Automation Test Engineer

Beyond Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer to join a modern Agile and DevOps team in Auckland. You will design, build, and maintain automated tests across UI, API, and integration layers, selecting the best tools for each testing scenario.

The role emphasizes improving automation practices and contributing to CI/CD pipelines. You will collaborate with developers, testers, and delivery teams to raise automation coverage, drive quality, and ensure smooth releases

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' software testing experience, including at least 3 years in test automation.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and REST Assured.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, JavaScript, Python or Ruby).
• Experience with API and web application test automation.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain robust automated test suites across UI, API and integration testing.
• Deliver automation across UI, API and integration testing.
• Identify what should be automated and where manual or exploratory testing provides greater value.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and work with Git/Bitbucket.

Skills

Test automation

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

REST Assured

Git

Bitbucket

Job description

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Beyond Recruitment – Auckland, North Island

We are looking for an experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer to join a technology team working within a modern Agile and DevOps environment.

This is a hands‑on role suited to someone who has strong test automation experience, enjoys solving complex problems and can help improve automation practices across the software delivery lifecycle. You will work closely with developers, testers and wider delivery teams to build effective automated testing solutions and ensure high‑quality outcomes.

The Role

You will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining automated test solutions across applications and services. You will also play an important role in identifying opportunities to increase automation coverage and selecting the right tools and approaches for different testing requirements.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop and maintain robust automated test suites
• Deliver automation across UI, API and integration testing
• Work with tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and REST Assured
• Identify what should be automated and where manual or exploratory testing provides greater value
• Explore and recommend tools and approaches that improve test automation capability
• Perform functional, non-functional and exploratory testing
• Support and test patch processing and releases
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Work with source control tools including Git and Bitbucket
• Collaborate closely with developers and delivery teams within an Agile environment
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, frameworks and practices

What We’re Looking For

To be successful, you will ideally bring:

• Minimum 5 years' software testing experience, including at least 3 years in Test Automation
• Strong hands‑on experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and/or REST Assured
• Programming experience with at least one language such as Java, JavaScript, Python or Ruby
• Experience with API and web application test automation
• Experience testing patch processing and application releases
• Strong understanding of when and what to automate
• Experience with Git and Bitbucket