Senior QA Engineer

ZA-Cape Town+ May 22, 2026 Full Time Workday

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Our greatest asset is our people, and nothing is more important to us than ensuring that everyone knows that. Each of our 100+ offices has its own individual identity, and each also has its own unique rewards.

We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to establish and lead quality assurance across a large and growing web platform. This is a critical role responsible for introducing structure, consistency, and confidence into the release process.

Key Responsibilities:

Quality Assurance:

  • Define and implement QA processes and standards

  • Perform manual testing across multiple websites and applications

  • Own regression testing for releases, migrations, and new features

  • Act as the quality gate before production releases

Automation & Improvement:

  • Define and begin implementing a test automation strategy

  • Select tools and identify areas suitable for automation

  • Collaborate with developers and DevOps to improve quality practices

  • Mentor junior QA engineers as the team grows

Job requirements

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of QA experience, primarily web-focused

  • Strong background in manual testing

  • Experience setting up QA processes from scratch

  • Familiarity with modern web stacks and CMS platforms

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have:

  • Automation experience (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, etc.)

  • Experience with accessibility or performance testing

  • Previous lead or senior QA role

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How to Get Hired at TransPerfect

  • Apply through TransPerfect's Workday career portal at transperfect.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/transperfect. Different divisions (Games, Connect, DataForce) maintain separate career pages, so search across multiple portals. Freelance linguists apply through the Expert Hub at hub.transperfect.com.
  • Prepare rigorously for the skills assessment phase — TransPerfect's mandatory editing, proofreading, and language tests have a pass rate of only 10 to 15 percent. This is the primary screening bottleneck, and passing requires demonstrable expertise in your target language pair or functional domain.
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