Evaluating Information, Executing Plans, Legal Practices, Oral Communications, Policies & Procedures, Project Quality Management, Project Testing, Report Review, Test Case Management

Competencies

Business InsightCommunicates EffectivelyCourageCultivates InnovationDrives ResultsEnsures AccountabilityInstills TrustManages Complexity

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

10 November 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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