Automation Tester

EY; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness incentive

Eight weeks flex leave per year

Gender-neutral parental leave

Job summary

EY Technology Consulting seeks an Automation Tester to enhance quality across modern insurance platforms, focusing on functional testing, Playwright UI automation and API validation. Based in Melbourne or Sydney, the role is hybrid at consultant level, with exposure to Guidewire and cloud-native testing while delivering client outcomes.

You will design and maintain automation frameworks, validate end-to-end insurance workflows, and contribute to AI-powered testing approaches and scalable

Qualifications

• Experience in functional testing of insurance processes across Quote, Policy, Claims, Billing and Underwriting workflows.
• Hands-on with Playwright UI automation and API testing.
• Familiarity with Guidewire Insurance Suite testing and integration/API validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain UI automation frameworks using Playwright for insurance apps.
• Perform functional testing across insurance workflows and validate end-to-end journeys.
• Collaborate with Analysts and Product Owners to translate requirements into test scenarios.
• Execute cross-browser testing and support UAT activities.
• Contribute to automation PoCs and AI-driven quality approaches.
• Embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Build reusable automation components for coverage across applications.

Skills

Functional testing

Insurance domain knowledge

Communication

Agile/SAFe practices

QA strategy & test planning

Tools

Playwright

Guidewire Insurance Suite

Java 11+

JUnit 5

Rest Assured

Gatling

Hoverfly / WireMock / MockServer

Splunk

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity:

Join EY Technology Consulting as an Automation Tester, helping deliver quality engineering across modern insurance platforms. You will contribute across functional testing and automation, working with business and technology teams to support high-quality customer experiences and insurance processes.

You will perform end-to-end testing across Guidewire and connected digital platforms, with a focus on functional testing, Playwright UI automation, API validation and scalable automated regression. You will also contribute to emerging quality engineering approaches, including AI-assisted automation and reusable testing solutions.

Based in Melbourne or Sydney, this is a hybrid Consultant-level role where you will build hands‑on experience across insurance technology, automation and quality engineering while contributing to client delivery.

Your Key Responsabilities

• Design, develop and maintain UI automation frameworks using Playwright for web-based insurance applications and customer‑facing digital journeys.
• Perform functional testing of insurance processes covering Quote, Policy, Claims, Billing, Renewals, Endorsements and Underwriting workflows.
• Validate end-to-end user journeys across web applications and Guidewire products to support seamless customer experiences.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Owners to translate functional requirements and user stories into comprehensive automated and manual test scenarios.
• Execute cross-browser and cross-platform testing using Playwright to validate consistent application behaviour and performance.
• Support UAT activities by validating business‑critical insurance workflows and requirements traceability.
• Contribute to automation Proofs of Concept to evaluate emerging tools, frameworks and AI‑driven quality engineering solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency through AI‑powered automation, self‑healing frameworks, intelligent test execution and predictive quality analytics.
• Build reusable automation components and frameworks that improve coverage, execution speed and maintainability across insurance applications.
• Contribute to innovation initiatives using Playwright, Generative AI, API automation and cloud‑native testing solutions.
• Build and maintain scalable automated regression suites.
• Develop API test frameworks using Java 11+, JUnit 5 and Rest Assured.
• Validate REST APIs, Guidewire integrations and end-to-end insurance workflows.
• Embed automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to performance and reliability testing using Gatling and apply service virtualisation and mocking using Hoverfly, WireMock or MockServer.
• Use Splunk to support observability and production readiness and contribute to testing across containerised and cloud-based environments.
• Pair with colleagues, participate in Communities of Practice or Guilds and support other delivery roles where required.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Strong capability in functional testing, including validating complex insurance business rules and workflows.
• Experience with Guidewire Insurance Suite testing, including integration and API validation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Property & Casualty Insurance domain, including Quote, Policy, Claims, Billing and Underwriting processes.
• Hands‑on capability with Playwright and experience building and maintaining Page Object Model frameworks and reusable automation components.
• Capability with Java 11+, JUnit 5 and test automation, together with experience using Rest Assured for REST API testing.
• Hands‑on capability with technologies such as Spring Boot, JavaScript or TypeScript, Gradle, Swagger and Postman or Bruno.
• Strong understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS, DOM, network requests and browser debugging tools.
• Experience validating customer‑facing digital platforms including Quote & Buy, Self‑Service Portals and Policy Management applications.
• Ability to analyse business requirements, identify test coverage gaps and develop comprehensive test scenarios for insurance applications.
• Understanding of API security, microservices architectures and end-to-end testing strategies spanning UI, API, integration and backend systems.
• Experience with test and defect management tools such as Jira, Xray or Azure DevOps.
• Ability to review test cases, test evidence and defect quality and contribute to test planning, estimation and status reporting.
• Understanding of Agile or SAFe ways of working, with strong communication skills and ownership of automation delivery.

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Exposure to Java 17+.
• Exposure to Guidewire Cloud implementations and modernisation programs.
• Exposure to AI‑assisted test automation, self‑healing frameworks and test optimisation approaches.
• Knowledge of API contract design and maintenance, APIs at scale and API best practices.
• Understanding of reusability and resilience principles within distributed systems.
• Exposure to user story creation, stakeholder management, Jira, Confluence, DB2 or ITSM practices.
• Exposure to insurance or banking environments.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. We’re proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026. Learn more at ey.com/en_au/careers/what-its-like-to-work-here.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape. We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences. https://www.ey.com/au/careerdevelopment.
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: Mention the yearly wellness incentive, access to an additional eight weeks of flex leave per year, and up to 26 weeks of gender‑neutral paid parental leave. https://www.ey.com/au/benefits.
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending skills and experience.

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous.

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence?

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