Remote QA & Test Automation Engineer — Playwright & CI

National Digital; Gold Coast City; Remote; AUD 85,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote in Australia

Part-time hours

Pro rata salary

Job summary

National Digital on the Gold Coast is seeking a part-time QA & Test Automation Engineer to own quality across a portfolio of production web platforms. This automation-first role prioritises Playwright end-to-end suites, CI gates, accessibility, and performance testing, with judgement to know what still deserves human review.

Remote work in Australia is supported. You bring 3+ years in software QA with hands-on test automation, Playwright or Cypress, API testing (REST/GraphQL), and risk-based

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software QA with hands-on test automation.
• Strong Playwright experience or Cypress experience and willingness to switch.
• Experience owning quality steps in CI pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar).
• Accessibility testing skills (WCAG 2.2, axe, screen-reader checks).
• API testing experience (REST/GraphQL) alongside UI automation.

Skills

Playwright

Cypress

CI pipelines

Accessibility testing

API testing

Bug reporting

Risk-based testing

Written communication

Education

IT/CS degree

ISTQB certification

Tools

GitHub Actions

REST/GraphQL

Job description

National Digital on the Gold Coast is seeking a part-time QA & Test Automation Engineer to own quality across a portfolio of production web platforms. This automation-first role prioritises Playwright end-to-end suites, CI gates, accessibility, and performance testing, with judgement to know what still deserves human review.

Remote work in Australia is supported. You bring 3+ years in software QA with hands-on test automation, Playwright or Cypress, API testing (REST/GraphQL), and risk-based