Mobile Automation Manager - iOS & Android QA Leader

DWS; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DWS is seeking an experienced Mobile Automation Test Manager to lead testing and quality engineering across customer-facing mobile and digital platforms. This is a hands-on leadership role to define and execute enterprise-wide test automation strategies while driving quality across iOS, Android, and web applications.

You will mentor teams and shape automation-first practices in a large-scale enterprise program. Hybrid Sydney-based role with 2-3 days onsite.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering automated testing solutions for mobile apps on iOS and Android.
• Expert-level experience with WebdriverIO and Appium for mobile automation.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright and Selenium for web automation.
• Experience building scalable automation frameworks using JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, and quality engineering principles.
• Experience testing customer-facing digital products, mobile apps, and self-service platforms.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps environments.
• Knowledge of defect tracking and test management tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the overall test automation strategy and roadmap.
• Lead and mentor automation testing teams across multiple projects.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks across mobile and web platforms.
• Establish quality assurance standards, processes, and best practices.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Project Managers to ensure quality objectives are achieved.
• Review test plans, test cases, automation scripts, and execution outcomes.
• Track and report testing progress, quality metrics, risks, and defects to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous integration and continuous testing practices within DevOps pipelines.
• Manage test environments, test data, and automation toolsets.
• Support release planning, production deployments, and defect management activities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation optimisation.
• Champion automation-first quality engineering practices across delivery teams.

Skills

Mobile automation leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Test strategy

CI/CD integration

Mentoring teams

DevOps collaboration

Tools

WebdriverIO

Appium

Playwright

Selenium

JavaScript

TypeScript

GitHub

CI/CD tools

BrowserStack

Test management tools

Job description

DWS is seeking an experienced Mobile Automation Test Manager to lead testing and quality engineering across customer-facing mobile and digital platforms. This is a hands-on leadership role to define and execute enterprise-wide test automation strategies while driving quality across iOS, Android, and web applications.

You will mentor teams and shape automation-first practices in a large-scale enterprise program. Hybrid Sydney-based role with 2-3 days onsite.