Quality Assurance Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Career development opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Commitment to safety and wellbeing

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Meaningful work environment

Job summary

A global engineering company seeks an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join their dynamic team in Brisbane, Australia. This role involves testing software for mining solutions and requires over 7 years of experience in quality assurance and automation testing. You will ensure high-quality standards are met through thorough testing processes and interaction with various stakeholders. The position offers a competitive remuneration package and opportunities for career development, while requiring onsite work five days a week.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in Quality Assurance and Automation Testing.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for completeness of testing user stories as per acceptance criteria.
• Responsible for high-level estimation of features and user stories.
• Maintain code quality by implementing quality checks.
• Ensure test process and standards are followed within the team.
• Assist in test environment setup and automation.
• Monitor and maintain daily run automation cases.
• Close interaction with stakeholders including Team Leads and Product Managers.

Skills

Automation test frameworks

Java

Python

Microservices testing

AWS/Azure cloud testing

SQL queries

Agile methodology

Test estimation

Code reviews

Software test engineering

Job description

Job Description

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Career Area

Engineering

Caterpillar products generate and process large amounts of data from sensors, on-board models, and control algorithms in real-time creating real-world machine usage information. As part of the overall digital strategy Caterpillar has developed an integrated family of machine-based information technology products that interconnect machines to provide real time guidance, tracking, monitoring and supervisory control of the operational mining fleet. This family of products is branded MineStar. The MineStar product range links with other mining and business information systems and is an integral part of the Mining Technology Enabled Solutions vision.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary delivery teams that develop world class mining software solutions. The Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for testing software within a high performing, self-managing and dynamic team, delivering high-value software for our enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for completeness of testing the user stories as per the acceptance criteria
• Responsible for high level estimation of features and user stories
• Responsible for test plan and accountable for test cases created by the team
• Ensure test process and standards are followed within the team
• Maintain code quality by implementing quality checks
• Assist in test environment setup and creation/maintenance of test data for automation
• Oversees implementation and execution of regression and acceptance tests
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining the daily run automation cases
• Close interaction with Team Leads, Product Managers and Development & QA team members and communicate effectively with all stakeholders

Experience Required

• 7+ years’ experience in Quality Assurance and Automation Testing

Skills Required

• Hands-on experience in automation test frameworks, e.g.: Cucumber framework, SpecFlow, etc
• Exposure to coding languages such as Java and Python
• Exposure to Microservices & AWS/Azure cloud testing
• Experience in writing SQL queries for database and API testing
• Integrate into and develop CI/CD pipeline to enable continuous integration and deployment of automation harness
• Experience in Agile methodology
• Experience in providing test estimation and executing code reviews
• Strong software test engineering methodology and process expertise
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities and contribute to the overall automation capabilities

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package including a great bonus structure and share options.
• Intentional career development with exposure to global teams and markets.
• A strong commitment to safety and your wellbeing
• An inclusive workplace culture focused on quality, customer service and the environment
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, and equal outcome
• The opportunity to do truly meaningful work in a supportive, constructive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Caterpillar of Australia is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates

March 20, 2026 - April 3, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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