# QA Automation Lead

Job Description Job Purpose To lead the QA Automation capability by defining and executing the automation strategy, managing the automation team, planning automation delivery and ensuring the development and maintenance of scalable automation frameworks that support business objectives, quality standards, and continuous delivery practices. Key Performance Areas Responsible for Automation Test Strategy as well as Automation Coverage Metrics. Preparing Monthly and Sprint reports on all aspects related to the software testing carried out. Ensure continuous automation coverage and adoption through reduced manual regression effort and increase in automation test execution rates. Own the automation framework. Lead and develop the team to achieve team performance objectives. Determine achievable Automation Sprint Goals for the Automation team. Ensure CI/CD integration & continuous testing. Support projects to ensure on-time automation delivery, pre-production quality. validation and successful release outcomes. Job Requirements Minimum skills and Knowledge Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. ISTQB Test Automation Engineer (preferred). Relevant automation

- **Id**: 3647822
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amrod-qa-automation-lead>
- **Role**: QA
- **Role family**: QA
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-11T12:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T13:31:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 60
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2328
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Consumer Goods, Gifts, Party Supplies & Souvenirs

## Company

- **Id**: 2728519
- **Name**: Amrod
- **Domain**: amrod.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amrod>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: MCI DirectHire

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Cypress** — Optional: no
- **Playwright** — Optional: no
- **Selenium** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 60

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T23:21:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 22
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.622
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 59
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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