Test Team Lead
CyberPro Consulting|Posted 13 days ago
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Role description
Job Purpose
Overseeing end-to-end testing strategies, driving test automation initiatives, and mentoring the QA team. Ensure quality standards across all aspects of the SDLC—from planning to delivery. Work closely with development, DevOps, and business teams to align QA efforts with overall project goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the overall automation testing strategy, ensuring alignment with project and product goals
- Identify areas suitable for automation, perform ROI analysis, and prioritize test cases for automation
- Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable automation frameworks (such as Hybrid, BDD, POM-based) suitable for both UI and API layers
- Lead the creation of comprehensive automation test plans that outline objectives, tools, timelines, scope, and risk mitigation strategies aligned with business goals
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reusable automation frameworks
- Review test scripts, execution results, and ensure adherence to best practices and standards
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into test cases
- Provide technical mentorship to QA engineers and guide them in automation and testing best practices
- Monitor test coverage and quality metrics and report them to stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement in testing processes and tools
- Participate in sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives as part of agile teams
Required Knowledge and Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software testing with at least 4–5 years in a lead role
- Strong experience with automation tools like Cypress, Playwright, Selenium (or equivalent)
- Solid experience in testing RESTful APIs and backend services
- Experience working with Git-based version control systems (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab)
- 2+ years in short-term insurance projects
- Experience with performance testing tools like K6, JMeter, or Gatling
- Exposure to mobile testing frameworks such as Appium
- Experience with cross-browser and cross-device testing on platforms like BrowserStack or Sauce Labs
- Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes environments
- Understanding of security testing practices and tools like OWASP ZAP
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript; experience in Python is an added advantage
- Expertise in frameworks such as Cucumber, JUnit, or TestNG
- Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins
- Good understanding of STLC, agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), and DevOps practices
- Strong leadership and communication skills to lead QA teams, resolve conflicts, and manage stakeholders
- Excellent technical and analytical skills, with ability to self-learn new technologies
- User experience orientation
On-the-Job Training/Familiarisation Time
3 months
Educational Requirements
- Computer Science university degree or equivalent – an advantage
- ISTQB Certification – an advantage
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About CyberPro Consulting
CyberPro Consulting is a software services company that focusses on Digital, Data Analytics, Software and AI Solutions as well as Cloud enablement services.
CyberPro’s story began in 2000 as a small web and e-commerce dev company startup and has seen us grow into one of the top IT services providers in South Africa, with a team of over 500 consultants.
Our customer base ranges from most of SA's blue chip and mid-size brands down to a bunch of exciting local and international startups disrupting various industries. The verticals we service cover a wide range of industries from financial services and retail through to telecoms and manufacturing customers and everything in between. As a CyberPro Consultant you get exposed to a diverse range of complex enterprise scale projects utilizing the latest technology. As part of a consulting services tech company you will find yourself working with some of the top people in the industry solving interesting problems.
Why Work for Us
- Well established brand and reputation in the market
- Solid track record in delivery
- Learn from top experts in the industry
- Earn top remuneration
- Exposure to a wide range of customers, projects and tech
- One of the most diverse teams in the industry
- South African as well as offshore project opportunities
Our Hiring Process
As each CyberPro team member is a representative of our company, we take our hiring process seriously. This means top skills, relevant education, the ability to deliver, strong interpersonal skills and, above all, the right attitude. Our process typically consists of a technical or other relevant skills assessment, and one or two interviews with key stakeholders, followed by an offer. We try and make the process as painless and quick as possible but at the same time ensuring that our reputation as one of the leaders in our industry stays intact.
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