Automation Engineer

Join our dynamic and inclusive Technology Team, where you'll collaborate with various teams and work across multiple projects, building strong partnerships that support our business objectives. You'll have the chance to work alongside skilled automation engineers, deepening your understanding of test automation tools and Agile methodologies.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play

As an Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for analysing requirements, designing test plans and test cases, and developing automated test solutions. Working closely with stakeholders, you will ensure that all project deliverables meet quality standards, identifying and resolving issues and defects before deployment. Additionally, you'll contribute to process improvement initiatives, focusing on increasing automation and reducing manual testing efforts.

What you offer

• A degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent with a background in financial technology (experience in FX Trading is an advantage)
• 2+ years of experience in test automation and software testing
• Relevant experience of software application testing in an Agile/Scrum Framework, including manual functional, end-to-end, regression, performance testing and automation testing
• Experience with designing automation frameworks and test scripts for complex applications with multiple types of interfaces
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Robot Framework, Playwright, Basic SQL, HTML, JIRA and GIT (Python is an advantage as well as an ISTQB-CTFL certification).

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that's rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 5 days carers leave of immediate family members on top of annual leave
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Voluntary parental medical insurance plan for married employees
• Wellbeing benefits, sessions and events to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing, including a comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We're a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow's technology solutions.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background.We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.