Automation-Driven QA Lead for Financial Crime Solutions

Westpac New Zealand Ltd; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Ltd is seeking an automation-led Quality Engineering leader to design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, integration and data layers. You will lead test strategies, ensure quality standards, and drive continuous improvement across the delivery pipeline.

You will coach teams on quality engineering practices, perform data validation, API testing and regression monitoring, and contribute to regulatory readiness including

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Quality Engineering or Testing.
• Experience defining and implementing quality engineering best practices.
• Hands-on automation experience with automation framework design and CI/CD integration.
• API, integration and data testing experience with automated API validation.
• Strong SQL skills and data validation/testing.
• Experience with XML/XPath for test design/automation.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript or Python.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead test strategies, quality standards and release criteria.
• Design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, integration and data layers.
• Lead defect triage and incident investigations; drive remediation validation.
• Promote shift-left quality practices and automation-first testing with CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide coaching and peer reviews within the Quality Engineering community.
• Validate AML/Financial Crime monitoring changes and regulatory reporting for data integrity.

Skills

Automation framework design

CI/CD integration

Test automation

API testing

SQL data validation

XML/XPath

TypeScript/JavaScript/Python

UI, API, data-layer testing

NetReveal domain knowledge

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Git

Test automation tools

Job description

Westpac New Zealand Ltd is seeking an automation-led Quality Engineering leader to design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites across UI, API, integration and data layers. You will lead test strategies, ensure quality standards, and drive continuous improvement across the delivery pipeline.

You will coach teams on quality engineering practices, perform data validation, API testing and regression monitoring, and contribute to regulatory readiness including