QA / SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

Setting up, maintaining, and performing T1 test automation frameworks on multiple application platforms, such as Mobile, Desktop, and Web, and building test scenarios and acceptance tests.

Description:
Our Clients are one of the leading i-gaming developers in the world. They use cutting edge technologies todesign and develop gaming software which run world wide. Their very high industry standards aids them in giving their talent pool the space and opportunity to think, explore and deliver brilliance. Their moto is team work is dream work.
The Software Development Engineer in Test role is to design, develop and maintain automated testing solutions incorporating both in-house and industry leading test-frameworks.
The responsibility of the Engineer is to compliment the Quality Assurance process of the teams.
The primary purpose of a functional tester is to ensure the software under test meets the specified requirements and to help create the best experience for our end users, using continually improving testing methodologies and working with other teams to deliver the highest quality.
Load & Performance - identify software bottlenecks/contentions, design and execute performance and load tests, analyze data to provide meaningful recommendations and confirm theoretical limits, and provide strategies to optimize performance which includes benchmarking for future changes.
Ensure that the software under test is stable, reliable, scalable, has the capacity to function and perform well , is fast , and can recover from failures, each when incorporating multiple concurrent users or executable actions."
Security - conduct Application Security Testing to ensure that software is safe from malicious, exploitative attacks, and maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability across all aspects of the software under test.
A strong technical knowledge is needed to perform manual/automated web application security assessments using open-source and commercial security tools across web technologies, mobile platforms and various operating systems.
Team Description:
Join a team that is passionate about delivering high quality software and has a drive to understand how our systems are used in production.
The SDET's core responsibility is to test feature, support and enhancement work on our C# web API which acts as interface between our operators systems and our customers.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining the systems which our operators integrate with in order to access our content.
Key Skills Wishlist:

• Proven experience in an automation QA role
• C# knowledge is essential for automation and L&P testing
• Functional testing
• L&P Testing
• Basic C# knowledge (used when creating automation scripts)
• Selenium / Cypress
• Experience using Git or GitHub
• Experience with Jira and/or Zephyr Scale or similar
• Strong SQL skills
• Experience with deployment methodologies such as CI/CD and incorporating automated validation into the pipeline
• Experience developing JavaScript
• Experience writing unit tests
• Java or .NET development experience
• Experience with design patterns
• Basic MS SQL knowledge
• Postman

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and refine plans, templates, strategy and re-estimate workload requirements.
• Proactively reviews and improves, creates and innovates processes, tools and methodologies.
• Follow prescribed processes and workflow.
• Continuous enhancement of existing methodology material and supporting assets
• Reviews all missed / live issues and implements improvements
• Maintain defects throughout Lifecyle; entry, checking, retesting, regression, update status, closure, review, removed duplicated according to best practices.
• Drive latent defect prevention and reduction.
• Schedule, execute and record tests according to the test plan/checklists.
• Ensure tools/scripts/test techniques do not compromise the quality and functionality of the software.

The candidate should have a minimum of 4 -7 years of software development experience.

The candidate should have the right to work in South Africa.
Thisis a full time permanent role.
The role is hybrid, 2-3 days office based (Capetown, La Lucia or Centurion based offices)
Benefits:

• R2000 Medical Aid subsidy (Discovery or Momentum)
• Provident Fund with Alexander Forbes. You can choose to contribute 3, 4 or 5% of your ctc on a monthly basis and we will match your contribution
• School Subsidies: Creche (R800 per month to help you cover the cost up to age of 3) / Pre-school (R400 per month up to the age of 6) / High school (depending on your years of service, we will subsidize high school fees)
• Insured Benefits: Group Life / Income Protector / Funeral Fund / Capital Disability)
• Canteen, Gym, Concierge, L&D etc)