Senior Test Automation Engineer

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. 

Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. 

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology.  Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

You will work closely with developers, support analysts and business analysts to clarify requirements, plan and execute testing, manage defects, and provide clear status and risk reporting to the Test Manager. Your focus is enabling high-quality, repeatable releases through strong automation practices and reliable CI execution.

Your responsibilities

• Own and uplift automation coverage (API/UI where applicable) for the BBSW platform, including regression and end-to-end scenarios.

• Review automation frameworks, test data strategy and execution approach; identify gaps and implement improvements for stability, speed and maintainability.

• Design, build and maintain CI pipelines (build, deploy, execute and report) with clear quality gates and actionable reporting.

• Develop high-quality automated test cases using Java (and C# where relevant), applying good engineering practices (code reviews, refactoring and reuse).

• Support test planning, preparation and execution: define the test approach, estimate automation effort, and track progress against sprint and release commitments.

• Manage defects end-to-end (triage, reproduction, root-cause support and verification) and communicate status, risks and dependencies.

• Partner with BAs, developers, operations and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are testable and controls and edge cases are covered.

• Support release readiness and sign-off by providing evidence (test results, traceability and defect status) suitable for audit and governance expectations.

• Contribute to the QE&T Community of Practice (CoP) by sharing patterns, reusable components and lessons learned.

Your experience and qualifications

Must have

• Strong test automation engineering experience (7+ years), including API automation (REST/HTTP) and test planning/execution.

• Proficient programming skills in Java; working knowledge of C# (or ability to pick up quickly).

• Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks (e.g., BDD with Cucumber/Gherkin or equivalent), focused on stability and maintainability.

• Strong understanding of testing types (system, integration, regression, end-to-end) and selecting the right approach for risk and coverage.

• CI/CD experience: building and operating pipelines, integrating automated test execution, and producing clear test reporting using Gitlab

• Hands-on experience with UI automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright) and API automation libraries (e.g., RestAssured, RestSharp).

• Experience with test data and environment management (creating, seeding, masking and/or validating data used for automated tests).

• Working knowledge of Cloud Jira/Confluence (or equivalent) for test management, defect tracking and documentation.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with engineers and business stakeholders in a regulated, risk-aware environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in financial markets, market data, benchmarks, or rate-setting processes.

• Experience testing data pipelines (ETL/ELT), data quality controls, and reconciliation/validation rules.

• Experience building automation test suites from scratch and uplifting legacy automation.

• Exposure to FIX protocol or other risk/market connectivity standards.

• Experience working in Agile delivery teams and contributing to continuous improvement.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at [email protected].

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.