Test Automation Lead
Contract Type
Contract
Location
New South Wales, Sydney
Industry
IT
Specialisation
Quality Assurance & Testing
Salary
AU$900 - AU$1000 per day
Contact Name
Michael Paton
Contact Email
michael@talenza.com.au
Date published
27-06-2025
Job Reference
BBBH18287
Description
Lead Test Automation Engineer
Location: Hybrid (2 days in office per week)
Department: Technology
Type: 6 month intial contract
About the Role
We're on the hunt for a passionate Test Automation Engineer to join a high-performing, lean quality engineering team. You'll own the automation strategy for high-throughput systems, crafting scalable, reliable automated tests and tooling that underpin our continuous delivery pipelines.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts for APIs, UI, backend services and data validation
- Integrate your tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps) to ensure quality in every deployment
- Collaborate with developers, product owners and QA to define acceptance criteria and test approaches
- Write and manage SQL queries to prepare and validate test data
- Contribute to test planning, documentation and risk analysis activities
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in automation scripting using C#, Java or Python
- Hands-on with frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit, NUnit, Pytest, Robot Framework, RestAssured, Karate or Specmatic
- Familiarity with behaviour-driven tools like SpecFlow, Cucumber or Behave
- Solid API testing experience with Postman, Insomnia or Swagger/OpenAPI
- Strong SQL skills for querying relational databases
- Experience using test management tools (Jira/Xray, TestRail, Zephyr or qTest) and reporting tools (Allure, Extent Reports, ReportPortal or Power BI)
- Understanding of transactional processing systems and microservices architectures (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Nice-to-Have
- Exposure to event-driven testing or asynchronous systems
- Experience with ML/LLM testing frameworks or OpenTelemetry
- ISTQB certifications (Foundation, Test Automation Engineer or AI Testing)
Why Join Us?
- Work within a supportive, energetic team that values continuous learning
- Sharpen your skills on modern delivery pipelines and high-throughput transactional platforms
- Hybrid work model: flexible office days to collaborate and remote days for deep focus
How to Apply
Click "Apply" and upload your CV-let's build better quality together!