The Automation Engineer (AE) is working within projects side-by-side with other talented and experienced team members. The Automation Engineer is the team member who has a contributing role in the scrum team and who has knowledge about all stages of automation testing in relation to software development for both web and mobile. With many years of automation experience testing high quality software, this role will offer the opportunity to improve the quality and integrity of our products and make sure the standards are being met. We are responsible for development and end-to-end delivery of our high-quality products. We offer web services, integration services and high-quality mobile solutions in the healthcare industry and our back-end infrastructure is built on top of AWS cloud hosting services. Our full stack currently leverages Grails, Spring Boot, Micronaut, Vue.js, Objective-C & Swift, Jenkins, Apache Solr, Apache Thrift, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo DB, REST microservices architecture and ActiveMQ. Duties & Responsibilities Quality Assurance and Automation team membership:Contributing member of the Quality Assurance and Automation team and taking part of delivering the goals of the organization. Assisting other Automation testers and conducting test case peer reviews. Identify bottlenecks and come up with novel ways to solve them. Adhering to standards for testing and test strategy. Maintain compliance with business process and policies. Stay up to date with new technology trends. Project and Scrum Team Engagements: Working with the other team members to ensure complete automation test coverage. Working with the other team members to investigate problems. Design, develop and maintain test plans and automation test cases. Perform automation testing on mobile applications, web solutions and integration services. Perform load testing and performance testing. Support the entire product lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support). Gather test metrics to effectively report the progress of testing and final test result. Participating in daily stand-ups. Other duties as required Desired Experience & Qualification Education & Experience Required: 3+ years software testing experience. Experience with end-user testing, usability testing, web services testing API (REST), web testing and mobile testing (Java and Swift). Demonstrated test case writing skills. Experience in coding and scripting languages (Java, Javascript etc.) Familiarity with various test tools and frameworks (like Java Selenium, Selenide, Gauge, Appium, Jira or Gherkin). Direct experience working in an Agile environment. Write UI as well as backend automation tests Familiar with SQL and database concepts. Familiar with stress and performance testing and its tools. Experience with writing API tests and REST concepts and integration testing. Experience with CI/CD continuous integration using Jenkins and/or GitLab. High performance individual who is persistent and self-motivated to accomplish tasks Detail-oriented, quick learner, and problem solver Knowledge and Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Be highly innovative, flexible and self-directed. Experience working in a software development company. Must be able to work well on a personal level with colleagues. Testing certifications (like ISTQB) are a bonus. Healthcare domain expertise is a bonus. Working conditions/Environment May be required to work beyond office hours – some nights and weekends – as required by the needs of the department and this position as well as the needs of the organization. A small amount Travel is required. Ability to attend and conduct presentations is required. Manual dexterity required to use laptop, iPad and peripherals. Job Types: Temp to perm, Permanent, Full-time Contract length: 12 months Ability to commute/relocate: Durbanville, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)