Senior Automation Engineer

About the role

Ozow is looking for a high-level technical lead to drive the quality assurance and automation strategy for its payment ecosystem, based in Cape Town. The role bridges architectural strategy and hands-on execution, owning the automation architecture and setting the standards for how engineering teams approach testing and release confidence. It is full-stack in nature, balancing technical oversight with day-to-day UI and API automation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of end-to-end automation frameworks using Playwright and RestSharp
• Integrate testing suites into CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity and Bitbucket
• Mentor QA practitioners and developers and define governance for automation coding standards
• Design performance testing strategies and apply exploratory testing to find edge cases
• Ensure automation covers critical payment paths such as reconciliation and settlement
• Keep technical documentation current and actionable

Required profile

• At least five years in a senior automation or quality engineering role, ideally in fintech, banking or complex payment systems
• Ability to turn business risks into a prioritised automation roadmap
• Strong communication and leadership skills, including peer review and mentorship
• Experience in high-stakes, high-transaction environments and a passion for shift-left testing

Required skills

• Advanced programming in C#, Python or Java
• Modern UI/API automation and cloud-native, containerised environments (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Observability and logging tools such as Datadog or Allure