Engineering

Software Tester

Hire Resolve·Western Cape, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
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Job Description

  • A diversified South African financial services and wealth management group is seeking a Software Tester who will provide independent testing capacity within the IT Development team, ensuring platform changes meet approved specifications before production release - Johannesburg or Cape Town.

Responsibilities:

  • Test Design & Execution: Review user stories and specifications for testability; design comprehensive test cases (positive, negative, boundary); and execute functional, integration, regression, cross-browser, and usability testing.
  • Data & API Verification: Write SQL queries for backend data validation and test REST API endpoints using Postman.
  • Defect Management: Log defects with precise reproduction steps, severity, and priority; track through to retesting and closure. Escalate high-risk issues (regulatory, financial calculation, client data exposure) directly to the CTO and Project Manager.
  • Release & Audit Support: Produce test summary and evidence packs, ensure full traceability (requirement to test to defect), and recommend release readiness (withholding sign-off if exit criteria fail).
  • Test Data & UAT: Prepare de-identified or synthetic test data in compliance with POPIA; support and guide users during UAT.
  • Automation: Build and maintain automated checks for high-value regression scenarios under CTO guidance.
  • Process Contribution: Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives), estimate test efforts, and contribute to standardizing testing practices.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Essential: Matric / National Senior Certificate, plus a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or similar.
  • Preferred: ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (to be obtained within 12 months if not already held).
  • Advantageous: ISTQB Agile Tester extension, or formal SQL/automation certifications.
  • Core Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on software testing experience within a structured SDLC, specifically designing test cases from specifications and maintaining regression suites across multiple releases.
  • Technical Competencies: Practical experience with test management/defect-tracking tools, working SQL (SELECT, joins, aggregates), and API testing (Postman or equivalent).
  • Environment: Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
  • Domain Advantage: Background in financial services (investment, wealth, or insurance platforms) and exposure to test automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress).
  • Testing Fundamentals: Test levels, types, and design techniques (equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis).
  • Technical Concepts: Relational databases, SQL, REST APIs (verbs, status codes, payloads), and SDLC/Agile practices.
  • Compliance & Regulation: Working knowledge of POPIA data protection in test environments, alongside awareness of financial regulations (FAIS) and the importance of audit trails.

Core Skills

  • Analytical: Deconstructs specifications to identify edge cases, failure paths, and testable conditions.
  • Documentation: Writes clear, repeatable test cases, unambiguous defect reports, and audit-ready evidence packs.
  • Execution: Proficient in exploratory testing, SQL querying, Postman, and browser developer tools.
  • Professional: Strong test estimation, risk-escalation, and communication skills across both technical and business stakeholders.

Key skills

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Company

Hire Resolve

Location

Western Cape, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

November 14, 2026

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