About the Company
Join a leading Australian insurance provider undergoing exciting digital change. You'll work within a mature, supportive team environment that encourages innovation, ownership, and growth.

About the Role
We’re seeking a Senior Automation QA Engineer to help evolve and elevate a well-established automation framework. Sitting in the BAU space but working across multiple squads, you’ll drive end-to-end automation, partnering closely with an existing high-performing tester.
This is a senior hands-on role — perfect for someone passionate about continuous improvement, building scalable automation, and exploring new tools like Playwright.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with existing QA to enhance and extend the automation framework.
• Focus exclusively on automation testing – no manual testing involved.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust Selenium and Cucumber test scripts.
• Assist with proof of concept (POC) and migration to Playwright.
• Execute E2E automation testing across multiple Agile teams.
• Advocate for best practices in automation and CI/CD integration.

Key Requirements Mandatory:

• Very established hands-on automation QA experience.
• hands on experience with Playwright a bonus
• Strong coding skills (Java preferred) and solid CI/CD exposure.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a cross-functional environment.
• Proven experience in designing and scaling automation frameworks.

Preferred:

• Playwright exposure or keen interest in adopting new automation tools.
• Experience working in BAU and/or multi-team Agile environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to take ownership and push automation to the next level.
• Work in an almost purely automation environment (this is not a mix man/auto role or environment)
• Exposure to new automation tools and modern tech stacks.
• Flexible working arrangements based in Melbourne, 50% office/WFH.
• Rolling 6-month contract with day rate payments and strong extension potential (18 months of work secured)
• Day rate $700 - $800 per day inc super