Test Engineer - Automation, CI/CD & QA

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise; Wellington, Auckland; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is seeking a hands-on Test Engineer to strengthen quality across digital products. You will design, execute and maintain tests, build automation, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with developers, analysts and product teams in Auckland or Wellington.

You’ll embed quality, apply risk-based testing and help teams make confident release decisions in a fast-paced, innovative environment that values continuous improvement and practical

Qualifications

• Experience designing, executing and maintaining tests for digital products or services.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright or Cypress.
• Working knowledge of TypeScript, Node.js or similar.
• Experience across functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing.
• Experience integrating automated testing into build or deployment pipelines, ideally Azure DevOps.
• Strong defect investigation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to select testing approaches based on risk, complexity and delivery priorities.
• Experience working in an agile or iterative digital environment.
• Clear communication skills to explain testing risks, results and recommendations.
• Experience with accessibility, performance, security, AI-enabled features, BDD or Gherkin is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute and maintain manual and automated tests across digital products and features.
• Build and maintain test automation using contemporary tools and frameworks.
• Deliver functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing.
• Review requirements and designs to identify risks and testing needs early.
• Apply risk-based testing focusing on high-impact areas.
• Identify and investigate defects, supporting root-cause analysis.
• Contribute automated tests to CI/CD pipelines.
• Support accessibility, performance and security testing.
• Explore AI-assisted testing approaches like test generation and data preparation.
• Provide quality insights to support delivery and release decisions.

Skills

Test design

Test automation

TypeScript

Node.js

End-to-end testing

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Defect investigation

Analytical skills

Risk-based testing

Agile environment

Communication skills

AI-enabled testing

Gherkin

Accessibility testing

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is seeking a hands-on Test Engineer to strengthen quality across digital products. You will design, execute and maintain tests, build automation, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with developers, analysts and product teams in Auckland or Wellington.

You’ll embed quality, apply risk-based testing and help teams make confident release decisions in a fast-paced, innovative environment that values continuous improvement and practical