Senior QA Engineer

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer to join a global fintech organization specializing in cross-border payments technology. This role is ideal for a hands-on quality engineering professional who takes ownership of quality end-to-end drives test automation strategy and helps modernize testing practices across large-scale payment platforms. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities to shape quality standards and mentor engineering teams.

What You Will Do:

• Design and own integration test frameworks and contract testing solutions for critical financial transaction flows and partner integrations.
• Lead the development of test automation frameworks that support production release processes across onboarding compliance payments foreign exchange settlement and related domains.
• Define and maintain the appropriate balance between manual and automated testing strategies.
• Develop and execute automated tests using modern frameworks such as Playwright or equivalent technologies.
• Own CI/CD quality strategy including release gating test reliability infrastructure health and defect management processes.
• Investigate production incidents and translate findings into automated tests process improvements and quality enhancements.
• Lead test architecture reviews establish quality standards and provide technical mentorship to QA engineers.
• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted testing tools and modern quality engineering practices.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering Product Architecture and Compliance teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.

What Makes You a Good Fit:

• 6 to 10 years of experience designing and building production-grade test automation solutions.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript TypeScript Python C# or similar languages.
• Proven experience in test framework design system design and quality architecture.
• Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases for testing validation and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with API testing tools such as Postman Bruno or equivalent.
• Strong experience with UI automation frameworks such as Playwright Cypress or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of functional and non-functional testing methodologies including performance load resilience reliability and security testing.
• Experience balancing manual and automated testing approaches to achieve optimal quality outcomes.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development and testing tools such as GitHub Copilot Cursor Claude Code or equivalent platforms.
• Experience with AWS cloud environments and CI/CD pipeline ownership including release gate implementation.
• Prior experience within payments foreign exchange fintech or other regulated industries.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience in quality engineering including test architecture decisions and code reviews.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with contract testing frameworks such as Pact or equivalent.
• Experience testing desktop or Windows-based applications.
• Mobile application test automation experience.
• Experience leading test modernization initiatives or enterprise quality transformation programs.

What We Offer:

• Competitive remuneration package with annual salary reviews.
• Paid birthday leave.
• Additional annual leave entitlement based on years of service (up to 5 extra days).
• Employer retirement contribution benefits.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Paid volunteering day to support a charity of your choice.
• Complimentary office refreshments including fruit snacks beverages and coffee.
• Access to mental health and wellbeing support resources.
• Opportunity to work with a global fintech organization on innovative payment technologies.

Working Arrangement:

• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Out stationed candidates must be willing to travel to the Christchurch office as required for company meetings collaboration sessions and events.
• Opportunity to collaborate with global engineering teams across multiple regions.