Senior Automation Test Engineer - Security-Cleared Playwright

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

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.