Test Automation Engineer III

Capitec Bank
Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Full-time
Posted 1 hour ago
Full-time IT & Software
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Job Description

What this role is about

  • This is a senior, hands-on role focused on advancing native mobile app automation across complex product environments. You'll shape scalable automation solutions, guide best practice and mentor others — without direct reports. You'll also apply sound judgement on when manual testing adds more value than automation.

What you'll do

  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, version control and reporting 
  • Build web, API and service-level automation for complex and event-driven systems 
  • Set coding standards, review automation code and improve framework performance and reliability 
  • Track automation coverage and use results to identify systemic quality risks 
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and represent automation in technical forums 

What we're looking for

  • 5–8 years' hands-on automation testing experience 
  • Proven native mobile app automation experience across iOS and Android 
  • Strong Appium experience in production-grade environments 
  • Experience with WebdriverIO and/or Playwright 
  • Ability to design automation frameworks and strategy from scratch 
  • Experience with cloud device farms such as BrowserStack 
  • Strong web, API and service-level automation knowledge 
  • Experience with CI/CD, databases, integrated systems and event-driven environments 
  • Sound judgement on what to automate and what to test manually 
  • A collaborative, hands-on approach to mentoring and technical leadership 

Minimum education and experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
  • 5–8 years' automation testing experience, including framework design at scale
  • Test Automation Certification advantageous

Technology exposure

  • Mobile: Appium, WebdriverIO — native iOS and Android, gestures, deep links, biometrics, OTP and push flows 
  • Cloud devices: BrowserStack or similar platforms — parallel execution and device coverage strategy 
  • Web and API: Playwright, WebdriverIO — API and service-level testing 
  • Delivery: CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, version control and reporting 
  • Systems: Databases, event-driven environments, test data management and containerised testing 

Education (Minimum)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology - Computer Science or Information Technology

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

  • Certification in AWS Practitioner or Development Studies

Skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Communications Skills
  • Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
  • Numerical Reasoning skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Additional Information
  • Clear criminal and credit record
     

Interested in this role?

You'll apply on Capitec Bank's own site before 7 November 2026. Put your most relevant experience at the top of your CV first.

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Job details
Job TypeFull-time
LocationStellenbosch, Western Cape
CategoryIT & Software
Experience5+ years
Posted24 October 2026
Closing Date7 November 2026
Capitec Bank
Stellenbosch, Western Cape

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