Senior Test Automation Engineer – Hybrid (Brisbane)

KJR; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KJR is seeking an experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer to contribute to a major technology transformation in Queensland. Hybrid based role in Brisbane, focusing on scalable automation across web apps, APIs, databases, and reporting platforms.

You will design and maintain robust automation frameworks, collaborate with stakeholders, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure high-quality enterprise solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software testing and test automation experience.
• Hands-on with Robot Framework, Playwright and Python.
• Proven ability to design and maintain reusable automation frameworks.
• Strong API testing experience including REST/JSON and authentication.
• Advanced SQL skills for backend data validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Robot Framework, Playwright and Python.
• Develop automated tests across web apps, REST APIs, databases and reporting systems.
• Build reusable automation components and data-driven testing using Excel, CSV and JSON.
• Perform backend data validation and reconciliation using SQL.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and version control with Git.
• Collaborate with business SMEs, developers and testing teams to improve efficiency.

Skills

Robot Framework

Playwright

Python

API testing

SQL

CI/CD pipelines

Git

PowerShell

Stakeholder communication

Troubleshooting

Tools

Jira

Git

CI/CD tools

PowerShell

Job description

KJR is seeking an experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer to contribute to a major technology transformation in Queensland. Hybrid based role in Brisbane, focusing on scalable automation across web apps, APIs, databases, and reporting platforms.

You will design and maintain robust automation frameworks, collaborate with stakeholders, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure high-quality enterprise solutions.