Senior Quality Engineer-Integration

WorkCover Queensland; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Learning & development opportunities

Health and wellbeing program

Competitive salaries

Job summary

WorkCover Queensland is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer – Integration to drive test automation and quality practices across our enterprise integration landscape. You will own end-to-end QA for integration touchpoints, including APIs, iPaaS, middleware and cloud platforms.

You’ll lead automation frameworks, collaborate with development, platform, release and security teams, and mentor engineers in automation and non-functional testing. Hybrid work arrangements apply.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in software testing with a strong focus on integration, API, middleware and backend testing.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated API and integration test frameworks.
• Strong experience with Karate DSL, Playwright and Postman.
• Deep understanding of REST and SOAP web services, HTTP protocols, JSON and XML.
• Strong SQL skills for data validation and testing across complex database environments.
• Experience testing APIs, microservices, enterprise integrations, ESBs and iPaaS platforms.
• Knowledge of API security testing, authentication, authorisation and OAuth 2.0.
• Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Jira Xray.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption of test automation and continuous testing practices across engineering teams.
• Design, develop and maintain automated API and integration test suites.
• Define and evolve test automation frameworks, standards, governance and quality metrics.
• Provide technical leadership for testing across iPaaS, SaaS, middleware, microservices and cloud platforms.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Support test environments, test data management and secure testing practices.
• Analyse defects, identify root causes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, release and security teams to embed quality engineering practices into delivery.
• Mentor and coach engineers in automation, quality engineering and non-functional testing approaches.

Skills

Integration testing

API testing

Middleware testing

Backend testing

Karate DSL

Playwright

Postman

REST

SOAP

SQL

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jira Xray

Agile

Education

Degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Karate DSL

Playwright

Postman

GitHub Actions

Jira Xray

Job description

WorkCover Queensland is entering an exciting new chapter, guided by a renewed strategic focus and strong executive leadership shaping our 2030 Strategy. We’re embarking on an enterprise-wide transformation to strengthen our impact and continue making a positive difference in people’s lives.

We're looking for a Senior Quality Engineer – Integration to play a pivotal role in driving test automation, continuous testing, and quality engineering practices across our enterprise integration landscape.

About the Role

As a Senior Quality Engineer – Integration, you'll play a central role in ensuring the reliability and integrity of WorkCover Queensland's enterprise systems during a period of significant technology change. Embedded within a collaborative engineering team, you'll own the end-to-end quality assurance of integration touchpoints across our platforms — ensuring data flows accurately, APIs perform as designed, and releases meet the highest standards before they reach production.

Reports to the Manager Integration Delivery and leads the development and maturity of integration test automation and quality engineering practices at WorkCover Queensland. The role establishes and evolves test automation frameworks, standards, and governance across Technology Services & Security, with a focus on integration domains. Working closely with development, platform, release management, and security teams, the role strengthens DevOps and continuous testing practices to improve delivery speed, quality, and customers outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption of test automation and continuous testing practices across engineering teams.
• Design, develop and maintain automated API and integration test suites.
• Define and evolve test automation frameworks, standards, governance and quality metrics.
• Provide technical leadership for testing across iPaaS, SaaS, middleware, microservices and cloud platforms.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Support test environments, test data management and secure testing practices.
• Analyse defects, identify root causes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, release and security teams to embed quality engineering practices into delivery.
• Mentor and coach engineers in automation, quality engineering and non-functional testing approaches.

WorkCover Queensland is entering an exciting new chapter, guided by a renewed strategic focus and strong executive leadership shaping our 2030 Strategy. We’re embarking on an enterprise-wide transformation to strengthen our impact and continue making a positive difference in people’s lives.

We're looking for a Senior Quality Engineer – Integration to play a pivotal role in driving test automation, continuous testing, and quality engineering practices across our enterprise integration landscape.

About the Role

As a Senior Quality Engineer – Integration, you'll play a central role in ensuring the reliability and integrity of WorkCover Queensland's enterprise systems during a period of significant technology change. Embedded within a collaborative engineering team, you'll own the end-to-end quality assurance of integration touchpoints across our platforms — ensuring data flows accurately, APIs perform as designed, and releases meet the highest standards before they reach production.

Reports to the Manager Integration Delivery and leads the development and maturity of integration test automation and quality engineering practices at WorkCover Queensland. The role establishes and evolves test automation frameworks, standards, and governance across Technology Services & Security, with a focus on integration domains. Working closely with development, platform, release management, and security teams, the role strengthens DevOps and continuous testing practices to improve delivery speed, quality, and customers outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption of test automation and continuous testing practices across engineering teams.
• Design, develop and maintain automated API and integration test suites.
• Define and evolve test automation frameworks, standards, governance and quality metrics.
• Provide technical leadership for testing across iPaaS, SaaS, middleware, microservices and cloud platforms.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Support test environments, test data management and secure testing practices.
• Analyse defects, identify root causes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, release and security teams to embed quality engineering practices into delivery.
• Mentor and coach engineers in automation, quality engineering and non-functional testing approaches.

What You'll Bring

Essential Experience:

• 7+ years' experience in software testing with a strong focus on integration, API, middleware and backend testing.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated API and integration test frameworks.
• Strong experience with Karate DSL, Playwright and Postman.
• Deep understanding of REST and SOAP web services, HTTP protocols, JSON and XML.
• Strong SQL skills for data validation and testing across complex database environments.
• Experience testing APIs, microservices, enterprise integrations, ESBs and iPaaS platforms.
• Knowledge of API security testing, authentication, authorisation and OAuth 2.0.
• Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Jira Xray.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

Highly Regarded

• Experience with Microsoft Azure Integration Services.
• Exposure to Generative AI tools for test automation or test script creation.
• ISTQB Foundation Certification or similar.
• Relevant degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline.

Why Join Us

Our vision is to be the best workers’ compensation insurer, making a positive difference to people’s lives and keeping Queenslanders working. At WorkCover, we deliver with heart, own our outcomes, work best together and stay open to what’s possible - and we’re looking for people who share these values.

When you join us, you’ll benefit from:

• A purpose‑driven organisation where your work genuinely makes a positive impact on Queenslanders’ lives
• A collaborative and supportive team environment that values empathy, trust and working together
• Hybrid work arrangements that support flexibility and work–life balance
• Personalised learning and development opportunities to support your growth and career progression
• A holistic health and wellbeing program designed to support you both professionally and personally
• Industry‑competitive salaries
• A generous superannuation scheme, including co‑contribution
• Study assistance to support ongoing education and professional development

You can find out more about what it’s like to work with us by visiting Working atWorkCoverQld.

We are committed to ensuring WorkCover reflects the diversity of the Queensland community. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTQIA+SB community, people of all ages, people who are neurodivergent, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Pre-employment checks will be conducted on all prospective employees. This includes a Right to Work in Australia Check, Police Check, Education Check, Reference Check, and where appropriate a Visa Check. The information provided will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld). All permanent appointments are subject to a probationary period in accordance with our policy.