Automation Test Analyst

Sirius.; Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sirius. in Canberra is seeking a senior QA professional to own the testing function in a modern C# / .NET environment. The role emphasizes shift-left quality, building an automation framework from scratch, and mentoring development teams.

You will collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams, design long-term QA strategy, and ensure robust UI and API test coverage across CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Bitbucket, and RestSharp. 5 days in the Canberra office required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a Senior QA, SDET, or Test Automation Strategy role.
• Experience building test frameworks from the ground up.
• Strong hands-on coding in C# / .NET and UI & API automation.
• CI/CD pipelines, version control, and containerisation experience.
• Familiarity with performance testing and test case management tools.

Responsibilities

• Review and design a long-term test automation strategy.
• Build, scale, and maintain a robust UI and API test framework in C# / Selenium.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Docker, Bitbucket, etc.).
• Lead backend validation using REST API clients and libraries (Postman, RestSharp).
• Develop performance benchmarking and load testing suites (e.g., JMeter).
• Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to embed quality early in SDLC.
• Monitor quality metrics and support UAT for quarterly releases.

Skills

Senior QA

SDET

Test Automation

C# / .NET

Tools

Selenium (C#)

Cypress

Postman

RestSharp

Docker

Job description

About the Company

We are partnering with a highly successful, Australian-owned B2B SaaS company that develops market-leading, cloud-based compliance management solutions. With a nationwide footprint, they are expanding their technical team in Canberra. This is a purely commercial tech environment, meaning you get to work on complex, large-scale systems without the need for a restrictive government security clearance.

The Role

This is a fully office-based position (5 days onsite in Canberra), offering a highly collaborative environment. It is a hybrid hands-on and strategic role tailored for an experienced QA professional who wants to take true ownership of a testing function. You won't just be maintaining legacy scripts, you will evaluate the current QA landscape, select the best tools, and build a scalable, reusable automation framework from the ground up. Operating within a modern C# / .NET environment, you will champion a "shift-left" testing culture, acting as the primary quality advocate and mentoring internal development teams on automation best practices.

What you will be doing

• Review and assess the existing QA landscape to design and implement a long-term test automation strategy.
• Build, scale, and maintain a robust testing framework (UI and API) from scratch using C# and Selenium.
• Integrate automated test suites seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines (using tools like Docker, Bitbucket, etc.).
• Drive backend validation using REST API clients and libraries (Postman, RestSharp).
• Develop performance benchmarking and load testing suites (e.g., JMeter).
• Collaborate face-to-face with cross-functional Agile teams to embed quality practices early in the software development lifecycle.
• Monitor quality metrics, identify test coverage gaps, and support user acceptance testing (UAT) for quarterly software releases.

What you bring to the table

• Proven track record in a Senior QA, SDET, or Test Automation Strategy role, with experience building test frameworks from the ground up.
• Strong hands-on coding proficiency in C# / .NET (essential).
• Deep expertise with UI and API automation tools (e.g., Selenium with C#, Cypress, Postman, RestSharp).
• Solid practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and ideally containerization (Docker).
• Familiarity with performance testing and test case management tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence developers and business leaders alike.
• Ability and willingness to work 5 days a week from the Canberra office.