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Job: Senior Software Quality Engineer

Company: Old Mutual

Location: Western Cape, South Africa

Date: 10-7-2024

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The Senior Software Quality Engineer is responsible for leading quality assurance initiatives across multiple projects, mentoring junior and intermediate engineers, and driving innovation in testing strategies and automation testing. This person will be responsible for working with respective development, business and architecture leads to develop and drive effective testing approaches to be adopted in the team and ensure they deliver high-quality software.The ideal candidate for this role will have strong experience in technical testing at both a backend and frontend level, be capable of building and maintaining test automation frameworks and possess the skills to help a team achieve quality deliverables.The role involves leading quality assurance initiatives and frameworks for a development team, ensuring testability of business and technical requirements, monitoring quality delivery, mentoring engineers, and promoting innovation in testing strategies. The candidate should have 10+ years of experience in software testing, including 3 years in leadership roles, extensive experience in performance and security testing, and a strong background in DevOps. They should have expertise in programming languages like Java, JavaScript, or Python, and experience in creating test automation frameworks.