Automation Tester X7 - Contract, Sandton

Our Client a Global tech firm is seeking 7 Automation Testers to join their team in Sandton on a contract basis. They offer Stability, growth, attractive rates and a great working environment.

As a software automation tester, you'll be working in the development of automated testing tools for our clients. This role involves writing test cases to ensure that applications are as robust and stable as possible before they're deployed into production environments. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to work effectively with both internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you'll have experience with Automation Testing Tools such as Selenium WebDriver or Appium

Requirements

• Performs unit testing of both written and automated code (programming logic, algorithms, integration, and UI tests)
• Designs and implements new processes and tools to enhance the testability of legacy code and critical applications
• Creates testable mock objects for user interface to ensure testing of a complete application
• Develops automation framework to improve efficiency and effectiveness of testing
• Conduct and lead others on requirements analysis and design definition to structure, organize, specify and model requirements and designs, validate and verify information, identify solution options that meet business needs, and estimate the potential value that could be realized for each solution option
• Conduct and lead others on Requirements Life Cycle Management tasks to manage and maintain requirements and design information from inception to retirement
• Conduct and lead others on strategy analysis to define the future and transition states needed to address the business need
• Conduct and lead others on Solution Evaluation to assess the performance of and value delivered by a solution, and eliminate barriers/constraints that prevent the full realization of the value
• Execute and lead others on according to IIBA best practices, agile product delivery and lean principles based on delivery approach as per the BA methods
• Discover and deliver requirements based on changes across all seven product dimensions and requirements categories
• Understand/co-create the operational value streams, enterprise strategic themes, product roadmap, vision, KPIs and metrics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with automation testing
• 5 years of experience in software development preferred.
• Experience with automated testing tools