About this role
Apply by : 09 August 2026 We're on the lookout for energetic, self-motivated individuals who share our passion for service in the banking industry. To be part of the journey, follow the steps below: 1. To see what life at Capitec is all about and complete a short assessment, please click here! 2. Once you have completed the above finalize your application by clicking apply below. Help Shape the Future of Banking Through Quality Engineering At Capitec, we're building banking solutions that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. As our digital platforms continue to evolve, we're looking for a passionate Test Automation Engineer to help ensure that every solution we deliver is robust, reliable, and customer focused. This opportunity sits within our Credit Enablement Collections team, where you'll play a critical role in ensuring the quality of systems supporting both Business Banking and Retail Collections. If you're someone who enjoys solving complex problems, questioning assumptions, collaborating with technical teams, and using automation to drive quality outcomes, we'd love to hear from you. What will you do? As a Test Automation Engineer, you'll take ownership of testing activities throughout the software development lifecycle, with a strong focus on automation and continuous improvement. You will: Analyse business and technical requirements to design effective test strategies and test cases. Build, execute and maintain scalable automated test suites. Develop automation scripts and continuously improve automation frameworks and processes. Validate system behaviour across APIs, databases and event-driven architectures. Design and maintain test stubs and mocks where required. Investigate defects, identify root causes and collaborate with development teams to drive resolution. Monitor testing progress and provide meaningful reporting on quality, risks and outcomes. Work closely with developers and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet business expectations. Provide technical guidance and contribute to upliftment of testing practices within the team. Perform manual testing when required and support end-to-end quality assurance activities. Minimum Experience 3-5 years' hands-on experience in Test Automation. Experience designing and maintaining automated testing solutions. Experience working with modern software delivery practices and Agile environments. Experience collaborating with developers, analysts and business stakeholders. Experience mentoring or supporting less experienced team members. Technical Expertise Required We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in: Playwright JavaScript / Node.js SQL (PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server) API and integration testing Service stubs and mocks using Node.js Event-driven architectures and Kafka CI/CD and modern development practices Test automation frameworks and tooling Exposure to AWS, cloud technologies, distributed systems, performance testing or security testing will be highly advantageous . Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in C omputer S cience , Information Technology or a related field OR Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field with additional relevant experience and/or Test Automation certification. Education (Ideal or Preferred) Software Testing - Foundation Level through the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) Additional Information Clear criminal and credit record Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.