Description
test automation
ci/cd integration
framework design
qa architecture
quality metrics
release confidence
Build & Lead Test Automation
This is a hands-on engineering role and a strategic build opportunity. You’ll architect, design, and own our end-to-end automation frameworks for acceptance and integration testing, covering UI interactions, backend APIs, and system-level validations. From selecting tools and defining best practices to integrating test suites into our CI/CD pipeline, you’ll ensure every release is stable, accurate, and production-ready. You’ll have direct influence over how testing is engineered into our workflow and will be the key gatekeeper of our product’s release quality.
- Collaborative: Communicates clearly across teams; builds strong relationships with developers and product managers.
- Serve as Neara’s trusted quality advisor, ensuring that testing strategies align with business outcomes and product goals.
- Continuously evolve QA practices to reduce customer-facing bugs, prevent regressions, and validate the accuracy of complex calculations in a sophisticated SaaS environment.
- Select and implement modern test automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Playwright, Cypress), integrating them into our CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation.
- Translate product test plans into efficient, maintainable automation scripts that enhance release reliability and developer confidence.
- Drive a measurable increase in release confidence and a reduction in manual testing overhead through automation coverage.
- Define the testing architecture, infrastructure, and documentation that will scale with the product and the business.
- Run and champion “Test Parties” to engage teams in collective quality ownership.
- Embed quality early in the development lifecycle by collaborating closely with engineers and product managers.
- Balance automation with smart manual testing and designing efficient processes for areas that require human validation.
- Design, build, and own Neara’s automated testing framework for acceptance and integration testing, ensuring coverage across UI, API, and backend layers.
- Establish and scale the company’s QA automation function from the ground up: Defining the tools, processes, and standards that will guide quality for years to come.
- Build quality metrics and dashboards that clearly communicate release readiness and product health.
- Analyse results, identify root causes, and drive the resolution of quality issues through proactive test design.
Requirements
python
selenium
api automation
ci/cd
bachelor's
5+ years
Experience We're Looking For
Some of the world’s largest utilities depend on Neara to answer their most pressing investment, disaster management, and strategic questions across risk, safety, resiliency, and more. Our software stands apart by uniquely mixing engineering-grade detail with network-wide scale. Our ambition is to redefine the future of critical infrastructure intelligence. We need smart, creative, driven people to help us achieve it.
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic QA Test Automation Lead to establish and lead Neara’s Quality Assurance Automation practice. As our platform expands rapidly in complexity and scale, you’ll play a pivotal role in embedding automated quality assurance across our entire development lifecycle: Driving faster releases, higher confidence, and fewer regressions.
- 3–5+ years in a software development or test automation role.
- Experience leading or mentoring others in QA automation is a plus, as we expect this function to scale over time.
- Experience testing complex, cloud-based SaaS platforms.
- Builder Mindset: Excited to create a scalable automation system from scratch.
- Experience with performance or security testing is desirable.
- Proven experience in API test automation using Postman, Insomnia, or custom scripts.
- Highly meritocratic, non-bureaucratic, and no-ego work culture.
- Deep hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress).
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Analytical: Naturally curious; digs deep to identify root causes and systemic improvements.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with the ability to write clean, maintainable code in Python or JavaScript.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD environments (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
- Self-Starter: Operates with autonomy and initiative, translating goals into execution.
- Experience building reports or visualising test metrics using data dashboards.
Benefits
- Competitive salary + ESOP. Significant career development and growth opportunities.
- The opportunity to work on complex, meaningful products and real-world problems.
- The opportunity to play a direct, critical role in the trajectory of a high-growth company.
- Fully flexible working arrangements with a well-stocked office in Redfern.
Training + Development
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