Technical Test Lead

Talent; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking a hands-on Technical Test Lead in Brisbane to drive automation strategy across API, UI and cloud services. You will design scalable frameworks, mentor engineers and embed quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, helping deliver reliable software in a multi-SaaS environment.

You will lead API-first testing, contract testing and performance validation, collaborate with vendors, and codify engineering standards to raise testing maturity and release confidence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Technical Test Lead or similar leadership role.
• Strong software engineering background with hands-on automation design.
• Experience with API automation, contract testing and end-to-end testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement scalable automation frameworks across API, integration and UI testing.
• Champion API-first testing including contract and integration testing.
• Embed automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to improve release reliability.
• Establish test data management practices including provisioning and masking.
• Develop performance and compatibility testing across cloud environments.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through code reviews and mentoring.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to raise automation capability.
• Define quality metrics and dashboards to measure automation stability.

Skills

Automation framework design

API automation

SDET / automation architect

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub workflows

Contract testing

Performance testing

Cloud testing (AWS)

Mentoring engineering teams

Quality engineering leadership

Tools

Automation tools

Job description

For over 30 years Talent has been redefining the contracting experience with industry leading support, exclusive contractor benefits & a world-class digital platform ENGAGE to access it all.

Lead API-first automation

Modern cloud technologies

Hands-on technical leadership

We are seeking an experienced Technical Test Lead to drive the design and implementation of modern, scalable test automation solutions across a complex, multi-SaaS technology environment.

This is a hands-on technical leadership opportunity suited to someone with strong software engineering expertise who can design automation frameworks, influence quality engineering practices and deliver practical improvements across integrated platforms.

The successful candidate will combine technical depth with the ability to mentor engineering teams, establish standards and improve confidence in software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement scalable automation frameworks across API, integration and UI testing.
• Champion an API-first testing approach, incorporating contract testing, integration testing and end-to-end validation.
• Embed automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to improve release reliability and delivery efficiency.
• Establish effective test data management practices, including provisioning, masking and obfuscation of sensitive information.
• Develop performance and compatibility testing approaches across cloud-hosted environments.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring and the establishment of engineering standards.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to improve automation capability and testing maturity.
• Define meaningful quality metrics and dashboards to measure automation stability, coverage and effectiveness.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Technical Test Lead, Senior SDET, Automation Architect or similar.
• Strong hands-on software engineering skills, particularly in designing and building automation frameworks rather than simply maintaining existing scripts.
• Extensive experience with API automation, contract testing, integration testing and end-to-end test orchestration.
• Practical experience implementing automated testing within CI/CD pipelines, particularly GitHub-based workflows.
• Experience using modern automation tools.
• Knowledge of secure test data management
• Experience with performance testing, compatibility testing and cloud-hosted environments, ideally AWS.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to mentor technical teams and influence engineering practices.

The Opportunity

This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of automation architecture and technical testing practices across a sophisticated technology landscape.

You will play a key role in establishing reusable frameworks, improving testing efficiency and enabling faster, more reliable software releases.