Technical Lead Quality Capability

What youll do
As the Techincal Lead - Quality Capability you will be the driver of our QA process & best practices. You will define and own quality strategies across multiple squadsaligning practices to product risk team maturity and organisational objectives.
 

• Equip teams with the right tools and patterns for effective maintainable and proportionate automation that accelerates delivery
• Partner with Engineering Team Leads to embed quality practices within delivery workflows stepping directly into teams to enable and establish new standards
• Evolve our testing technologies and frameworks aligning teams where it makes sense to capitalise on efficiencies of scale
• Advise on quality roles and team design recommending where and how QA automation and engineering capabilities best fit
• Collaborate with Engineering Leadership to drive progress toward Continuous Delivery and build confidence in every release
• Tackle systemic quality challenges creating visibility measurement and sustainable improvements that strengthen our engineering ecosystem

Qualifications :

What are we looking for 

This role will suit someone with a technical background who is passionate about driving processes that enable engineers to deliver on QA or Automation initiatives. 

• Proven experience leading quality or test-automation initiatives across multiple engineering teams or complex products
• Strong grounding in modern software engineering practices including CI/CD trunk-based development and risk-based testing strategies
• Deep technical understanding of test frameworks automation patterns and tooling across web API and mobile platforms
• Demonstrated ability to align testing strategy with delivery goals product risk and organisational context avoiding over-engineering and maximising impact
• Experience embedding quality practices directly within cross-functional squads influencing outcomes without formal authority
• Skilled communicator and collaborator capable of building trust with engineers leads and executives to drive sustainable quality improvement

Additional Information :

A few other things we want to let you know about... 

• carsales is an equal opportunity employer and we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage everyone of all ages genders and backgrounds to apply. If youre a candidate with a disability or youll need some adjustments to be at your best let us know how we can provide you with additional support. 
• We know how important keeping that balance between work/life is and have a range of flexible working options on offer including part time work. We are open to this conversation during our recruitment process - if you want to know more just ask. 
• We are a proud Circle Back Initiative Employer which means we are committed to responding to every job applicant. 
• Successful candidates joining the carsales family are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights on an ongoing basis. 

So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time