{"id":21861,"date":"2025-10-17T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/senior-test-analyst\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:10:18","slug":"senior-test-analyst","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=21861","title":{"rendered":"Senior Test Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Overview<\/p>\n<p>\tWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Test Analyst with proven leadership capabilities to join our dynamic QA team.<br \/>\n\tThis role requires a strategic thinker who can not only execute testing activities but also lead testing efforts across all phases of the software development lifecycle.<br \/>\n\tThe ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in test planning, execution, and defect management, while mentoring junior analysts and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure high-quality deliverables.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>\tLead and coordinate testing activities across unit, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT) phases.<br \/>\n\tDevelop comprehensive test strategies, plans, and scripts based on business requirements and technical specifications.<br \/>\n\tCollaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to ensure test coverage and alignment with project goals.<br \/>\n\tDrive test automation initiatives and identify opportunities for efficiency and scalability.<br \/>\n\tManage and mentor junior test analysts, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback.<br \/>\n\tFacilitate defect triage meetings, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication of issues.<br \/>\n\tEnsure adherence to quality standards, testing methodologies, and best practices.<br \/>\n\tProvide status reports, metrics, and insights to stakeholders on testing progress and quality outcomes.<br \/>\n\tChampion continuous improvement in testing processes and tools.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor\u2019s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.<br \/>\n\tISTQB Certification (Foundation or Advanced) preferred.<\/p>\n<p>Experience<\/p>\n<p>\t5+ years of experience in software testing, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior capacity.<br \/>\n\tStrong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.<br \/>\n\tProficiency in test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, HP ALM).<br \/>\n\tExperience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Postman).<br \/>\n\tExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.<br \/>\n\tAbility to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website (  ) or<\/p>\n<p>expleo-jobs-za-en.icims.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/expleo-jobs-za-en.icims.com","_company_name":"Expleo Group","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[50],"class_list":["post-21861","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","hentry","job_listing_region-gauteng","job-type-contract-hybrid"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/21861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=21861"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=21861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}