Senior QA Engineer: Automation, AI Testing & CI/CD

Arvionservices; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary reviews

Birthday leave

Extra annual leave (up to 5 days)

Retirement contributions

Healthcare coverage

Employee stock purchase program

Volunteering day

Office refreshments

Mental health support

Global collaboration opportunities

Job summary

Arvionservices seeks an experienced Senior QA Engineer to own end-to-end quality, drive test automation strategy, and modernize testing practices for large-scale fintech platforms. You will mentor teams and shape quality standards across onboarding, payments, FX, and settlement domains.

The role requires 6–10+ years of hands-on QA leadership, strong programming skills, and expertise in API/UI automation with Playwright/Cypress, Postman, and AI-assisted tools.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

C#

SQL

API testing

UI automation

Playwright

Cypress

AI tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

AWS

CI/CD

Tools

Postman

Bruno

Job description

Arvionservices seeks an experienced Senior QA Engineer to own end-to-end quality, drive test automation strategy, and modernize testing practices for large-scale fintech platforms. You will mentor teams and shape quality standards across onboarding, payments, FX, and settlement domains.

The role requires 6–10+ years of hands-on QA leadership, strong programming skills, and expertise in API/UI automation with Playwright/Cypress, Postman, and AI-assisted tools.