Quality Engineer

ACC New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation

Market-leading benefits

Job summary

ACC New Zealand is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure high-quality digital products and services that support New Zealanders. Working in an Agile environment, you’ll analyse requirements, design and execute functional and automated tests, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, strengthening testing practices across teams.

The appointing salary ranges from $90,039 to $110,047 based on experience.

Qualifications

• University qualification or equivalent experience and ISTQB certs.
• Solid experience in quality engineering and test automation.
• Strong understanding of the software testing lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, automate and execute testing to improve quality and reliability.
• Analyse requirements and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work in an Agile environment to strengthen testing practices across teams.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure high-quality digital products.

Skills

Java

Test automation

Agile methodologies

Analytical thinking

Education

University qualification or equivalent experience

ISTQB Foundation Qualification

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

TestNG

Jira

Confluence

Git

Postman

SoapUI

Job description

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$90,039 - $110,047 a year

Full time

1d ago , from Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

• Design, automate and execute testing that improves the quality and reliability of ACC products.
• Join a trusted, high-performing organisation committed to supporting recovery and preventing injuries across Aotearoa.
• Access a market-leading benefits package including ACC's 9% superannuation contribution.

ACC is a trusted and high-performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future.

You can find more about ACC and the work we do at www.acc.co.nz

As a Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring ACC delivers high-quality digital products and services that support New Zealanders when they need us most. Working in a collaborative Agile environment, you'll analyse requirements, design and execute functional and automated tests, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and strengthen testing practices across teams. This role offers the opportunity to influence quality outcomes while helping keep Kiwis safe at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

The appointing salary for this role is $90,039 to $110,047 based on experience. ACC offers a comprehensive benefits package which at present includes an advantageous superannuation scheme (9% contribution) with features like no mandatory employee contribution, optional life and income protection insurance.

You will bring:

• A university qualification or equivalent experience, preferably with an ISTQB Foundation Qualification.
• Proven experience in quality engineering, test automation, software testing or software development.
• Strong understanding of functional testing techniques and the full software testing lifecycle.
• Experience working within Agile, Scrum or DevOps delivery environments.
• Essential experience with Java and knowledge of test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and similar technologies.
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git, Postman, SoapUI or related platforms.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risk and prioritise effectively.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and collaboration skills.
• A commitment to continuous learning, quality improvement and adopting new ways of working.
• Knowledge of AI and Machine Learning would be advantageous.
• Understanding of, and commitment to, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application within organisational practice.
• You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications will be validated as part of the recruitment process.

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand's cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It's important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.