Automation & Quality Engineering Lead

CGR Services; Wellington; On-site; NZD 101,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

ACC is seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer to provide technical leadership across our quality engineering practice. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on engineering, driving automation excellence and quality outcomes across enterprise technology platforms.

The appointing salary for this role is $101,287 to $131,077 based on experience, with ACC's comprehensive benefits package including a 9% superannuation contribution and optional life and income protection insurance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lead Test Engineer with accountability for test engineering practices, automation strategy, engineering standards and quality outcomes across multiple delivery teams.
• Significant experience in software testing and quality engineering at senior/lead level within complex delivery environments.
• Strong hands-on experience in UI and API test automation using Java, Selenium, API testing frameworks, Git, GitHub Actions and modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across our quality engineering practice.
• Drive automation excellence, engineering standards and quality outcomes across platforms.
• Mentor engineers while remaining hands-on with modern automation frameworks.

Skills

Test automation

Java

Selenium

API testing

Git

GitHub Actions

Mentoring

QA leadership

Tools

Selenium

Git

GitHub Actions

Job description

ACC is seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer to provide technical leadership across our quality engineering practice. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on engineering, driving automation excellence and quality outcomes across enterprise technology platforms.

The appointing salary for this role is $101,287 to $131,077 based on experience, with ACC's comprehensive benefits package including a 9% superannuation contribution and optional life and income protection insurance.