Lead QA Automation Engineer – Own Quality at Scale

Handy Finance; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site team

Competitive salary

Job summary

Handy Finance in Australia is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own the test automation strategy and frameworks across our platforms. You will lead automated regression, API, and end-to-end testing while embedding quality early in the software lifecycle.

You will mentor QA engineers, establish testing standards, and drive continuous improvement through CI/CD integration and quality metrics. This is a hands-on leadership role for a fast-growing fintech team.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in senior QA automation roles.
• Experience with automated regression, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience embedding quality in the SDLC with developers.
• Strong testing and reporting mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain test automation strategy and frameworks.
• Lead automated regression, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Mentor QA engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate with Developers and Tech Leads to improve quality.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and monitor quality metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement of tools and processes.

Skills

QA automation

Automation frameworks

Web/mobile/API testing

CI/CD pipelines

Mentoring QA engineers

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Postman

Jenkins

Job description

Handy Finance in Australia is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own the test automation strategy and frameworks across our platforms. You will lead automated regression, API, and end-to-end testing while embedding quality early in the software lifecycle.

You will mentor QA engineers, establish testing standards, and drive continuous improvement through CI/CD integration and quality metrics. This is a hands-on leadership role for a fast-growing fintech team.