Junior Automation Test Engineer - Microservices & Cloud

Tait Communications; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Onsite parking

Gym access

Café on site

Long service benefits

Social club

Job summary

Tait Communications in Christchurch is seeking a Junior Test Engineer specializing in Automation. You will contribute to automation coverage for testing and deployment architectures across hardware, microservices, and networks, reporting to the Systems & Solutions Service Lead.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, building automated frameworks, improving deployment of test systems and cloud environments, and collaborating with Partnering Engineers to integrate solutions with Tait systems.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science/Electronics or equivalent.
• 1–2 years Automation Engineering experience or recent graduates with internship/project in automation, microservices-based applications, and/or embedded software products.
• Proven competency in an OOP language (Python).
• Experience implementing test automation frameworks, ideally with microservices and embedded systems.
• Experience with CI/CD ecosystems (GitLab) and infrastructure automation tools to deploy cloud-based apps on Linux and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop hands-on understanding of real-time critical communications tech stack.
• Conduct requirements analysis and modelling.
• Design automated test frameworks and tooling to deliver quality at scale.
• Investigate and evaluate design and test processes, tools, and third-party components.
• Support the team by assisting other Test Engineers and fostering skill development.
• Document, review, and maintain verification and validation standards.

Skills

Python

Automation testing

CI/CD

GitLab

Ansible

PowerShell

Bash

Linux

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science or Electronics

Tools

GitLab

Ansible

PowerShell

Bash

Linux

Job description

Tait Communications in Christchurch is seeking a Junior Test Engineer specializing in Automation. You will contribute to automation coverage for testing and deployment architectures across hardware, microservices, and networks, reporting to the Systems & Solutions Service Lead.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, building automated frameworks, improving deployment of test systems and cloud environments, and collaborating with Partnering Engineers to integrate solutions with Tait systems.