Quality Assurance Engineer

Air New Zealand Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Air New Zealand Limited is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Digital Transformation team. You will contribute to both manual and automated testing across REST and UI layers, ensuring high quality deliverables.

You will design and execute automation scenarios, work with Agile squads, and help refine testing processes while collaborating with product owners, architects, and developers. The role requires 3–5 years QA experience, strong Java automation, and familiarity with Selenium,

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of QA experience with a focus on test automation.
• Strong experience with Java automation frameworks, CI/CD, TDD, and testing technologies.
• Experience with automation tools and frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, JUnit/TestNG).
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs, SOAP APIs, databases (SQL), and messaging (Kafka).
• Understanding of QA methodologies, best practices, and toolsets.
• Ability to collaborate across cross‑functional teams to ensure high‑quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and execute new automation scenarios from functional and technical requirements.
• Maintain and refactor existing automation and regression tests.
• Work with squads and product owners to guide test analysis, design, planning and execution.
• Identify defects and contribute to efficient resolution strategies.
• Collaborate with architects and developers to improve software design for automation.
• Ensure manual and automated tests follow processes, standards and guidelines.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies.

Skills

QA experience

Java automation

CI/CD

Selenium

Playwright

Rest Assured

JUnit/TestNG

REST APIs

SQL

Kafka

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Rest Assured

JUnit

TestNG

Job description

Kia ora!

At Air New Zealand, we’re constantly evolving, embracing innovation, and pushing boundaries to create extraordinary experiences for our customers and employees. As we continue to grow and transform, we're seeking individuals who are passionate about making a difference and playing a key role in our journey. This is why we are excited to offer the opportunity to join the QA team and help drive our digital transformation efforts forward.

This role is critical to ensuring that our technical teams deliver high-quality solutions that align with our core values of excellence and customer focus. We are seeking a skilled Quality Assurance Engineer with extensive hands‑on experience in both test automation and manual testing, who can bring their expertise to the table to help us enhance our testing capabilities and ensure the highest standards of quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Use agile and lean methods (e.g. KANBAN, SCRUM, etc.) and get involved with all parts of the development process from inception through to release.
• Design, develop and execute new automation scenarios from functional and technical requirements and change requests.
• Maintain and monitor existing automation and regression testing, including ongoing refactoring of test suites.
• Apply software engineering principles to test engineering to ensure maximum ongoing value of implemented test suites.
• Work closely with the squad and product owner, and guide the team through test analysis, design, planning, and execution.
• Identify defects, and work to assist with the resolution of these, promoting ideas on how these can be resolved efficiently and effectively in the future.
• Work with technical teams (architects, software engineers, QA’s and BA’s) to diagnose issues and enhance the software design to best facilitate automation.
• Ensure both manual and automated tests adhere to testing processes, standards, and guidelines.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies.

Work Experience

• 3-5 years of QA experience with a focus on test automation.
• Strong experience with Java automation frameworks, CI/CD, test-driven development, and testing technologies.
• Strong experience in test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, JUnit, TestNG).
• Knowledge of various technical stacks such asRestful APIs, SOAP APIs, Database, SQL, Kafka.
• Understanding of current quality assurance methodologies, best practices, and toolsets.
• Passion for driving results while working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality delivery at every stage.
• Experience in working effectively and collaboratively across software product team disciplines and intra-team dependencies.

Education

• University qualifications in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject or equivalent work experience.

Applications close at 11:59pm 11 November 2026.

Additional Information

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."