Senior Quality Engineer - Automation
About the role
The Senior Quality Engineer - Automation at Insighture is responsible for designing and executing risk-based test scenarios, developing and maintaining automated UI and API test suites, and integrating these into CI/CD pipelines. The role involves hands-on manual and automated testing, root-cause analysis, performance testing, and the use of AI tools to enhance testing efficiency. The engineer will also validate backend data integrity, lead cross-squad system integration testing, and champion quality practices within the team. Insighture is a technology consultancy specializing in digital transformation, cloud services, and DevSecOps, offering opportunities for growth, mentorship, and flexible work arrangements.
Must have
- 6+ years of total QA experience, demonstrating a strong balance between hands-on manual testing and test automation.
- Hands-on UI & API Automation: Practical coding proficiency in C# / .NET or Java (alongside TypeScript/JavaScript) using frameworks like Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress, plus REST/GraphQL API testing (REST Assured, Postman, or native HTTP client libraries).
- Strong SQL & Data Testing: Proven ability to query relational databases to validate complex calculation engines, data transformations, and reporting outputs.
- Modern Tooling & CI/CD: Practical experience with Git, CI/CD pipeline integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins), and Jira-based test management (Xray, Zephyr, or TestRail).
- Cross-Squad SIT Execution: Hands-on experience executing end-to-end SIT cycles across squad boundaries, validating shared APIs/data flows, and driving defect triage directly with engineers
Technologies
- API Testing
- Azure DevOps
- CI/CD
- Claude
- C#
- Cursor
- Cypress
- Data Pipelines
- .NET
- Excel
- Git
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- GitHub Copilot
- GitLab
- GraphQL
- Java
- JavaScript
- Jenkins
- Jira
- JMeter
- k6
- Manual Testing
- Playwright
- Postman
- REST Assured
- Selenium
- SQL
- Test Automation
- TestRail
- TypeScript
Highlights
The position offers hybrid or on-site work flexibility, with the option to work remotely as a digital nomad. Benefits include mentorship, leadership opportunities, sponsored counselling, family medical insurance, and salary pegged to the Australian dollar.