Senior Mobile Automation Quality Engineer

PLEASE NOTE - THIS ROLE REQUIRES YOU TO BE BASED IN SYDNEY AND HAVE FULL WORKING RIGHTS
Rate: $670 - 750 incl super
Duration: 6 months initially (with extensions)
Start: ASAP
Location: Sydney (flexible work arrangements)
Role(s):
Our client is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to assist them in their commercial services projects. This client offers a flexible working environment as well as cutting edge work within the commercial space.
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product owners, and business analysts, to ensure Quality is embedded from the very start, enabling the team to "shift left"
• Design and implement robust and scalable automation frameworks from scratch. Collaborate with the product and development teams to capture requirements early and accurately, as executable specifications to achieve in-sprint test automation
• Champion code quality, software design, and testability. You have a good understanding of the test pyramid, BDD feature and example mapping, and this informs your approach to software testing
• Support various types of testing, including functional- manual and automation including exploratory, integration, performance, and security testing, using appropriate tools
• Support Release Management processes and DevOps activities
• Mentor and support team members, sharing your knowledge and expertise in test automation and collaborative Quality Engineering practices

Your experience:

• Strong proficiency in Typescript or JavaScript based frameworks.
• Experience with Mobile Automation Frameworks such as Appium, Espresso or XCUITest
• Experience with industry-standard open source test automation frameworks such as Serenity BDD, Cucumber, Rest-Assured, JUnit, TestNG, Playwright, Cypress, etc.
• A good understanding of the Gherkin language- ability to capture requirements
• Proficient in developing and maintaining automated test suites and test scripts for functional and non-functional testing like performance testing using jmeter, Gatling, etc.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and delivery practices using tools like Bamboo, Jenkins, Git, Docker, or similar and support release management processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug complex software systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a team-oriented mindset and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional environments.
• Demonstrated experience in driving and implementing Quality Engineering best practices and standards.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software products within Agile teams.

Preferred:

• Certifications related to Quality Engineering, Agile methodologies, or test automation (e.g., ISTQB, CSM, Selenium WebDriver).
• Experience with cloud technologies and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling) and load testing techniques.

Please submit your CV asap and I will get back to you with more details if suitable!
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