Senior Quality Engineer | Test Automation Specialist

• Flex appeal; work when and from where suits you best 

• Performance-related pay  

• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up  

• 16 weeks paid parental leave, for primary and secondary carers 

• Purchased annual leave scheme 

• Laptop, mobile phone + plan; you’ll never see a phone bill 

• Extra day off per year, for you to use as you like 

• 30% off Telstra Products and Services  

What you’ll do 

• Optimise CI/CD pipelines with intelligent automation that reduces manual intervention. Be the go-to expert on quality—from test strategies to DevSecOps pipelines, you’ll set the gold standard 

• Lead the shift-left movement—bake quality into development from day one. You'll take the lead in embedding quality from the very first line of code! 

• Inspire teams to write testable, high-quality code and implement automation smartly (TDD, BDD, unit testing space 

• Be the go-to quality SME in Telstra—mentor teams, drive best practices, and set the standard for test automation

• Coach and mentor developers, teaching them how to test better and earlier 

• Design solid test automation frameworks that scale across microservices, APIs, and cloud-based platforms 

• Collaborate, innovate, and challenge the norm—quality is a team sport here, and you’ll help level up the entire engineering squad in Telstra 

• Dive deep into performance, security, and reliability testing to ensure our systems can handle anything. 

About you 

• Australia-based with either Australian Citizenship of Permanent Residency. Please only apply if you have one of these; we cannot consider 482/ 455 or other visas

• A problem-solver who thrives in complex, large-scale projects and challenges the

• Significant hands-on experience in: Software Automation Testing (around 7-10 years is the sweet spot, though we’re much more interested in what you’ve done and the impact you’ve made, so are flexible on this). Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, RestAssured, API/Microservice testing), you make quality seamless through code. 

• Demonstrable experience of TDD, BDD, and CI/CD pipelines

• You've designed and built scalable automation frameworks that keep up with fast-moving, distributed systems 

• Great database testing skills, performance testing expertise, and understanding of infrastructure testing 

• Deep experience in DevOps, cloud platforms and microservices contract testing - you know how modern apps should be tested 

Bonus points 

• Experience in implementing any AI-driven test automation to enhance productivity 

• You have a solid grasp of security testing and validating AI results—and you're not afraid to dive in and get hands-on when needed 

• You’ve dabbled in AI-driven test automation  

• Experience in performance and load testing of applications and api’s at volume

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools like Terraform or Ansible 

We strongly encourage females and individuals from diverse and minority groups to apply for this position, even if you don't meet every single requirement. We believe that a variety of perspectives and experiences enrich our team and drive innovation. At Telstra, we're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

We understand the importance of balancing work with personal commitments, which is why we offer genuine workplace flexibility. This allows you to tailor your work schedule to fit around your life and commitments, ensuring you can achieve both your professional and personal goals. Join us and be part of a supportive community that values your unique contributions and empowers you to succeed.