SATIC Junior QA Engineer
Summary
The Junior QA Engineer will join the South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) to perform functional and automated testing on Guidewire insurance software projects. The role involves analyzing requirements, developing test scenarios, executing test cases, and collaborating with development teams to address defects.
Management Level
AssociateJob Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in software and product innovation focus on developing cutting-edge software solutions and driving product innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients. These individuals combine technical experience with creative thinking to deliver innovative software products and solutions.In testing and quality assurance at PwC, you will focus on the process of evaluating a system or software application to identify any defects, errors, or gaps in its functionality. Working in this area, you will execute various test cases and scenarios to validate that the system meets the specified requirements and performs as expected.
Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
- Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
- Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
- Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
- Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
- Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
- Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
- Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.
South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.
We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.
We have a number of exciting opportunities across a range of roles and disciplines to join our expanding Guidewire/Insurance team. As a Guidewire Test Analyst / QA Engineer, you will be responsible for participating in business requirements review meetings and providing test strategies and scenarios to ensure coverage of requirements for all functionality to be implemented on Guidewire projects.
What will you do?
Analyse requirements to ensure completeness of test cases.
Develop test scenarios that reflect the capabilities being established in projects.
Work with the Business Analyst to establish proper test coverage and traceability to requirements.
Develop test cases with a view to ensure end-to-end functional coverage, as well as potential impact areas for regression.
Execute testing, including test preparation and execution, test data creation, and analysis of test results.
Provide test coverage and clearance feedback.
Analyse test failures and work with the development team to address defects.
Develop automation test scripts that are to the high performing technical standards and created using Guidewire best practices.
Work with Business Analysts to assist and monitor User Acceptance Testing.
Participate in daily standup meetings, sprint planning and retrospective.
What are we looking for?
2-3 years in Automation testing / Selenium / Katalon / GT-UI & GT-API.
Web services testing / API testing skills
Database testing knowledge
Experience in functional and non-functional (performance, security, regulatory and compliance) testing
Knowledge of Software Quality Assurance across the SDLC.
Experience in Requirements Management, Test Management and Defect Management tools, like Jira and Xray.
Knowledge of the AGILE methodology/Scaled Agile Framework, SDLC processes
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Testing Certification (ISTQB Certified Tester)
Prior client facing testing experience
What is nice to have?
Azure/AWS Cloud experience
Guidewire Testing Certification on current solutions
What’s in it for you?
We're exceptionally passionate about providing you with the necessary skills, experience, and training to help you develop both personally and professionally. As a PwC employee you will be included on our specific Operate training framework, tailored to match your skills, needs, and career aspirations.
Travel Requirements
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Job Posting End Date
August 25, 2026