We are seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join a growing Australian technology team delivering enterprise software solutions within the payments and fintech industry.
This is a hands-on technical role focused on ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of business-critical applications. You will work closely with developers, delivery teams, and QA leadership to execute test strategies, build and maintain automation frameworks, and support continuous delivery in a fast-paced Agile environment.
What You'll Be Doing
- Execute test cases across integration, system, regression, and validation testing within existing QA frameworks and tools.
- Analyse requirements and collaborate with developers and delivery teams to define effective test strategies and coverage.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test scripts to improve efficiency and regression coverage.
- Perform API, functional, integration, and cross-browser testing for web-based applications.
- Log, track, and manage defects, ensuring clear traceability from requirements through to resolution.
- Run regression testing cycles and maintain regression test suites aligned to system changes.
- Work within CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices using tools such as Jenkins.
- Provide clear and timely reporting of test progress, execution results, and quality insights (weekly updates expected).
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, and technical discussions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and test practices.
Essential Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in QA, software testing, or test automation roles.
- Strong hands-on experience in test automation (non-negotiable) and ability to work within existing automation frameworks.
- Strong scripting/programming experience (preferably Java + Groovy/Python scripting for automation tooling).
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies including system, integration, regression, and UAT testing.
- Experience with API testing tools such as Postman.
- Experience using Git, Jira, and Zephyr (or similar tools).
- Strong understanding of web technologies including HTML, JSON, SQL, and HTTP.
- Experience working in Agile environments with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins).
- Ability to derive test cases from business and technical requirements with strong traceability focus.
- Strong experience in payments, financial services, banking, or fintech domains is essential.
Highly Regarded
- Understanding of PCI DSS, AS2805 / ISO8583, or transaction processing systems.
- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.
- Exposure to certification or diagnostic testing tools (simulators, loggers, sniffers).
- Experience with Confluence or Rally.
- Exposure to DevOps practices and cloud-based environments.
What We're Looking For
- A proactive and accountable engineer who takes ownership of quality outcomes.
- Strong communicator who is confident asking questions, raising issues early, and escalating when needed.
- Comfortable working independently after onboarding and ramp-up (expected independence within 30 days for core test execution tasks).
- Highly adaptable and resilient in changing environments and priorities.
- Strong attention to detail with a disciplined approach to test execution and reporting.
- Collaborative mindset with willingness to support team members and contribute beyond assigned tasks.
- Someone who demonstrates initiative—not just executing assigned tests but actively improving coverage and approach.
Why Apply
- Join a high-performing Australian technology team in the payments and fintech space.
- Work on enterprise-scale applications with real transactional impact.
- Exposure to structured Agile delivery with modern CI/CD and automation practices.
- Collaborative, transparent, and highly engaged team culture.
- Opportunity to grow automation capability and contribute to test strategy evolution.
Team & Environment
- Part of a collaborative QA and delivery structure with QA leadership and delivery teams.
- Support from QA Lead and multiple delivery stakeholders during onboarding.
- Team structure is flat and collaborative, with exposure to multiple engineers across projects.
- Typical teams consist of 7–10 people per project, with flexible cross-team collaboration as needed.
Commitment
This is a contractor engagement.
You will work as an independent contractor, not as a Staff X employee.
You are responsible for your own taxes, benefits, and statutory obligations.
The client and Staff X expect a professional service relationship with clear deliverables.
This is not an employee role and does not include standard employment benefits.
Full-time availability during Australian business hours is required.
Apply Now
Send your resume to [Confidential Information] to be considered for this QA Automation Engineer role. Include examples of your automation testing experience (especially within API or enterprise systems) and mention QA Automation Engineer in your subject line for priority review.
