[Hiring] Senior QA Automation Engineer @Hire Resolve

Role Description

A company that provides specialized consulting, metallurgical engineering, and digital solutions to the global mining industry is seeking a QA Automation Engineer who will be the strategic owner of the automated testing lifecycle. You will design and maintain frameworks across frontend (Angular), backend (Python/Flask, GoLang), and API layers.

• Design and scale end-to-end automation frameworks for Web, API, and Integration layers.
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation.
• Develop performance/load testing to ensure platform scalability.
• Manage test data strategies and fixtures for containerized environments.
• Define the automation roadmap, tool selection, and coverage targets.
• Create visibility through quality metrics and real-time reporting dashboards.
• Mentor the manual QA team on technical testing and automation best practices.
• Proactively identify high-risk areas in complex data-reconciliation workflows.
• Partner with Dev and DevOps to build testability into feature designs.
• Use production incident data to evolve test coverage.
• Collaborate with Product teams to define rigorous acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in professional QA automation.
• Must be based in Cape Town area.
• Strong Python (Pytest/Unittest). Experience with GoLang is a major plus.
• Proficiency in Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium (Angular focus).
• REST/gRPC testing and solid SQL (PostgreSQL) for data validation.
• Hands-on with Docker, Git, and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins).
• Deep understanding of the Testing Pyramid and TDD/BDD methodologies.
• Proven ability to build comprehensive test strategies from scratch.
• Experience testing complex business logic or data-intensive applications.

Preferred Qualifications (Bonus)

• Testing event-driven architectures (Kafka/Message Queues).
• Experience with analytical databases (ClickHouse) or contract testing (Pact).
• Domain experience in Mining, Fintech, or Logistics (high-accuracy industries).
• ISTQB Foundation or Advanced certification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills).