Lead Test Engineer

IOOF Holdings Limited; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IOOF Holdings Limited is seeking a Lead Test Engineer to oversee testing across data platforms and automation for production-ready pipelines. You will shape testing strategy, automation frameworks and engineering standards in a modern cloud-based data environment, working with Data Engineers and tech leads to embed testing into the CI/CD flow.

You will lead design and development of automated tests, ensure data accuracy, and drive improvements in testing practices across projects, contributing

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of data testing tools and strong SQL ability.
• Solid understanding of testing in data-centric environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Test automation

Data testing

SQL

GCP

CI/CD

Jira

Tools

Python

pytest

pandas

Job description

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SYDNEY, NSW, AU, 2000 BRISBANE, QLD, AU, 4000 PERTH, WA, AU, 6000 ADELAIDE, SA, AU, 5000 HOBART, TAS, AU, 7000 MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3008

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

• Lead automation across a growing data ecosystem
• Work with GCP, CI/CD and modern data platforms
• Make a visible impact across critical business systems

The opportunity to join our team

We’re looking for a Lead Test Engineer who’s ready to take charge of testing across UDP and the key platforms that keep Data Engineering running. You’ll be right in the middle of the action, making sure our data solutions are accurate, reliable and production-ready, while helping to push our automation and testing practices forward. You'll have the chance to influence how quality engineering is approached across a modern cloud-based data environment, helping shape testing strategy, automation frameworks and engineering standards that support critical business outcomes.

You will work with modern technologies and be joining a team that values collaboration, continuous improvement and technical innovation. Working closely with Data Engineers and technical leaders, you’ll lead how we design, build and embed automated testing across our data platforms - keeping our pipelines tight, our data clean, and our CI/CD flow running.

Key Responsibilities:

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

What you will bring:

• Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks
• Knowledge of data testing tools (e.g. python, pytest, panda etc) and strong SQL ability
• Solid understanding of testing in data-centric environments (DataVault a plus)
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across teams
• Familiarity with Jira and CI/CD practices
• Ability to triage and diagnose issues in live feature development

Find the better way

What gets us excited about working here? Helping people feel good about their money as one of Australia’s leading financial wellbeing organisations . From those starting out to those retiring. As your team, we’ll show up for you and together we will create financial wellbeing for every Australian. Because we know people who are confident about their financial future live better lives.

If this sounds like your kind of career, you sound like our kind of person. With us, you’ll do work that builds your technical know-how and challenges our entire industry to move forward. Along the way, you’ll be free to explore new ideas and technology, solve problems in a team, and independently to get great things done. Around here, we like to call it “putting our fingerprints on the future”.

People-inspired tech

Deep expertise combined with creativity can take on the trickiest of problems. Join our team of brilliant minds and mentors as we explore our way to innovation and apply technology in more human ways than ever.

Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility to work in Australia, and at a minimum be required to undertake police and basic credit checks as a condition of employment.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be considered at this time.

We acknowledge and celebrate the richness that individual differences bring to our team. If you need assistance or an adjustment during the application process, please reach out and let us know.