Work-Force
An opportunity has arisen for a QA Tester in Soweto. Suitably qualified candidates from across Gauteng are invited to apply.
Overview
This QA Tester role sits within the it jobs function in Soweto. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Gauteng.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
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 Soweto teams, and the new QA Tester will feel that from the first week.
Where You’ll Work
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.
Crucially, 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 Soweto site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Why This Role
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Soweto contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the it jobs space in Gauteng.
On top of that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Core Functions
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
Essential Criteria
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.