Senior Test Analyst (Contract)

Senior Test Analyst (Contract) The Focus Group R100 - R800 per month Contract Senior position Kramerville Posted 19 Apr 2026 by The Focus Group Expires in 15 days Job 2636457 Save Apply Now About the position Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Test Analyst to lead testing activities across complex initiatives, ensuring high quality software delivery and continuous improvement within the quality engineering function. This role combines hands on testing with leadership, planning, stakeholder engagement, and mentorship. Key Responsibilities (Bullet Points) Test Leadership & Planning Lead the creation and execution of test strategies, plans, and approaches. Analyse complex business and technical requirements to define comprehensive test coverage. Estimate testing effort, identify risks, and support overall delivery planning. Ensure all testing adheres to organisational quality standards and best practices. Test Design & Execution Design, review, and maintain well?structured test scenarios, test cases, and test data. Execute and oversee functional, integration, system, regression, and end?to?end testing. Support test automation by identifying automation opportunities and guiding automation teams. Ensure non?functional testing requirements (performance, security, usability) are considered and validated. Defect & Quality Management Manage the full defect lifecycle, including logging, triage, prioritisation, and resolution tracking. Conduct root cause analysis and recommend quality improvements. Provide clear go/no?go recommendations based on test results, risks, and business impact. Stakeholder Engagement Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Project Managers. Communicate testing risks, progress, and quality insights in a clear, business?friendly manner. Support and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities. Mentorship & Continuous Improvement Mentor Test Analysts and Junior QA team members. Review test artefacts and provide constructive feedback. Champion continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, and best practices. Required Skills & Competencies Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, quality assurance practices, and testing methodologies. Excellent analytical and problem?solving abilities. Ability to lead testing activities across multiple projects or workstreams. Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills. High attention to detail, with a strategic and quality?driven mindset. Technical Skills Test management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr). Manual testing expertise with exposure to automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, etc.). API testing using tools like Postman. SQL for data validation and analysis. Experience working in CI/CD and Agile environments (Scrum/SAFe). Qualifications & Experience Diploma or Degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent. 5+ years’ experience in software testing, including at least 2 years in a senior or lead role. ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst or related certification (advantageous). Personal Attributes Proactive, accountable, and delivery?focused. Confident in assessing and challenging quality risks. Strong collaborator and mentor. Comfortable working in complex, fast?paced environments. Desired Skills: Agile CI/CD Quality Assurance Testing (QA) Selenium Software Quality Assurance (QA) SQL Testing Apply Now The Focus Group View agency profile See all The Focus Group jobs About the agency THE FOCUS GROUP was formed in 1989 and has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We are a full service Human Resource Consulting Company, encompassing Black Empowerment joint venture partner Focus Kamoso, and offering a comprehensive range of integrated recruitment, assessment, employee relations, training and development, HR, employee benefit and payroll management services to a wide range of South African, African and international business organisations.

Our commitment is to enter into a partnership with you, the Client, which adds value to your business and profit to your bottom line, by tailoring solutions that assist you to

• Source, assess and select the best possible human resources.

• Design and implement competency based training programmes, which ensure that your employees are capable of delivering the service excellence that your clients demand, and the competitive edge which you seek to maintain.

• Create a business environment in which you manage change to your advantage and an organisational climate that allows your team to perform to its maximum potential.

• Design employee benefit and remuneration structures which ensure that your people take ownership of your business and which protect you against losing your most valuable resource to your competition.

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