Automation Test Lead at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
- R1.00 - R2.00 per hour
- Contract Senior position
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Pretoria
- Posted 17 Sep 2025 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
- Expires in 30 days
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Job 2622583 - Ref 878000010962196
About the position
Our client in the automotive industry, a global leader known for innovation and advanced mobility solutions, is seeking a Senior Automation Test Lead to join their dynamic IT Hub in South Africa. Embedded within the cutting-edge RetailerHUB product team, this role plays a vital part in shaping the digital backbone of their international dealer network. If you're passionate about test automation, thrive in Agile environments, and have a sharp eye for quality, this is your opportunity to drive excellence in a fast-paced, tech-forward environment.
Duties and responsibilities
- Collaboration with Team Lead, Stakeholders, IT PO and broader Team regarding Testing topics
- Test Execution, Defect capture.
- Maintenance of automation packs.
- Daily execution and reporting on automated regression packs.
- Assist with Developer (rest layer) unit testing automation
- Managing and communicating issues.
- Reporting – with attention to details and correctness.
- Defining and implementing test plan on projects.
- Preparation and communication of Test reports during test execution (SIT sand UAT)
- Planning and effort estimation for test case execution
- Plan, organize and support test case creation
- Coordinate test data creation with the developers and test analysts
- Follow up on defect fixes identified during test execution
- Assist in the manual execution of test cases and defect retesting when required.
- Track new/changed requirements and ensure these are addressed during testing
- Escalate deviations in the plan to Project Lead / DevOps Lead
- Act as single point of contact between Developers and Testers
- Setup and track a “lessons learnt” – sheet related to test topics
- Ensure entry/exit criteria for all test phases are met in time
- Ensure that project time allocated to testing are utilized efficiently and effectively
RequirementsEssential skills requirements
- Understanding of systems engineering concepts
- Managing a team of Test Analysts within the DevOps space
- Business case development
- Modelling techniques and methods
- Reporting
- The ability to analyze a process from start to finish
- Requirement review & static analysis
- Analyses Test Scripts for feasibility
- Technical Test Case creation
- Cypress framework for front end testing
- Quarkus
- Spring Boot
- Apache Kafka
- Kibana
- Grafana
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter
Advantageous skills requirements
- Agile development methodologies
- Confluence / Jira
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Qualifications and Experience
5+ years / Work experience/ Relevant Degree in IT/ Agile working experience
Desired Skills:
- Quarkus
- Spring Boot
- Apache Kafka
- Kibana
- Grafana
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Desired Qualification Level:
About The Employer:
DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
About the agency
Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals
Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad.
We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search.
Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections.
For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.
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