Senior Software Tester - Cloud, API & Embedded (Hybrid)

PowerShield Ltd.; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerShield Ltd. in Auckland, North Island, seeks a Senior Software Tester to own testing across cloud, Windows, and embedded software.

You will shape testable requirements with the team and help ensure release readiness in a hybrid onsite role based at our Auckland office with the option to work from home up to two days per week. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of testing experience, strong automation skills in C# and Python, plus expertise in REST APIs, security testing, and Jira for defect

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of software testing experience with ownership of test planning and release testing.
• Strong experience with automated and manual testing including exploratory, regression, and integration testing.
• Programming skills in C# and/or Python with experience building automated test suites.
• Experience testing REST APIs and web service integrations.
• Experience gathering requirements and writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios.
• Ability to assess quality and security risks and provide release-readiness recommendations.
• Windows administration and Linux knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own the testing strategy and quality assurance activities across PowerShield's cloud, Windows, embedded software, and API-based products.
• Plan, coordinate, and sign off testing activities for each software release, ensuring releases meet quality standards.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests, including testing of REST APIs and integrations.
• Perform exploratory, regression, integration, end-to-end, and security-focused testing across products and platforms.
• Identify vulnerabilities, security failures, and unauthorised access risks.
• Translate feature ideas into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios.
• Identify quality risks early and provide recommendations to improve reliability, usability, security, and maintainability.
• Drive continuous improvement of test processes, tools, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted testing practices.

Skills

Software testing

Automation testing

REST API testing

C#

Python

Security testing

Cloud testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Jira

AI-assisted testing

REST API testing frameworks

Job description

PowerShield Ltd. in Auckland, North Island, seeks a Senior Software Tester to own testing across cloud, Windows, and embedded software.

You will shape testable requirements with the team and help ensure release readiness in a hybrid onsite role based at our Auckland office with the option to work from home up to two days per week. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of testing experience, strong automation skills in C# and Python, plus expertise in REST APIs, security testing, and Jira for defect