Senior Test Automation Engineer - Contract | Sydney
Location: Sydney (Hybrid working)Contract Type: Daily-rate contractStart: ASAP / January ****Industry: Enterprise technology / financial services environment
About the role: We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer to join a large enterprise program focused on building and improving automated testing frameworks across critical platforms.
You'll work in a high-performing engineering team responsible for designing and developing automation solutions that support system integrity, performance and reliability across complex environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build and maintain test automation frameworks
Develop automated test suites for UI, API and integration testing
Work closely with engineers and product teams to embed quality into delivery
Contribute to test strategy, standards and best practice
Execute automated regression and integration testing
Analyse defects and collaborate on root-cause analysis
Maintain test environments and test data
Support release cycles and QA sign-off
Skills & Experience Required
Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, DevTest or similar)
Solid programming experience in Java, Python or TypeScript
Experience with API testing and integration validation
Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, TeamCity or similar)
Exposure to message-based systems (Kafka, MQ) an advantage
SQL / database testing experience desirable
Strong engineering mindset and attention to detail
Experience working in Agile delivery teams
Desirable
Experience in enterprise or regulated environments
Cloud exposure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Fraud, digital or financial services experience
Linux / Unix command line experience
AI or data engineering exposure (nice to have)
What's on Offer
Competitive daily rate
Long-term contract opportunity
High-profile enterprise program
Supportive and skilled engineering team
Hybrid working model in Sydney
Apply / Enquire: If you're an experienced Test Automation Engineer open to new contract opportunities in Sydney, get in touch to discuss further.