Senior QA Automation Engineer in Australia
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong DevOps expertise to join our fast-paced engineering team. This role is ideal for a candidate with hands-on experience in CI/CD implementation test automation (UI API and DB) and a passion for delivering high-quality software products. The successful candidate will contribute to the success of multiple enterprise-level projects particularly within cloud and on-premise environments for leading clients like HSBC.
Key Responsibilities:
- Led the development administration and end-to-end technical delivery of projects for HSBC including List Governance and Enterprise Cloud and On-Premise Applications.
- Designed and implemented Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines for Agile projects significantly reducing bugs in production.
- Received formal appreciations from clients and leadership (e.g. Yexle) for outstanding contributions and ownership.
- Spearheaded the automation of UI API and database layers for Appian low-code and other web-based applications.
- Developed and integrated Selenium-Cucumber-based frameworks for frontend test automation fully integrated with Jenkins.
- Automated Appian API testing using REST Assured with JSONPath for validation and Cucumber for behavior-driven testing.
- Increased automation coverage by 60% across web and API layers.
- Built a modular framework in TOSCA from scratch for Windows-based terminal and database applications improving automation by 80%.
- Actively participated in and conducted technical training sessions on Java Selenium Cucumber and Test Automation best practices.
- Emphasized In-Sprint Automation ensuring timely delivery of high-quality user stories within Agile timelines.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with Selenium Cucumber Java Jenkins REST Assured JSONPath.
- Experience in automating low-code platforms such as Appian.
- Proficient in building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and integrating with automated test suites.
- Strong knowledge of test automation across UI API and DB layers.
- Proficiency in TOSCA for desktop database and terminal applications.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies and In-Sprint Automation.
- Ability to lead technical projects and work independently from initiation to deployment.