Description:
Key Responsibilities:- Lead and execute the end-to-end automation strategy, including roadmap, tool selection, and best practices across development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Design and maintain automation frameworks covering testing (web, mobile, API, performance), CI/CD, IaC, and system monitoring.
- Collaborate with QA, DevOps, engineering, product, and business teams to align automation with delivery goals.
- Mentor and upskill teams on automation tools, standards, and best practices.
- Drive governance and continuous improvement through standards, emerging tech evaluation, and quality metrics. Job Experience and Skills Required:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, with relevant certifications (ISTQB, AWS DevOps, Microsoft DevOps) as an advantage.
- 510+ years experience in software development/QA, including 23 years in a leadership role with proven automation delivery at scale.
- Strong skills in automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, and RestAssured.
- Proficiency with CI/CD and DevOps platforms including Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Programming capability in languages like Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#, with strong API automation skills (Postman, SoapUI, Newman, K6).
- Knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes, performance and security testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, OWASP ZAP), and Microsoft automation tools (Power Automate, Power Apps).
Apply now!
11 Feb 2026;
from:
gumtree.co.za