Senior Quality Engineer - Test Automation Specialist

The Senior Quality Engineer - Test Automation Specialist role at Telstra is ideal for someone who excels at understanding and fulfilling customer needs through innovative product development. In this position, you will leverage your deep technical expertise to create scalable design blueprints throughout the software development life cycle. Your commitment to continuous learning, collaboration, and influence will be key to your success in this role. In this role, you will lead the shift-left movement by instilling quality practices from the very beginning of the development process. You will guide teams in writing testable, high-quality code and implementing automation effectively. As a quality evangelist, you will mentor teams, drive best practices, and establish the benchmark for test automation. Additionally, you will design robust test automation frameworks that can scale across various platforms and collaborate with the team to enhance overall engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate for this role is a problem-solver who thrives in complex projects and challenges the status quo. You should have 8 to 14 years of experience in Software Automation Testing and be proficient in test automation tools such as Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, RestAssured, and API/Microservice testing. Your expertise in TDD, BDD, and CI/CD pipelines will be essential, along with strong mentoring and coaching skills to elevate the team's testing capabilities. Experience in database testing, performance testing, infrastructure testing, DevOps, cloud platforms, and microservices contract testing is highly desirable. Candidates with a background in telecom (OSS/BSS), security testing, AI-driven test automation, performance testing at scale, and knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) will have an advantage. At Telstra, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment with access to learning programs, global opportunities, generous parental leave, paid annual and sick/casual leave, relocation support, and insurance benefits. We value diversity and prioritize creating a safe workplace where everyone can thrive. As part of our hiring process, background checks will be conducted. If you are ready to advance your career in a dynamic and inclusive environment, we encourage you to apply for the Senior Quality Engineer - Test Automation Specialist role at Telstra. Your contributions will help shape the future of quality engineering and innovation within our organization.,