Global Kinetic
SaaS • Fintech • Enterprise
Global Kinetic is an enterprise-grade software engineering company that provides fully managed development teams and end-to-end product delivery services focused on digital transformation, modernization, and innovation. They specialize in building market-ready software products, discovery and product maturity services, and have deep expertise in banking and fintech — offering platforms like FutureBank and team productivity tools such as TeamFirst. Global Kinetic emphasizes quality, predictability, and security for large-scale enterprise and financial projects, with decades of experience delivering scalable, low-defect solutions.
Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET
Job not on LinkedIn
November 9
🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
⚙️ Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Global Kinetic
SaaS • Fintech • Enterprise
Global Kinetic is an enterprise-grade software engineering company that provides fully managed development teams and end-to-end product delivery services focused on digital transformation, modernization, and innovation. They specialize in building market-ready software products, discovery and product maturity services, and have deep expertise in banking and fintech — offering platforms like FutureBank and team productivity tools such as TeamFirst. Global Kinetic emphasizes quality, predictability, and security for large-scale enterprise and financial projects, with decades of experience delivering scalable, low-defect solutions.
📋 Description
• Develop tests and tools for front-end and back-end services • Participate in all levels of testing (Unit, Integration, and End-to-end) • Write maintainable, well-designed and efficient test automation code • Maintain automated tests to execute reliably and efficiently in CI/CD environments • Participate in code reviews and apply coding standards and best practices to new and existing code • Track and communicate test results in a timely, effective, and automated manner • Script custom test solutions (e.g. test harnesses, SQL scripts, bash scripts etc.) • Contribute to the development and maintenance of automation libraries • Create and maintain performance test scripts • Knowledge of development tools for troubleshooting issues • Manage and troubleshoot CI issues • Develop a deep understanding of the product domain and business requirements (both functional and non-functional) • Conduct test coverage review sessions with product and development teams in sprint cycles • Collaborate with engineers to drive continuous testing and improvements throughout the SDLC • Collaborate the adoption of best practices in code health and testing with the wider Quality department • Able to champion ‘clean code’ and the concept of the test pyramid • Gather requirements, build testing solutions, and troubleshoot issues to deliver a high-quality product • Mentor Juniors and Interns
🎯 Requirements
• Minimum 3 years' professional experience developing in Java • A thorough understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and data structures • ISTQB Foundation Level Certification • Experience with Object-Oriented Design (OOD) concepts • Experience in an Agile and Scrum environment • Experience creating Web automation tests with Playwright • Experience creating mobile automation tests with Appium • Experience creating API automation tests with Rest Assured • Experience with advanced SQL queries and relational databases • Experience with Bash and MS PowerShell Scripting • Experience using Git • Experience with using Azure DevOps for Continuous Integration systems • Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines or constraints • Excellent oral and written communications skills • Has a no-compromise attitude to quality • High attention to detail • Ability to display and convey thought leadership within your area of expertise • Exposure to Load and Performance tools (k6, JMeter) • Exposure to security testing techniques such as penetration testing • Exposure to microservice architectures • Exposure to service virtualization or mocking tools such as WireMock • Practical experience with Docker or other containerization platforms
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