Senior QA Engineer

Arvion Services; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Healthcare coverage

Employee stock purchase program

Volunteer day

Office refreshments & wellbeing

Job summary

Arvion Services is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to own end-to-end quality for global fintech payment platforms. You will drive test automation strategy, design production-grade frameworks, and mentor QA engineers.

Lead integration and UI automation efforts, balance manual and automated testing, and own CI/CD quality across onboarding, payments, and settlement. Hybrid work with strategic collaboration across regions.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years designing and building production-grade test automation solutions.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or C#.
• Proven experience in test framework design and quality architecture.
• Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases for testing and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on API testing with tools like Postman or equivalent.
• Experience with UI automation frameworks such as Playwright/Cypress.
• Knowledge of functional and non-functional testing methods (performance, security, etc.).
• Experience balancing manual and automated testing to achieve quality outcomes.
• Hands-on use of AI-assisted development and testing tools.
• Experience leading QA engineers and guiding test architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and own integration test frameworks and contract testing for payment-related flows.
• Lead development of automated tests across onboarding, payments, FX, settlement, and related domains.
• Define the balance between manual and automated testing strategies.
• Develop and execute automated tests using Playwright or equivalent.
• Own CI/CD quality strategy, including release gating and defect management.
• Investigate production incidents and translate findings into automated tests and improvements.
• Lead test architecture reviews and mentor QA engineers.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted testing tools and practices.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Architecture and Compliance teams to ensure quality.

Skills

Test automation

Programming skills

Leadership

API testing

UI automation

CI/CD

AI-assisted testing

SQL

Communication

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Postman

Pact

AWS

Job description

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer to join a global fintech organization specializing in cross-border payments technology. This role is ideal for a hands-on quality engineering professional who takes ownership of quality end-to-end, drives test automation strategy, and helps modernize testing practices across large-scale payment platforms. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities to shape quality standards and mentor engineering teams.

What You Will Do:

• Design and own integration test frameworks and contract testing solutions for critical financial transaction flows and partner integrations.
• Lead the development of test automation frameworks that support production release processes across onboarding, compliance, payments, foreign exchange, settlement, and related domains.
• Define and maintain the appropriate balance between manual and automated testing strategies.
• Develop and execute automated tests using modern frameworks such as Playwright or equivalent technologies.
• Own CI/CD quality strategy, including release gating, test reliability, infrastructure health, and defect management processes.
• Investigate production incidents and translate findings into automated tests, process improvements, and quality enhancements.
• Lead test architecture reviews, establish quality standards, and provide technical mentorship to QA engineers.
• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted testing tools and modern quality engineering practices.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Compliance teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.

What Makes You a Good Fit:

• 6 to 10+ years of experience designing and building production-grade test automation solutions.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#, or similar languages.
• Proven experience in test framework design, system design, and quality architecture.
• Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases for testing, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Hands‑on experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Bruno, or equivalent.
• Strong experience with UI automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of functional and non-functional testing methodologies, including performance, load, resilience, reliability, and security testing.
• Experience balancing manual and automated testing approaches to achieve optimal quality outcomes.
• Hands‑on experience using AI-assisted development and testing tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience with AWS cloud environments and CI/CD pipeline ownership, including release gate implementation.
• Prior experience within payments, foreign exchange, fintech, or other regulated industries.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience in quality engineering, including test architecture decisions and code reviews.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with contract testing frameworks such as Pact or equivalent.
• Experience testing desktop or Windows-based applications.
• Mobile application test automation experience.
• Experience leading test modernization initiatives or enterprise quality transformation programs.

What We Offer:

• Competitive remuneration package with annual salary reviews.
• Paid birthday leave.
• Additional annual leave entitlement based on years of service (up to 5 extra days).
• Employer retirement contribution benefits.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Paid volunteering day to support a charity of your choice.
• Complimentary office refreshments, including fruit, snacks, beverages, and coffee.
• Access to mental health and wellbeing support resources.
• Opportunity to work with a global fintech organization on innovative payment technologies.

Working Arrangement:

• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Out stationed candidates must be willing to travel to the Christchurch office as required for company meetings, collaboration sessions, and events.
• Opportunity to collaborate with global engineering teams across multiple regions.