Test Automation Engineer – Cucumber

Team: IT

Location: South Africa

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scenarios to validate application functionality, reliability, and quality.

• Apply Cucumber and BDD methodologies to create clear, maintainable, and business-aligned automated tests.

• Collaborate with developers, product teams, and other stakeholders within Agile/Scrum processes to define testing approaches and resolve defects.

• Contribute to test planning, execution, analysis, and continuous improvement of automation frameworks and quality processes.

• Communicate test results, issues, risks, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Support quality assurance activities across international projects and adapt testing practices to different technical environments.

• Where applicable, work with supporting technologies such as JMeter, Docker, cloud platforms, Jira, Azure DevOps, and microservices.

Requirements

• Proven professional experience in software test automation and automated quality assurance.

• Strong hands-on experience with Cucumber and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).

• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with careful attention to detail and software quality.

• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with distributed teams.

• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

• Familiarity with JMeter, Docker, cloud environments, Jira, Azure DevOps, or microservices is considered an advantage.

• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while maintaining effective collaboration and delivery discipline.

Benefits

• 100% remote work, providing flexibility to work from a location where you can be most productive.

• Opportunity to work within a professional, dynamic, and collaborative international team.

• Exposure to international projects and clients across multiple countries and technology environments.

• Opportunities for professional development and international career growth.

• Potential support through a Tech Visa program for eligible professionals relocating from outside the European Union.

• Health and life insurance provided as an additional employee benefit.

• Opportunity to contribute to projects involving modern technologies across areas such as cloud, cybersecurity, data, and advanced software development.