Senior Automation Test Engineer

Recruitment Hive; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Hive is assisting a Federal Government Department focused on helping the disability community in recruiting an EL1 Senior Automation Test Engineer to join their team this November.

The role emphasizes designing and implementing automation frameworks for backend and UI with a strong focus on accessibility, setting coding standards, and supporting in-sprint automated testing to meet acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

• Expert hands-on in automation testing principles and practical application across tools.
• 7–9 years of experience in a senior automation test role.
• Deep experience with automation tools like Playwright and CI/CD platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation frameworks for backend and UI with accessibility emphasis.
• Set standards for automation coding practices across the team.
• Support in-sprint delivery of automated tests to meet acceptance criteria and Definition of Done.
• Write tests and supporting automation code.

Skills

Automation testing

Playwright expertise

CI/CD experience

Tools

Playwright

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

• NV1 security clearance required

Our client, a Federal Government Department focused on helping the disability community is seeking anEL1 Senior Automation Test Engineer to join their team November.

Duties:

• Design and implement automation frameworks, ensuring usability, effectiveness, efficiency and maintainability are met.Frameworks must support backend and UI components, with a particular emphasis on Accessibility.
• Set standards for writing test code and automation coding principles to be used across the team.
• Support in-Sprint delivery of automated tests meeting acceptance criteria and enable Definition of Done.
• Write tests and supporting automation code.

Skills & Experience:

• Expert “hands‑on” technical proficiency in the principles and practical application of automation testing, test frameworks, CI/CD, across a variety of tools.
• 7–9 years’ experience in a senior automation test role.
• Deep experience on Automation tools like Playwright.
• In‑depth experience on CI/CD tools such as GitHub and Azure.

applications close 11am 25/09/26

Job ID: MF 679022 or LH-07904

We Value Diversity

The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.