Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a QA Tester role based in Richards Bay. We welcome candidates from every background across KwaZulu-Natal who are ready to grow with us.
What This Role Involves
The organisation is investing in its Richards Bay operation, and this QA Tester position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the it jobs function and contribute to the wider KwaZulu-Natal business.
Practically speaking, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the QA Tester taking on this position.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Richards Bay teams, and the new QA Tester will feel that from the first week.
Why Join Us
Equally, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in it jobs from your base in Richards Bay. Many colleagues across KwaZulu-Natal have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in KwaZulu-Natal.
Practically speaking, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Richards Bay keep progressing.
The Environment
Importantly, the environment is hybrid-friendly where the role allows, with collaborative tooling, modern source-control workflows and a strong emphasis on shared ownership of code and incidents.
Beyond that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Richards Bay site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
About the Team
In addition, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Richards Bay office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal operations get busy.
Crucially, the team mix in Richards Bay reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
- Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
Minimum Requirements
- Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.