Test Automation Engineer III
Capitec Bank
South AfricaPosted Posted today
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Job description
What this role is about
This is a senior, hands-on role focused on advancing native mobile app automation across complex product environments. You'll shape scalable automation solutions, guide best practice and mentor others — without direct reports. You'll also apply sound judgement on when manual testing adds more value than automation.
What you'll do
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, version control and reporting
Build web, API and service-level automation for complex and event-driven systems
Set coding standards, review automation code and improve framework performance and reliability
Track automation coverage and use results to identify systemic quality risks
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and represent automation in technical forums
What we're looking for
5 - 8 years' hands-on automation testing experience
Proven native mobile app automation experience across iOS and Android
Strong Appium experience in production-grade environments
Experience with WebdriverIO and/or Playwright
Ability to design automation frameworks and strategy from scratch
Experience with cloud device farms such as BrowserStack
Strong web, API and service-level automation knowledge
Experience with CI/CD, databases, integrated systems and event-driven environments
Sound judgement on what to automate and what to test manually
A collaborative, hands-on approach to mentoring and technical leadership
Minimum education and experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
5 - 8 years' automation testing experience, including framework design at scale
Test Automation Certification advantageous
Technology exposure
Mobile: Appium, WebdriverIO — native iOS and Android, gestures, deep links, biometrics, OTP and push flows
Cloud devices: BrowserStack or similar platforms — parallel execution and device coverage strategy
Web and API: Playwright, WebdriverIO — API and service-level testing
Delivery: CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, version control and reporting
Systems: Databases, event-driven environments, test data management and containerised testing
Education (Minimum)
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology - Computer Science or Information Technology
Education (Ideal or Preferred)
Certification in AWS Practitioner or Development Studies
Skills
Analytical Skills
Communications Skills
Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
Numerical Reasoning skills
Problem solving skills
Additional Information
Clear criminal and credit record