Senior Quality Engineer

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At WorkCover Queensland, our vision is to be the best worker’s compensation insurer, making a positive difference in people’s lives and keeping Queenslanders working. Our flexible work environment allows you to be your best every day and contribute to the big picture.

Our organisation is made up of individuals who collaborate and seek to engage others, working together as One Team. We embrace diversity and value people who bring personal energy and authenticity to everything they do. If you’re someone with a strong values-oriented compass and you want to achieve sustainable outcomes, you will find a great community at WorkCover.

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable digital products. Reporting to the Quality Engineering Lead, you will work closely with product, platform, and test automation teams to design and implement robust testing strategies and automation solutions.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about embedding quality at every step of the development process, enjoy problem-solving, and building effective partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

1. Champion quality-first, test automation-first practices across the SDLC
2. Develop and implement test strategies, plans, and automated solutions
3. Support CI/CD and continuous testing practices
4. Lead user acceptance testing and support full lifecycle quality
5. Coach and mentor team members on quality engineering best practices
6. Promote security testing and defect resolution
7. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align testing with business goals

About You

• Strong manual and automated testing experience in agile environments
• Proficiency with test automation tools (Playwright, Karate API), test management (JIRA), and CI/CD integration (e.g., GitHub, AWS)
• Solid knowledge of testing methodologies including TDD/BDD
• Familiarity with APIs (Karate API, REST, SOAP), microservices, and infrastructure-as-code

Working in a collaborative team environment within a supportive and engaged organisation, you’ll enjoy a hybrid work model, access to personalised learning and development opportunities, and the holistic support of our health and wellbeing program. We offer industry competitive salaries, a generous superannuation scheme (including co-contribution), and study assistance. You can find out more about our Employee Benefits by visiting Working at WorkCover Qld.

How do I apply?

Please submit your application to Rebecca Williams, Senior Talent Specialist.

We are committed to ensuring WorkCover reflects the diversity of the Queensland community. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTQIA+SB community, people of all ages, neurodivergent individuals, people with disabilities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our recruitment team during your conversation with them.

Pre-employment checks will be conducted on all prospective employees. This will include a Right to Work in Australia Check, Police Check, Education Check, Reference Check, and where appropriate, a Visa Check. The information provided will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).