Junior Automation Test Engineer: Microservices & RT

JobSpace; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Onsite parking

Gym & café

Long service leave

Social club

Job summary

Tait Communications in Christchurch, New Zealand, is seeking a Junior Test Engineer specialising in Automation to help ensure high-quality critical‑communications solutions. You will be hands-on, extending automation coverage across testing and deployment architectures that span hardware devices, microservices and networks.

Reporting to the Systems & Solutions Service Lead, you will design automated test frameworks, analyse requirements, and collaborate with engineers to integrate partner

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or Electronics or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of Automation Engineering experience or strong internship/project work in automation.
• Proven competency in an OOP language (Python preferred).
• Experience implementing test automation and CI/CD workflows.

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, equipment, 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

Linux administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electronics

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Tait Communications in Christchurch, New Zealand, is seeking a Junior Test Engineer specialising in Automation to help ensure high-quality critical‑communications solutions. You will be hands-on, extending automation coverage across testing and deployment architectures that span hardware devices, microservices and networks.

Reporting to the Systems & Solutions Service Lead, you will design automated test frameworks, analyse requirements, and collaborate with engineers to integrate partner