Website Hollard Insurance
All right, all right – let’s cut to the formalities. Here's the deal. At Hollard, we get up in the morning to ensure people sleep better at night. Our job is to look after the stuff our customers love. In fact, 5 million people already trust us with their stuff. That's pretty big deal… read more to us. http://www.hollard.co.za Impressum The Hollard Insurance Co. Ltd (Reg No 1952/003004/06) is an Authorised Financial Services Provider. Hollard Life Assurance Co. Ltd (Reg No 1993/001405/06) is an Authorised Financial Services Provider. Hollard Investment Managers Pty Ltd (Reg No 1997/001696/07) is an Authorised Financial Services Provider. Specialties Funeral insurance, Life insurance, Hospital Cash Back Plan insurance, Motor Xtender vehicle warranty insurance, Pay As You Drive usage-based car insurance, Motor and Household insurance, and Parnership philosophy – Flexible approach 22 Oxford Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
Job Advert Summary
The Technical Test Lead is responsible for overseeing end-to-end testing strategies, driving test automation initiatives, and mentoring the QA team. To 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.
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, POMbased) 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.
Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and reusable automation frameworks.
Reviewing test scripts, execution results, and ensuring adherence to best practices and standards.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into test cases.
Providing technical mentorship to QA engineers and guiding them in automation and testing best practices.
Monitoring test coverage and quality metrics and reporting them to stakeholders.
Driving continuous improvement in testing processes and tools.
Participating in sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives as part of agile teams.
Required Knowledge and Experience
Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript; experience in Python is an added advantage.
Solid experience in testing RESTful APIs and backend services.
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.
Experience working with Git-based version control systems (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab).
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
Experience in 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 Browser Stack or Sauce Labs.
Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes environments.
Understanding of security testing practices and tools like OWASP ZAP.
Required Experience
10+ years of experience in software testing with at least 5 years in a lead role.
Strong experience with automation tools like Cypress or Playwright or Selenium, or equivalent.
Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field
Deadline:26th September,2025
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