Lead QA Engineer Role
Boardroom Appointments · Randburg, South Africa ·
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- QA
- Experience
- 5+ years
The Lead QA Engineer will oversee test strategy, planning, and execution for a 10-month contract, focusing on integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines and driving process improvements using Agile and Shift-Left methodologies.
Lead QA Engineer Role - 10 Month Contract
Background and Experience Required:
- Years of Experience
- Industry Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in Test Management
- Experience with Test Management tools configuration
- Solid understanding of Test Management throughout the lifecycle (SDLC & STLC)
Must-Have Skills (Mandatory Skills):
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficiency in test management tools
- Ability to align testing efforts with business goals
- Skilled in handling test status meetings, retrospectives, and presentations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to establish a collaborative relationship with product teams
- Knowledge of test metrics and reporting for stakeholders
- Understanding of Shift-Left Testing
- Encouraging a continuous learning culture in QA teams
- Good work ethic
Job Description / Responsibilities:
- Test Management:
- Test Strategy & Planning: Establish and enforce QA best practices and industry standards
- Test Execution & Delivery
- Oversee test case design, execution, and defect management
- Ensure functional, non-functional (performance, security, usability), and automation testing is performed
- Ensure automation is integrated with CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing
- Balance manual vs. automated testing for maximum effectiveness
- Identify and mitigate testing risks proactively
- Ensure regression testing is conducted before every release
- Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and industry best practices
- Maintain documentation for audit and reporting purposes
- Provide test status updates, dashboards, and key metrics to leadership
- Communicate risks, defects, and test progress clearly to stakeholders
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Drive process improvements using Agile, DevOps, and Shift-Left testing approaches
- Stay updated with emerging trends in testing methodologies, tools, and AI-driven testing
- Implement lessons learned from previous projects to refine testing practices