Exploratory Quality Engineer (Cross-Product)

Nuix; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

Nuix is seeking a curious Quality Engineer to join our exploratory testing practice in Sydney. You will execute structured exploratory sessions across the Nuix portfolio, prioritizing high-risk areas and rising defects that automation may miss.

You will collaborate with Senior QE and product teams, contributing to test plans, tooling, and continuous learning while working a hybrid model with regular in-office presence in Sydney.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in Quality Engineering, QA, or Software Testing roles.
• Curiosity-driven mindset and asking what happens if.
• Basic automation skills in any language.
• API testing fundamentals (Postman or similar).
• Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking tools.
• Strong written communication; clear bug reports.
• Willingness to learn multiple products quickly.

Responsibilities

• Exploratory Test Execution across Nuix products using defined charters.
• Risk-prioritized cross-product coverage.
• Document bugs with steps, severity and business impact in Jira.
• Learn and use QE tooling: Postman, CI pipelines, Zephyr Scale.
• Contribute to smoke/sanity test suites and test case creation.
• Participate in Amigos sessions with Dev and Product to embed quality thinking.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Curiosity-driven

Automation basics

API testing

Jira

Bug reporting

Written communication

Multi-product learning

Tools

Postman

CI pipelines

Zephyr Scale

Job description

Nuix is seeking a curious Quality Engineer to join our exploratory testing practice in Sydney. You will execute structured exploratory sessions across the Nuix portfolio, prioritizing high-risk areas and rising defects that automation may miss.

You will collaborate with Senior QE and product teams, contributing to test plans, tooling, and continuous learning while working a hybrid model with regular in-office presence in Sydney.