Senior Qa Tester

Robert Half Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Robert Half Technology are partnering with a well-known Brisbane brand located in Brisbane's inner-north, who are expanding their technology team with the addition of a Senior QA Tester.

You will join an established QA function, hands-on and automation-focused, leading testing initiatives across multiple applications while uplifting automation maturity and embedding continuous testing within the delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a QA Automation/Senior Test Engineering role.
• Strong UI and API automation capabilities.
• Experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (TypeScript, C#, Java, Python).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins).
• Excellent debugging and analytical skills.
• Strong cross-functional communication.
• Performance testing experience is a plus (JMeter, k6, LoadRunner).

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and scale automation test frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress etc.)
• Build automated regression, integration and end-to-end test suites
• Work within CI/CD environments to ensure continuous quality checks
• Perform API and microservices testing (Postman/RestAssured/Swagger)
• Conduct defect analysis, triage and root cause investigations
• Collaborate with development teams to embed a shift-left QA approach
• Measure automation performance, reliability and coverage
• Contribute to ongoing QA tool uplift, standards and best practices
• Mentor and knowledge-share with the existing QA tester

Skills

QA Automation

UI & API automation

CI/CD experience

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Debugging

Cross-functional

Automation maturity

Lead testing initiatives

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Postman

Swagger

RestAssured

Job description

Job Description

• Hybrid position
• Up to $150,000 + Super
• Great additional benefits

The Company

Robert Half Technology are partnering with a well-known household brand located in Brisbane's inner-north, who are expanding their technology team with the addition of a Senior QA Tester. With strong national presence and an ongoing investment in software engineering and product delivery, this organisation is committed to maintaining high-quality, scalable systems through modern automation practices. The role will be an initial contract role with the possibility to go permanent in the future.

The Role

You will join an established QA function, working alongside an experienced tester and collaborating closely with developers, DevOps, and product teams. You will play a key role in uplifting automation maturity, improving coverage, and embedding continuous testing within the delivery lifecycle.
This position is suited to someone who is hands-on, automation-focused, and confident leading testing initiatives across multiple applications.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and scale automation test frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress etc.)
• Build automated regression, integration and end-to-end test suites
• Work within CI/CD environments to ensure continuous quality checks
• Perform API and microservices testing (Postman/RestAssured/Swagger)
• Conduct defect analysis, triage and root cause investigations
• Collaborate with development teams to embed a shift-left QA approach
• Measure automation performance, reliability and coverage
• Contribute to ongoing QA tool uplift, standards and best practices
• Mentor and knowledge-share with the existing QA tester

Requirements

• Proven experience in a QA Automation/Senior Test Engineering role
• Strong coding/automation capability across UI + API frameworks
• Skilled with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or similar tools
• Proficiency in scripting languages (TypeScript, C#, Java, Python etc.)
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins)
• Excellent debugging, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication ability when working with cross-functional teams
• Performance/load testing experience advantageous (JMeter, k6, LoadRunner)