Kifiya Financial Technologies – External Vacancy Announcement

📌 Position: Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

🏢 Department: Intelligent Data-Driven Decisioning (IDD) Unit
📍 Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

🌟 About the Role

Kifiya Financial Technologies is seeking a QA Engineer to validate the quality, security, and performance of AI-powered financial platforms driving digital payments, credit scoring, insurance onboarding, and financial inclusion services. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of AI and fintech, contributing to mission-critical systems that enable last-mile financial services.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

✅ Test Strategy & Execution

Design, document, and execute test plans, cases, and scripts for intelligent financial products.
Define and monitor quality KPIs (e.g., defect leakage, test coverage).

✅ Automation & CI/CD

Build and maintain automated test suites for APIs, microservices, and UIs using Selenium, Cypress, or PyTest.
Integrate tests with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

✅ AI-Driven QA

Leverage AI tools for automated test generation, anomaly detection, and data synthesis.
Validate AI/ML models through statistical and performance testing.

✅ Functional & Non-Functional Testing

Conduct regression, performance, usability, security, and accessibility testing.
Validate system behavior against latency, scalability, and uptime requirements.

✅ Environment & Data Management

Set up test environments with mocks/stubs and manage secure test data pipelines.
Ensure data masking and compliance with standards like GDPR or NBE directives.

✅ Security & Compliance

Perform vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and secure code reviews.
Validate systems against PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and other fintech regulations.

✅ Collaboration & Reporting

Work closely with Agile teams—developers, data scientists, DevOps.
Track and report issues via Jira, document results in TestRail, and maintain test assets in Confluence.

🎓 About You

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

Experience

3+ years of QA experience, including manual and automated testing in Agile environments.
Strong background testing distributed systems, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-based platforms.
Financial technology or decisioning system experience preferred.

Technical Skills

Proficiency in Selenium, Cypress, PyTest, Appium, and other test automation tools.
API testing experience with Postman and database validation (SQL/NoSQL).
Familiarity with performance/security testing tools (e.g., JMeter, OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite).
Knowledge of Git, Docker, TestRail, and CI/CD pipelines.

Soft Skills

Analytical thinking and exceptional attention to detail.
Effective communication and team collaboration.
Adaptability in fast-paced, mission-driven work environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with financial products (credit scoring, loan systems, embedded finance).
Knowledge of regulatory testing and secure data handling practices.
Exposure to AI QA techniques (model validation, fairness testing).
QA certifications (ISTQB, Selenium Certified Tester) are a plus.