Senior API Automation Engineer - Utilities
Location: Sydney (1 day per week in office)Contract length: 6 months (extensions likely)Rate: $******* including super, per day
Job Summary: Our utilities client is seeking skilled and detail-oriented API Automation Test Engineer with a strong technical background to join their QA team.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in test automation and a solid understanding of modern development and deployment environments, including cloud platforms, containerization, and both relational and NoSQL databases.
This role requires close collaboration with developers, DevOps, and product teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and execute automated test cases and scripts for backend and API testing.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand application architecture and ensure test coverage.
Validate RESTful APIs using Postman and similar tools.
Create and manage test data using NoSQL and PostgreSQL/Snowflake databases.
Implement test automation in projects using tools compatible with .
NET and Node.js.
Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) testing with Terraform.
Work with Docker and AWS environments to validate containerized and cloud-based applications.
Participate in CI/CD processes and provide input on improving quality and efficiency.
Identify, log, and track defects using standardized tools and processes.
Required Skills and Experience:
Proven experience in software testing with a focus on automation.
Hands-on experience with Postman for API testing and API Automation.
Experience working with NoSQL databases and Snowflake or other cloud data platforms.
Familiarity with Docker in test environments.
Strong knowledge of cloud services, preferably AWS.
Experience in building or maintaining automated test frameworks.
Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
Why apply?
High-impact technical role where you'll work across modern stacks—AWS, Docker, Terraform, .
NET, Node.js, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL.
End-to-end ownership of API automation, designing and driving automated testing across backend services central to a major utilities organisation.
Work closely with developers, DevOps, architects, and product teams, giving you strong influence over quality, design decisions, and delivery outcomes.
Opportunity to build and enhance automation frameworks, shaping best practices and improving CI/CD pipelines for a large-scale enterprise environment.
Join a mature QA team in a critical industry, where your skills directly improve reliability, performance, and customer experience across essential services.
If this role is of interest, please apply and we will be in touch if your experience is a match for the role.
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