Job Description

Role:

Mid to Senior SDET, IT consultant

Type:

Independent Contract or FTC (Fixed Term Contractor)

Start:

ASAP

Location:

Remote, anywhere in South Africa

Summary

We're looking for a hands-on SDET to help our client ship reliable software at pace. You'll build and maintain automated tests across mobile, APIs, and services, contribute to CI/CD quality gates, and champion pragmatic, clean testing practices in an Agile environment.

What you'll do

Design, build, and maintain automated tests for mobile apps, back-end APIs, and services. Confidently using tech such as Azure DevOps, Git, Appium, RestAssured, WireMock, k6/JMeter/Gatling, Docker, Java, SQL, Bash/PowerShell. Drive coverage across unit, integration, and end-to-end layers, aligned to the test pyramid. Keep suites fast and reliable in CI/CD, and surface results clearly to the team. Contribute to code reviews, automation libraries, and test tooling. Create and run performance and non-functional tests, troubleshoot issues, and improve pipelines. Collaborate with engineers and product to clarify requirements and raise quality early.

What you'll bring

3+ years (Mid), and 5/6 years plus (Senior) in a coding/scripting role (Java or similar). Solid CS fundamentals and OO design. Proven test automation for mobile and back-end services. CI/CD experience, ideally with Azure DevOps (test management and pipelines). Strong Git, scripting (Bash or PowerShell), and advanced SQL. Experience in Agile/Scrum teams and clear communication under pressure. ISTQB Foundation (or equivalent practical experience).

Bonus skills

Appium, RestAssured, WireMock. Load/perf tools such as k6, JMeter, or Gatling. BDD/TDD, containers (Docker), and mentoring juniors.

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