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Senior Quality Engineer – Automation

Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia • Full-time

Description

Join DevOps1 – Where Innovation Meets Excellence

About DevOps1

DevOps1 combines the processes, mindsets, tools, and platforms necessary to accelerate modernized engineering in a secure and reliable way. Our team of over 100 experienced engineers from across Australia allows us to offer the resources of a larger organization while maintaining the agility and flexibility of a boutique firm.

Our rapid problem-solving approach and expertise in platform engineering, application modernization, digital product development, quality, and security engineering help our customers achieve success. We prioritize breaking down operational silos to increase agility, improve time to market, enhance business value, and reduce risk.

Why DevOps1?

At DevOps1, we do more than just deliver technology—we shape the future of digital engineering. Our team of elite engineers brings together cutting-edge solutions in automation, cloud, and security to help organizations modernize with confidence. We break down silos, drive efficiency, and accelerate transformation—all while fostering a diverse and supportive work culture.

The Role: Senior Quality Engineer

We’re expanding our team of top-tier Quality Engineers, driving impact across multiple high-profile projects in Australia. This is an exciting time to join DevOps1, as we continue to make waves in the industry, partnering with leading clients on their digital transformation journey.

This permanent role offers long-term stability, career growth, and the opportunity to work in an environment that champions technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring software quality and reliability, driving test automation strategies, and working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performing digital solutions.

What You’ll Do:

  • Develop & Implement Automated Testing – Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, and Cucumber.
  • API Testing & Automation – Perform hands-on API testing using REST Assured, Postman, or SoapUI to validate integrations and backend services.
  • Build & CI/CD Integration – Implement continuous testing practices, integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
  • Performance & Security Testing – Collaborate with teams to conduct performance testing using JMeter or Gatling and contribute to security testing strategies.
  • Test Case Design & Execution – Develop and maintain comprehensive test cases, ensuring full test coverage across functional and non-functional areas.
  • Collaborate with Development Teams – Work closely with software engineers, product managers, and QA teams to define quality standards, improve test efficiency, and advocate for best practices.
  • BDD/TDD Practices – Leverage Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies using Cucumber (Gherkin syntax) to align test scenarios with business requirements.
  • Cloud & DevOps Exposure – Gain experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with opportunities to work with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).

What We’re Looking For:

  • Proven experience in test automation using Java, with a strong understanding of OOP, collections, multithreading, and exception handling.
  • Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, or Cucumber for UI test automation.
  • Strong API testing experience using REST Assured, Postman, or SoapUI.
  • Proficiency with build tools like Maven or Gradle and version control systems such as Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
  • Experience integrating test automation within CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
  • Exposure to performance testing tools like JMeter or Gatling.
  • Basic understanding of security testing concepts and tools.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience working in Agile teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug and troubleshoot issues efficiently.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and advocate for quality best practices.

Bonus Skills:

  • Mobile automation experience using Appium.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
  • Strong understanding of GitOps principles for managing test environments.
  • Certifications in AWS, Azure, or ISTQB are a plus.

What’s in it for You?

  • Work on high-impact projects with industry-leading clients.
  • Be part of a top-tier team driving digital transformation.
  • Career stability & growth in a permanent role.
  • A collaborative, diverse, and forward-thinking environment.

At DevOps1, we believe in pushing boundaries, fostering innovation, and delivering excellence. If you’re looking for your next challenge in quality engineering, let’s talk.

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Role Type

Permanent • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

Company Overview

We are a consortium of technology experts who aspire to continuously deliver innovative DevOps, Quality and Network solutions; and have significant experience with a range of customers in Finance, Government and Telecommunications, just to mention a few. Our consultants have years of hands-on industry experience and leverage best practices with enterprise technology. We work in partnership with our customers, listening to their objectives and identifying technology goals that will deliver future-proof solutions for their customers.
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