Sanlam Vacancies in East London – Automation Test Analyst

Job Description:

Santam Digital has a career opportunity available for an Automation Test Analyst who will preferably be based in Cape Town.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and provide guidance to a team of automation test analysts in the Santam Digital environment and liaise with contracted test service supplier(s) to ensure effective prioritization, planning and delivery of test results and reporting
• Stay current on industry practices and trends in the testing, short term insurance and digital environments and contribute innovative ideas for the use of technology and improvement of processes
• Create and review test cases, test data and test targets for functional and non-functional test requirements and link test cases to business/systems requirements to ensure traceability
• Ensure alignment of Automation Test Scripts with Acceptance Criteria on User Stories by being involved in technical discussions with project team throughout software development life cycle to pro-actively identify obstacles concerning quality
• Comply with company policies and procedures, standards and methodologies
• Provide input into and collaborate with, performance testing, device testing, penetration testing and user acceptance testing to ensure standards and requirements are met
• Document all problems, work to resolve them and report progress on problem resolution to management
• Thoroughly test software to ensure proper operation and freedom from defects and contributes to the release decisions and analysis of production defects
• Provide support and collaborate with business analysis, project management and development competencies to confirm scope and duration of testing and ensure alignment
• Create and self-execute automated test scenarios, scripts and regression test packs and monitor execution by team
• Carry out quality assurance procedures to ensure that all digital tools and services meet and/or exceed the minimum organization standards and end-user requirements
• Test automation frameworks: Ensure alignment with existing frameworks, ensure use and implementation thereof, and provide input to ensure continuous improvement
• Create test reports, post implementation reports, publish test metrics to dashboards and make recommendations for improving test analysis and procedures

Job Requirements:

• Attention to detail
• Customer service orientation and collaborative interpersonal style
• Negotiating and influencing
• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure and effectively deal with conflict situations
• Planning and organizing
• Ability to take ownership, lead and initiate action and drive actions to completion
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to manage own workload and timelines
• Ability to be organized while working in a complex, fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

Qualification & Experience:

• Experience with using the following tools: Jira, Bamboo, IntelliJ – Java, Appium, Postman, Bitbucket, Allure, XCUITEST, Maven, TestNG, Selenium, SQL and database query tools, MS office
• Experience in software testing methodologies, frameworks, test planning, test cases development, execution, quality assessment of test cases
• Experience with working in project environments for large organisations, including working on multiple projects simultaneously and balancing delivery aspects across projects
• Experience in the financial or short-term insurance industry advantageous
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in automation testing that includes the following:
• Experice in working with a team consisting of functional, automation and performance testing expertise
• Experience in working in agile (scrum) methodology
• Testing certification (i.e. ISTQB – Automation Test Analyst or similar)
• Experience in working in the Digital environment i.e. testing and test automation for mobile, and web-based applications

Job Details:

Company: Sanlam

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa

Application Deadline: N/A

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