SDET Test Engineer

Company Description

Procept Associates Professional Services Limited (Procept Africa) is a franchisee of Procept Associates Ltd, Canada. We specialize in business intermediary, outsourcing, and professional services (consulting and training) delivered through a strong network of associates and partners. Our operations are guided by best practice frameworks across multiple regions, including Canada, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda.

Procept is currently recruiting to fill the position of SDET Analyst for the software testing unit. The SDET Analyst (Non-Functional Testing) plays a critical role in ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of software applications within a telecommunications environment. The role is responsible for implementing defined testing strategies, coordinating multiple testing phases, and validating the overall customer experience across enterprise systems. The position holder will operate as an integrated member of an Agile SCRUM team, ensuring that solutions meet both functional expectations and non-functional performance standards in high-demand telecom environments.

Job Description

You are responsible for the following:

• Collaborate closely with developers, QA analysts, product owners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, design, and user stories.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable test automation frameworks and tools using industry-standard technologies and programming languages (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, Java, JavaScript).

• Identify test cases suitable for automation across various testing levels (unit, integration, system, acceptance).

• Develop and execute automated test scripts for functional, regression, performance, and security testing.

• Integrate automated tests into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline to enable continuous testing and faster feedback loops.

• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work collaboratively with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues, including participating in debugging efforts.

• Ensure proper defect management by logging, tracking and driving resolution of issues using tools such as Jira, Confluence and HP ALM Octane

• Contribute to improving the testability of the software by providing feedback on design and code.

• Develop and maintain test data management strategies and solutions.

• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to testing best practices.

• Design and implement performance and load tests to ensure system scalability and stability.

• Implement security testing best practices and integrate security testing into the automation framework.

• Contribute to the definition and evolution of QA standards, processes, and automation guidelines.

• Mentor and guide other QA team members on automation best practices.

• Research and evaluate new testing tools and technologies to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

• A Higher National Diploma (HND) or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–7 years’ relevant work experience in software testing or quality engineering.
• Prior experience within ICT, telecommunications, fintech, banking, or related industries is preferred.

Technical Competencies

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java or JavaScript (with a preference for Java-based environments).
• Proven experience in test automation, with hands-on use of tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Proficiency in version control systems, particularly Git.
• Solid debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL.

Additional Advantage

• Experience in security testing.
• Experience in performance testing.