Senior Test Engineer

1 week ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Payara Full time R900 000 - R1 200 000 per year
Shape The Future. Own Your Impact. Evolve with Payara.

At Payara, we aren't just platform software, we shape the future of businesses. Whether you're driving
operational excellence, leading strategic projects or creating code, your work ensures our customers continue to
receive excellent products and services.

We believe in ownership, accountability, and collaboration. We strive for excellence, pushing boundaries, and
creating impact. Your curiosity will inspire others and drive success.

Join a globally distributed team where challenge is a mindset, innovation is key, and excellence is non-
negotiable.

Create impact. Drive change. Grow with Payara.

Role Overview

As the Senior Test Engineer/Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, performance, and
reliability of Payara's software solutions. You will lead quality assurance initiatives, champion automation
strategies, and guide the implementation of best practices across teams. Collaborating closely with engineers,
developers, and stakeholders, you will oversee the testing lifecycle, from strategy and design to execution and
continuous improvement, while mentoring QA team members to enhance capability and consistency.

Summary Details

Role: Senior Test Engineer/Lead
Seniority: Senior
Location: Global (100% Remote) - Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Compensation: Rate dependant on local market location and experience

What you will do
  • Ownership and responsibility for quality and automation
  • Resolve technical issues of projects and explore alternate designs
  • Participate as a team member and foster teamwork by inter-group coordination within the modules of the project
  • Collaborate and communicate effectively with stakeholders and ensure client satisfaction
  • Train and coach members of project groups to ensure effective knowledge management activity
  • Lead implementation of best practice, process improvements and modernisation initiatives
  • Analyse test results, logs and execution reports
What you will bring
  • 3+ years Java development experience
  • 4+ years CI/CD experience
  • 5+ years of software testing experience
  • 4+ years' experience with test automation frameworks and technologies, such as: Gherkin, Selenium,
  • Junit, Jenkins, Specflow and Maven
  • An understanding of Git and Jira
  • Comprehensive understanding and experience with Linux commands
  • Experience in leading/coaching QA resources
Desirable Technical Skills
  • Software testing experience in middleware enterprise Java technologies, such as: Oracle WebLogic,
  • JBoss, Apache Tomcat, Glassfish, WebSphere
  • Experience in development or use of Jakarta TCK
  • Knowledge/experience of test automation framework for API, Microservices, Web portal and
  • performance testing using Jmeter
  • Knowledge/experience of UI and end to end testing
  • Knowledge/experience of Dockers technology
  • Previous knowledge of Cloud environments, such as: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, RedHat
Personal Skills & Behaviours
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
  • Team player with strong communication skills
  • Excellent collaborator with engineers of mixed specialisms
  • Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to identify and manage risks
  • Ability to manage and work with competing priorities
  • Passionate about scalability reliability and test strategies
  • Ability to lead a team of QAs in process improvements, best practices and knowledge transfer
Essential Qualifications
  • Fluent in English written and verbal communication
  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Alternatively, a possession of a recognised professional certification in software testing such as CAST
  • (Certified Associate in Software Testing), CQSA (Certified Software Quality Analyst), or ISTQB
  • (International Software Testing Qualifications Board)
How We Work

At Payara, how we work matters just as much as what we work on. You'll thrive in this role if you naturally live our
values:
  • Growth
  • Openness
  • Trust
  • Excellence
  • Passion
  • Initiative
  • Community
What we offer
  • 100% Remote flexible working.
  • Annual allowances for L&D
  • Paid time off to celebrate your birthday, for volunteering or charity work, or to focus on your mental well-
  • being.
  • Loyalty rewards.
  • Welcome gifts and limited-edition swag.
  • Annual company retreat.
  • Clear career progression plan
  • Plus, many more
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