Lead Data QA & Automation Engineer (GCP/CI-CD)

Insignia Financial; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insignia Financial in Melbourne is seeking a Lead Test Engineer I Data Engineering to own testing across the data ecosystem, ensuring data solutions are accurate, reliable and production-ready. You will shape testing strategy, automation frameworks, and set standards for a cloud-based data environment, collaborating with Data Engineers to integrate tests into CI/CD.

This role offers a visible impact on critical business systems and supports the journey toward robust automated testing across

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Strong SQL ability and data testing experience.
• Familiar with cloud-based data environments (GCP preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Validate data accuracy, consistency and completeness across projects on Google Cloud.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with Data Engineers.
• Identify and track defects, supporting resolution with development teams.
• Shape testing approaches in agile and traditional environments.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovative automation in data testing.

Skills

Test automation frameworks

Python

SQL

Data testing

CI/CD practices

Jira

Tools

Python

pytest

Pandas

GCP

CI/CD

Jira

Job description

Insignia Financial in Melbourne is seeking a Lead Test Engineer I Data Engineering to own testing across the data ecosystem, ensuring data solutions are accurate, reliable and production-ready. You will shape testing strategy, automation frameworks, and set standards for a cloud-based data environment, collaborating with Data Engineers to integrate tests into CI/CD.

This role offers a visible impact on critical business systems and supports the journey toward robust automated testing across