Quality Assurance Tester
About the role
The Quality Assurance Tester will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of SaaS products in an agile environment. The role involves designing and executing comprehensive testing strategies, identifying and managing defects, strengthening test automation, and providing quality-focused insights throughout the software development lifecycle. The position requires collaboration with development and product teams, contributing to release readiness, continuous improvement, and the delivery of reliable products that meet customer and business needs. The company is an established technology organization focused on SaaS and enterprise communications solutions, offering a collaborative and product-focused work environment with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
Must have
- Proven experience in software quality assurance, ideally within a product development environment
- Experience with both manual and automated software testing
- Experience with test automation tools and frameworks; Cypress experience is highly desirable
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and collaborative product environments
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, processes, tools, and testing practices
- Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, and automated test suites
- Knowledge of functional, regression, smoke, exploratory, E2E, API, UI/UX, production verification, and UAT testing
- Experience with Jira and test management platforms such as TestRail or Zephyr
- Knowledge of Cypress using JavaScript and CI/CD-integrated automation frameworks
- Exposure to API validation using Swagger/OpenAPI and browser developer tools
- Basic SQL and database validation knowledge
- Passionate about software quality and delivering excellent user experiences
- Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and able to think critically and creatively
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, self-motivated, and accountable
- Comfortable working autonomously while contributing effectively within a team
- Adaptable and collaborative, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement
Nice to have
- Familiarity with tools such as Gitea, Docker, Cypress Cloud, Confluence, and Miro is advantageous
- Exposure to Cucumber/BDD or Playwright is beneficial
Technologies
- Agile
- BDD
- CI/CD
- Confluence
- Cucumber
- Cypress
- Docker
- JavaScript
- Jira
- Miro
- OpenAPI
- Playwright
- SaaS
- SQL
- Swagger
- Test Automation
- TestRail
- Uat
Highlights
Compensation is paid in Australian Dollars. Medical insurance is provided from day one for you and your spouse (or parents if unmarried). There are additional benefits such as home office setup allowance, internet allowance, gym and wellness allowance, mental health support, reimbursement for industry certifications, flexible work arrangements, and regular team events. The company uses AI tools to assist in the hiring process, but final decisions are made by humans.
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