Automation Engineer - Technology Transformation

Location: South Brisbane + Flexible Hybrid Options
Type: Full-Time

Are you an experienced Automation Engineer ready to make a real impact? Join a major technology transformation program and help push automation maturity across high‑traffic, customer‑facing platforms. You'll work across Web, API, and distributed microservices, driving quality outcomes in a modern engineering environment.

About the Role

You'll play a key part in elevating automation capability across a large-scale digital ecosystem. This role focuses on building reliable automated test suites, strengthening API validation, and working closely with agile squads to ensure quality coverage across complex, distributed systems.
You'll operate within contemporary CI/CD pipelines and cloud-enabled environments while contributing directly to critical customer journeys.

What You'll Be Doing

• Transform manual regression packs into scalable automated test suites for end-to-end and critical-path journeys.
• Develop and support automation frameworks using Playwright (experience with Selenium Java, Cypress, or .NET also valued).
• Perform API validation across microservices using RestAssured, Postman, and related tools.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and QA engineers within agile squads to define test scope and maintain high quality standards.
• Integrate automated tests into enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines such as Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
• Maintain test environments and ensure stable, repeatable execution of automation suites.
• Investigate, log, and triage defects with strong documentation and impact assessment.

What You Bring

• 5-7 years' experience in functional and automation testing within enterprise or large-scale environments.
• Strong proficiency in automation frameworks such as Selenium (Java), Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
• Solid experience in REST API testing, including schema or contract validation.
• Coding skills in Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with microservices, distributed architectures, and cloud-ready platforms.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery, including participation in sprint ceremonies and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools, version control systems, and quality engineering best practices.

Key Technologies You'll Work With

• Automation: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, UFT
• API Testing: RestAssured, Postman
• Backend & Microservices: Java, Spring Boot, Node.js
• Frontend: React.js
• Tooling: Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps
• Architecture: Highly distributed, event-driven mesh environments

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a major technology transformation with massive customer reach-your work will support millions of users.
• Contribute to a rapidly growing engineering hub, supporting flexible work arrangements.
• Be part of a culture investing heavily in automation, DevOps, and engineering excellence.
• Access professional development pathways, modern tooling, and opportunities to broaden your technical skill set.
• Work in a supportive environment that values curiosity, continuous improvement, and innovation.

To express your interest, reach out via email on adam.dunn@talenza.com.au - Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.