Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist â€“ Software Tester

Bellville
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: IT
Reference: CPT000446/MM

Apply before Aug 20 2025 | 25 Days left

Apply

External Application

Vacancy Details

Employer: West Coast Personnel

Job Description:Â A company specializing in software solutions, product coding, and integration services is currently expanding its QA team and is looking for a Quality Assurance Specialist with strong expertise in both manual and automated testing. As the QA Specialist, you'll play a critical role in ensuring our software solutions are functional, reliable, and aligned with user expectations. You'll collaborate with developers, analysts, and support teams to drive quality and deliver impactful solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Execute exploratory, usability, functional, and regression testing across environments
Design, run, and maintain detailed test plans, cases, and automated scripts
Create automated tests using Test CafÃ© (TypeScript)
Conduct root cause analysis and report defects
Participate in UAT to verify that solutions meet client needs
Test across both web and mobile interfaces, back-end systems, and APIs
Use SQL for backend data validation
Contribute to evolving QA standards, documentation, and DevOps integrations

Â
What We're Looking For
Qualifications & Skills:

Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
4+ yearsâ experience in QA or software testing
Solid experience with: Manual & automated testing
GUI, UAT, API, integration & performance testing
Test automation using Test CafÃ© (TypeScript)
SQL and tools like Postman
ISTQB certification (advantageous)
Strong communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills

Â
Bonus Points For:

Experience with DevOps pipelines
Knowledge of agricultural or traceability systems
Familiarity with Java, C#, .NET, or Clarion
Agile development experience

Apply

2804 people have viewed this job.

About West Coast Personnel

Staff recruitment specialists at all levels: Permanent Placements, Temps, Contract Personnel and CV Services.

What services do we offer? Successful recruitment and selection processes Personality profiling Professional CV preparation for Jobseekers Verification of qualifications, employment history and all relevant details. Reference checks according to competencies. Suitability for position. West Coast Personnel Permanent Placements Having an impressive database of approved candidates, we search the marketplace to find you the best candidate. Our personalized service means that we actually sit down to find out what precisely you need, and through proven processes, ensure that the right person is chosen for the job. Filling your gaps! West Coast Personnel Temps Our Temps are the perfect staffing solution. Clients hire professional skills per hour and have access to flexible, no-fuss employees at competitive rates; we take care of the complete payroll administration and offer negotiable Temp to Perm Placement fees.