Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Datacom; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company in Tauranga is looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines as well as automation testing services. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in various tools, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional development and a culture that values and supports its employees.

Benefits

Social events

Remote working options

Professional development courses

Qualifications

• Experience of adding to an automation framework in any language/toolset.
• Ability to analyze manual tests and existing automated tests to refine them.
• Strong communication skills to align testing efforts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using various tools.
• Conduct integration testing with tools like Postman.
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Automation framework experience

Communication skills

Coding patterns knowledge

Problem-solving skills

AI knowledge

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Java

Postman

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.

The Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineering is responsible for carrying out Quality Assurance, technical and functional Automation testing services and related consulting activities for Datacom and Datacom clients. The work may be extended to do non-functional testing such as performance testing.

What you’ll do

• Develop and maintain tests using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress and/or Cucumber.
• Conduct integration testing with tools such as Postman, Rest Assured, Bruno.
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Java, Postman, Junit 5, Rest Assured, Python, Typescript, Cucumber BDD runner.
• Strong proficiency in Git, Kafka Confluent Server experience will be helpful.

What you'll bring

Must have:

• Experience of adding to an automation framework (in any language/toolset)
• Producing reusable generic methods for User Interface components.
• Desirable to have knowledge of advanced coding patterns in addition to using Page Object Models.
• Must have an ability to analyse manual tests and existing automated tests to refine automated regression tests cases which are both reliable and efficient.
• We work on the framework as a team, so must display a willingness to participate in design discussions, document new team standards, then follow and help improve them.
• Strong communication skills and soft skills to work with all the squads to line up testing efforts and obtain test data.

Nice to have:

• Consulting mindset
• Knowledge of JIRA, and Confluence is advantageous.
• ISQTB certification
• Openness to the idea of Pairing and a demonstrated sense of ownership.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• AI Knowledge: Basic understanding of AI concepts, agentic testing, and protocols. Familiarity with testing methodologies for AI systems, including model validation and performance testing.

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.

Datacom is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.