Job Description

This is an excellent contract opportunity for a Senior Test Analyst to gain automation testing experience while leading QA delivery at a top South African retail giant.

6-Month Contract Opportunity | R400 PH | Cape Town (on-site)

THE COMPANY:

One of SA’s top-performing retail groups, this company is known for its tech-driven innovation and scale across health, beauty, and pharmacy retail. Their operations rely on deeply integrated systems, from ERP to POS and customer loyalty, with continuous enhancements across supply chain, payments, and customer engagement platforms.

THE ROLE:

This role offers the chance to gain hands-on automation testing exposure while leading QA delivery across enterprise-scale retail systems. As the Senior Test Analyst, you will take ownership of testing across ERP, POS, CRM, and e-commerce platforms, covering functional, integration, regression, and UAT phases. You will work closely with developers, BAs, and project managers to plan and coordinate test execution, manage defects, and ensure full test coverage across web, mobile, and backend systems.

In addition to leading day-to-day testing and guiding junior testers, you will support automation initiatives by collaborating with automation testers and scripting basic automation where applicable. This is a strong opportunity to deepen your QA delivery experience while building practical automation skills in a large-scale retail environment.

THE REQUIREMENTS:

6+ years of software testing experience in retail

Experience leading small testing teams

Strong manual testing background with some exposure to automation tools like Postman, Selenium, etc.

Proficiency with test management & defect management tools such as Jira, TestRail, Azure DevOps or similar tools

SQL skills for backend and data validation

Solid understanding of API and web/mobile testing

ISTQB certification (preferred)

Exposure to cloud platforms or microservices (preferred)