Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at Korapay

Kora is a payment infrastructure for Africa. We offer plug-and-play payment solutions for businesses to launch a tailored payment experience for their customers. At the front and center of what we do every day, we are creating a future void of digital financial barriers across Africa. We are committed to delivering secure, reliable, and easy-to-use digital financial solutions to customers with a guarantee that they are improving their lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Location: Lagos
Reports to: The Lead, QA Engineer

Requirements
Here are a couple of things you'll be doing:

• Create a QA process that will ensure that we consistently ship quality software.
• Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables.
• Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements, and design test coverage plan.
• Carry out functional tests and non-functional tests, including security tests, load tests, and stress tests using the necessary software testing tools.
• Develop, document, and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts, and automated scripts.
• Give explicit sign off on all products quality before live deployment.
• Hold and facilitate test plan/case reviews with cross-functional team members.
• Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues immediately to management.
• Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.
• Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Cypress for functional, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Work with the development and QA teams to define test strategies and ensure automated tests are integrated into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Create and maintain test frameworks, test plans, and test data to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Debug and troubleshoot test failures, identify root causes, and work with developers to resolve issues.
• Analyze test results and provide detailed reports on test execution, highlighting issues, performance, and stability.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness in automated tests.
• Continuously improve and refactor the test suite to ensure speed, reliability, and scalability of automated tests.
• Maintain effective documentation for test cases, test results, and automation processes.

We are looking for someone who has

• At least 3 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer.
• 2 years of experience in automated testing with a focus on Cypress and web application testing.
• Experience with a variety of different testing techniques such as UI Testing, Automated Testing, Test Driven Development Strategies, and other techniques.
• Understanding of fundamental database concepts – relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs.
• Proven experience with Cypress for end-to-end testing of web applications.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript or/and Typescript and experience with test frameworks like Mocha, Chai, or Jest.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Github Actions, GitLab CI, or CircleCI for integrating test automation into the build pipeline.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Solid understanding of API testing (RESTful APIs) and using tools like Postman.
• Knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and the ability to work with developers to resolve issues.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to debug complex issues and optimize automation.
• Ability to work in an Agile development environment.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English.
• Collaborative – drive cooperation and teamwork in achieving solutions.
• Creative, solution-driven and a customer-focused mindset.
• Sound judgment, professionalism, and patience when communicating.
• High attention to detail 

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with other test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Testcafe, Appium).
• Familiarity with cloud-based test execution platforms (e.g., BrowserStack, lambdatest).
• Experience in performance testing and load testing tools like JMeter or K6.

Working hours:

• Given that we are an all-remote company and hire almost anywhere in the world, we don’t have a location requirement for this role.
• However, your working hours must coincide with 9:00 am - 5:00 pm WAT for at least 40 hours/week.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Sponsored and tailored training
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time-off
• Flexible work style
• Annual performance bonus
• Low-interest loans
• Group Life Insurance
• Access to up to four therapy sessions monthly
• Day off on your birthday
• Employee interest groups that provide supportive communities within Kora
• Great company culture and the opportunity to work with a highly collaborative team building something great!.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.