Software QA Tester / Specialist
- Western Cape
- R40,000-45,000 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
Trusted by thousands of organisations worldwide, the company delivers cutting-edge, centrally managed email signature solutions. With a rapidly expanding client base, head quartered in New Zealand, they are growing their South Africa team and are on the hunt for a skilled Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist to champion software excellence and help shape products trusted by businesses everywhere.As part of a distributed development team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring products are reliable, stable, and high-performing before they reach customers around the globe. This is a hands-on QA role where you’ll help shape the testing practice from the ground up — combining manual testing, test planning in Azure DevOps, and setting up the first automation framework.Role:
- Design and execute test plans for new features and product updates using Azure DevOps
- Carry out manual and exploratory testing, documenting real-world scenarios
- Establish and maintain an automation framework (tool choice flexible – Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and support teams to spot defects and edge cases early
- Maintain and evolve test documentation and DevOps test plans
- Contribute to building a mature QA practice, incorporating CI/CD tools, API testing, and performance testing over time
- Identify opportunities to improve QA processes, tools, and workflows
- Drive product quality at every stage of the sprint lifecycle
- 2–5+ years’ experience in software testing or quality assurance
- Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and best practices
- Hands-on experience with test case management and bug tracking (Azure DevOps experience a plus)
- Exposure to automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar) — no strong preference, as long as you can deliver results
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Outlook (must be comfortable using and learning these systems)
- Excellent communication skills and sharp attention to detail
- Comfortable working in a distributed, collaborative environment
- Be part of a global leader with a relaxed yet professional culture
- Work with modern tools and a forward-thinking, supportive team
- Shape QA in a company where quality is valued from the ground up
- Enjoy autonomy, and real opportunities for growth
- Join at a pivotal time as the company expands their South African operations