Hybrid Test Engineer: AI‑Driven Automation & Quality

Compare the Market Australia; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social events

Flexible work

ME leave

Volunteer day leave

Additional leave

Return To Work bonus

Award & Recognition program

Job summary

Compare the Market Australia is seeking a Test Engineer to help deliver high-quality software by applying testing practices and automation across the software development lifecycle.

You will work closely with developers, product managers and stakeholders to validate requirements, identify risks, execute testing activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality and team effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in software testing across web and API-based applications.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated test suites using Playwright, Supertest, Axios and Postman.
• Experience incorporating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to performance and non-functional testing tools such as Artillery.io, JMeter, Lighthouse, or similar technology.
• Experience using Azure DevOps and test management tools for test execution and defect tracking.
• Exposure to BrowserStack or similar testing platforms is desirable.
• Familiarity with AWS environments and exposure to Salesforce or WordPress platforms is desirable.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and defect investigation skills.
• Experience working in regulated or highly governed environments is advantageous.
• Experience with or interest in leveraging AI-powered tools to improve testing efficiency, automation and quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to test planning activities, including estimation and test approach discussions.
• Analyse requirements and designs for testability and potential risks.
• Design, document and execute test cases aligned to project and business requirements.
• Execute system, integration, end-to-end, cross-browser, cross-device and user acceptance testing activities.
• Identify, log, track and verify defects through to resolution.
• Support the maintenance of test environments and test data.
• Review test cases and test artefacts to ensure alignment with quality standards.
• Work closely with developers, product managers and delivery teams to support quality outcomes.
• Communicate testing progress, results, risks and issues in a clear and timely manner.
• Contribute to test reporting and release readiness activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing processes, automation coverage and quality practices.
• Share knowledge and support other team members where required.
• Contribute to the adoption of new testing tools, techniques and AI capabilities.

Skills

Software testing

Web & API testing

Automation with Playwright

CI/CD integration

Defect tracking

Azure DevOps

BrowserStack

AWS familiarity

AI in testing

Performance testing

Tools

Playwright

Supertest

Axios

Postman

Artillery.io

JMeter

Lighthouse

Azure DevOps

BrowserStack

Job description

Compare the Market Australia is seeking a Test Engineer to help deliver high-quality software by applying testing practices and automation across the software development lifecycle.

You will work closely with developers, product managers and stakeholders to validate requirements, identify risks, execute testing activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality and team effectiveness.