Senior Automation Engineer

Generate KiwiSaver Scheme; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus package

Health insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Gym membership

Training & support

Central Auckland office

Job summary

Generate KiwiSaver Scheme is seeking a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to build an automation-first platform from scratch. The role involves designing testing frameworks, automating web and mobile tests, and integrating QA into CI/CD pipelines to deliver reliable releases.

You will work closely with Product, Design and Engineering to embed quality, use data-driven approaches, and continuously improve testing strategies for a growing platform in Auckland, NZ.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA, software testing, or automation engineering in product teams.
• Proven ability to design and build test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or Postman.
• Strong manual and exploratory testing with risk-based approach.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI).
• Experience with cloud environments, preferably AWS.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving and experimentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with Product, Design and Engineering.
• ISTQB certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build automation framework from the ground up across web and mobile.
• Develop and maintain automated testing across web and mobile.
• Champion quality engineering combining automation with manual and exploratory testing.
• Partner with Product, Design and Engineering to improve testability.
• Drive continuous improvement using data and modern tooling.
• Shape the future of the platform within a small, high-performing team.

Skills

Automation testing

Test automation design

CI/CD integration

Cloud AWS

Analytical thinking

Collaboration with teams

QA strategy

Education

ISTQB certification

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

Job description

About Us

We are proudly NZ owned and operated KiwiSaver and wealth manager. We were founded on the belief that all Kiwis should have access to simple, easy to understand financial advice and socially responsible investments that deliver long-term profitability. Ultimately, we exist to educate, empower, and advise Kiwis, to help them achieve materially better financial outcomes at retirement.

About The Role

Your mission is to make Onviser automation-first from the start and to design the path that gets us there. This is a brand-new platform, there is no legacy framework to maintain, no inherited suite to untangle and no settled way of working to fit into. You will choose the tools, design the framework, set the standards and build the pipelines. It suits someone who is energised by building rather than maintaining, comfortable with ambiguity, and happy to wear more than one hat while the team is small.

Full automation is the destination, but it won't happen on day one. While the platform and the coverage grow together, you will roll your sleeves up on manual and exploratory testing across mobile and web, using each release as raw material for what gets automated next. A strong grounding in manual testing would certainly help here – we believe that best automation engineers understand what they are automating and why, and can tell the difference between a check a machine should run forever and a question only a human can answer.

You will also shape acceptance criteria in collaboration with the team, automate compliance-related workflow checks, provide audit evidence, and act as the quality owner within the squad - focused on overall quality rather than just identifying bugs. It will include:

• Build our automation capability from the ground up, designing the frameworks, tools and standards that will underpin quality across the Onviser platform.
• Develop and maintain automated testing across web and mobile, embedding quality into our CI/CD pipelines from day one.
• Champion quality engineering, combining automation with manual and exploratory testing to deliver exceptional customer experiences.
• Partner with Product, Design and Engineering to improve testability, reduce risk and build quality into every release.
• Drive continuous improvement, using data, modern tooling and best practice to evolve our automation strategy and quality processes.
• Shape the future of the platform, influencing how we build, test and deliver products as part of a small, high-performing team.

About You

You’re a quality-focused Automation Engineer who enjoys building rather than maintaining. You combine strong automation expertise with sound testing judgement, working collaboratively across product teams to deliver scalable, automation-first solutions while never losing sight of the customer experience.

• 5+ years' experience in QA, Software Testing or Automation Engineering within product teams.
• Proven experience designing and building test automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Strong experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or Postman.
• Solid manual and exploratory testing capability with the ability to assess risk and define effective test strategies.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins or CircleCI).
• Working knowledge of cloud environments, preferably AWS.
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving and experimentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Product, Design and Engineering teams to build quality into every release.
• ISTQB certification (or equivalent) is advantageous.

Why This is The Place for You

Our culture is what sets us apart. We set ourselves high standards, ensuring our work environment is one where people thrive and also have fun. We invest significantly in the well-being of our people and are intentional about celebrating wins.

• We offer a hybrid model that empowers you to balance work and home life seamlessly.
• Competitive base salary + bonus package paid twice a year, additional KiwiSaver contribution, corporate benefits, and more!
• Well-being benefits including health insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and discounted gym membership.
• Access to ongoing training & support.
• Proactive Health & Wellbeing Committee that organises a full calendar of events and initiatives that support Social Connection, Community, and Mental Health.
• Comfortable and central Auckland CBD office location.

Applicants

Applicants for this position should hold a valid visa to work full-time in NZ.