Senior Test Automation Engineer

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Location Macquarie Park Sydney

• Bring your Cypress expertise & take our organisation to an automated testing future!
• Provide leadership and mentoring to less experience colleagues. .
• Allied Credit has a hybrid work environment; we understand the value of a work-life balance.

Allied Credit is a leading vehicle finance firm with strategic alliances with global car marine and motorcycle brands. Offering white label joint venture and floorplan finance our proprietary softwareprovides a seamless convenient and customer-focused finance service to consumers and businesses.

We are seeking a Senior Automation Test Engineer to play a critical role in Allied Credits testingpractice working under the Test Practice Manager to lead automation strategy framework design and delivery. This role is hands-on combining advanced technical expertise with mentoring responsibility for other Test Engineers.

This person will architect and maintain scalable automation frameworks integrate automationinto CI/CD pipelines and coach the team to uplift automation maturity. They will also work closely with stakeholders across Technology Solutions to ensure test automation is embedded effectively throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

What you will be doing

• Designing delivering and driving the group-wide automation test strategy and roadmap ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and consistent adoption across all business units.
• Being held accountable for the consistent execution monitoring and reporting of automated tests and results providing visibility of coverage reliability and quality outcomes.
• Leading design development and maintenance of scalable automation frameworks using Cypress.
• Integrating automated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to provide rapid and reliable feedback.
• Translating requirements into robust reusable automated test scripts for UI API and integration testing.
• Advocating for quality and automation across the software development lifecycle working closely with developers BAs and stakeholders.
• Identifying opportunities to increase automation coverage reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
• Analysing test failures log defects and collaborate with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Supporting and coordinating Testing activities across IT and the business as required providing leadership and mentoring to less experienced colleagues.

Your background

• Bachelors degree in IT or equivalent industry qualification alongside an ISTQB certification or equivalent being highly desirable.
• Proven success in software quality assurance with solid experience in automation-focused roles.
• Proven experience architecting and scaling automation frameworks (Cypress required Power Automate desirable).
• Experience working with Azure DevOps preferred.
• Experience in the Banking & Finance industry preferred exposure to working to an Agile methodology required.
• Proficiency in Cypress and at least one programming/scripting language (TypeScript JavaScript or C#).
• Knowledge of RESTful API testing and tools (e.g. Postman) desirable.
• Strong defect analysis debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with ability to coach others and explain technical concepts.

Why work for Allied Credit

• Work-life balance hybrid working arrangements allow a balance of working from home andthe office and we are always willing to discuss flexible working options.
• Wellness day to take a day off for some R&R around your birthday and a Volunteer Day tosupport your community.
• Discount offers on selected retailers car loans and novated leasing options.
• A learning environment where we take your development and career aspirations seriously.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave along with Salary Continuance Insurance.

We want individuals who will buy into and thrive with Allied Credits Values of Customer FocusAdaptability Risk Confidence Integrity and Teamwork.

Allied Credit pledges to treat all candidates with the utmost respect and professionalism throughout the recruitment process. We promise to conduct a fair transparent and inclusive hiring process ensuring that all candidates are evaluated based on their skills experience and potential regardless of race gender age disability sexual orientation or any other irrelevant characteristic.

Please contact Alex Kelly onfor a confidential discussion. For further information on Allied Credit please visit our website at or email