Automation Test Engineer - Java, CI/CD, Hybrid

Australian Securities Exchange; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, NSW, is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join the test team. You will design, implement and maintain scalable Java-based automation frameworks, validate market data and trading interfaces, and drive continuous improvement across CI/CD pipelines.

You will work with Developers, Test Engineers and Business Stakeholders to ensure quality releases, contribute to automation standards, and support production readiness in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of automation testing experience, including API and integration testing across different protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable Java-based automated test frameworks and reusable automation components.
• Study, improve and modernize existing automation frameworks, execution processes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and maintain automated testing pipelines using Git, GitLab CI/CD or equivalent tooling.
• Promote shift-left testing by working with BAs, Developers and Product Owners to review requirements for clarity, testability and automation readiness.
• Plan, develop and execute automated and manual test cases for ASX Trade and related market platform changes.
• Validate market data, order flow and interface behavior across applicable trading protocols such as FIX, ITCH and OUCH that are relevant.
• Support system, system integration, regression, end-to-end, parallel, operational readiness and production verification testing activities.
• Prepare test data, manage test environment dependencies and troubleshoot execution issues across Linux/Unix and integrated environments.
• Document test results, produce release evidence and support sign-off so releases can be promoted safely to production.
• Log, investigate and report defects with clear evidence, impact, severity and reproducibility details.
• Work closely with BAs, Developers, Support Analysts, Infrastructure teams and Business Stakeholders to communicate test status, risks and issues.
• Contribute actively to the QE&T Community of Practice, including automation standards, engineering practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills across technical and business teams.
• Work independently and as part of a team, managing competing priorities while maintaining a strong focus on quality, delivery and business outcomes.

Skills

Automation testing

API testing

Integration testing

Java automation

Python scripting

OOP & design patterns

Cucumber & Gherkin

CI/CD pipelines

Git & GitLab

Linux/Unix

Test management (Jira/Confluence)

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Multi-tasking

Tools

Git

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

Job description

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, NSW, is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join the test team. You will design, implement and maintain scalable Java-based automation frameworks, validate market data and trading interfaces, and drive continuous improvement across CI/CD pipelines.

You will work with Developers, Test Engineers and Business Stakeholders to ensure quality releases, contribute to automation standards, and support production readiness in a hybrid work