QA Automation Engineer

TOWER Insurance; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 weeks parental leave

Birthday day off

22 days annual leave + 2 extra days +

Wellness leave

Career growth and progression

Flexible working and Auckland office

Discounts on Tower products

Free life insurance

Job summary

Tower Insurance in Auckland is seeking an experienced Test Engineer with a strong background in test automation to design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks across digital and core insurance platforms.

You will collaborate with developers, product teams, and stakeholders to embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle, including CI/CD integration and delivering reliable releases.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working hands-on in a Test Engineer capacity.
• Extensive and proven Test Automation experience across front and back-end systems.
• Insurance or Financial Services industry preferred but not essential.
• API automation expert with Web-driven testing technologies.
• Proven ability in C# programming.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and suites across Tower's Digital and Core Insurance platforms.
• Collaborating with developers, product teams, and stakeholders to embed quality practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Coaching and supporting testers and engineers in test automation, driving continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, and customer outcomes.

Skills

Hands-on test engineering

Test automation

C# programming

API automation

CI/CD integration

Tools

Cucumber/SpecFlow

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

As a proud Kiwi born and bred insurer, we pride ourselves in challenging status quo - and move fast to make things happen. We're here to create beautifully simple, rewarding experiences for our customers and communities, and we're working hard to protect the future of Aotearoa.

At its heart, insurance is about helping people through the unexpected. Doing what's right for our customers - especially in tough times - gives real purpose to our work.

Your day-to-day would look like:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and suites across Tower's Digital and Core Insurance platforms.
• Collaborating with developers, product teams, and stakeholders to embed quality practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Coaching and supporting testers and engineers in test automation, driving continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, and customer outcomes.

In your first 6-12 months, success will look like:

• Establishing a robust automation testing framework with automated test coverage embedded across Tower's Digital and Core Insurance platforms.
• Successfully integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, enabling reliable, efficient, and consistent validation of releases.
• Becoming a trusted automation champion within the team, driving best practices, improving quality metrics, and uplifting QA capability across Agile squads.

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working ‘hands on’ in a Test Engineer capacity.
• Extensive and proven Test Automation experience, implementing test frameworks across front and back-end systems.
• Insurance or Financial Services Industry preferred but not essential.
• API automation expert, as well as detailed experience with Web driven testing technologies, and TDD frameworks such as Cucumber/SpecFlow.
• Proven ability in C# Programming.
• A brilliant and exceptional passion for teamwork, and communication.

We invest in you.

We're serious about looking after our people. Along with a competitive salary, we offer a bunch of perks and benefits to support you and celebrate the work you do:

• 26 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary carer and 4 weeks for partners
• A paid day off on your birthday
• 22 days annual leave, plus two extra annual leave days and the option to buy up to eight more
• Wellness leave
• Career growth and internal progression opportunities
• Flexible working and a beautiful, modern office in Auckland
• Discounts on Tower insurance products
• Free life insurance