Quality Assurance Engineer

Clicks IT Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks IT Recruitment in Brisbane seeks an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join a product-led software environment. The role focuses on automation-driven testing across UI, API, and backend, collaborating with engineering, product and customer-facing teams to deliver reliable, high-value software.

The successful candidate will build and maintain automated tests using Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript, drive test planning and CI/CD, and champion shift-left quality practices while

Qualifications

• Proven experience with software testing and automation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated tests across UI, API and backend layers.

Skills

Automation testing

Cross-functional collaboration

CI/CD pipelines

Playwright

TypeScript/JavaScript

SQL

Agile/SDLC

Troubleshooting

Git & code review

Test planning

Tools

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Job description

Quality Assurance Engineer
12 month contract
Full-time onsite work required - Brisbane CBD / Remote applicants will not be considered

We are recruiting an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to step into a product-led software environment working on complex, real-world technology platforms. This position suits a clear communicator with a strong automation mindset who enjoys collaborating across engineering, product and customer-facing teams to deliver reliable, high-value solutions used in operational environments.

You'll play a key role in modernising and improving quality practices across a suite of evolving software products, helping ensure new services and functionality meet quality standards while supporting the transition from legacy platforms to modern cloud-based architectures.

What you'll be doing

• Building and maintaining automated tests across UI, API and backend layers
• Driving quality outcomes through test planning, execution and automation
• Contributing to modern automation frameworks including Playwright and Cucumber-based solutions
• Supporting continuous testing through CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborating closely with engineers and product teams to embed quality early
• Investigating defects, improving automation reliability and reducing risk
• Championing best-practice QA processes and continuous improvement

What you need to bring

• Proven experience in software testing with a strong focus on automation
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across cross-functional teams
• Hands-on experience with Playwright or similar modern automation tools
• Experience testing APIs, microservices and cloud-based applications
• Automation development experience using TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar languages
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, Git and code review practices
• Strong SQL and troubleshooting skills
• Understanding of Agile delivery, SDLC and shift-left quality practices

Bonus points for

• Experience with GitHub Actions or other CI/CD tooling
• Exposure to Kubernetes or containerised environments
• Experience working on modernisation or platform transformation programs
• Background in mining, industrial or other complex operational environments

Important to know

• Full working rights required
• This role will require the successful candidate to work on site in Brisbane full-time 5 days per week.
• Remote applicants will not be considered.

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