Senior/Lead Test Automation / Principal Test Engineer
Senior/Lead test automation engineer role in Wellington designing, building, and maintaining API, integration, and service-layer automation for modern banking platforms. Core stack includes Playwright, Java automation frameworks, JMeter, SQL, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/Jenkins/GitHub Actions), plus AI-assisted testing exposure.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Wellington Central, Wellington
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 12+ years experience for Lead level
- 7+ years experience for Senior level
- API Testing (REST, SOAP, GraphQL)
- Playwright
- Java automation frameworks
- JMeter performance testing
- Integration testing
- Microservices testing
- CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Test management tools
- SQL and database validation
- Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
- Git
- Test automation framework design
Nice to have
- AI-assisted test generation
- Agentic testing concepts
- LLM testing methodologies
- Prompt validation and testing
- Test case optimization using AI
- Autonomous testing agents
- AI-assisted test automation tools
- Self-healing automation concepts
Full description
About the role
Seeking experienced Senior / Lead Test Automation Engineers specializing in API, integration, and service-layer testing. The role will focus on designing, developing, and maintaining automation solutions that improve quality, accelerate delivery, and support modern banking platforms.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Java-based automation frameworks, JMeter, and API testing, along with AI-assisted testing tools.
Technical Skills (Lead 12+ Years)Essential
- API Testing (REST, SOAP, GraphQL)
- Playwright
- Java Automation Frameworks
- JMeter Performance Testing
- Integration Testing
- Microservices Testing
- CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Test Management Tools
- SQL and Database Validation
- Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure)
AI Testing Exposure
- AI-assisted test generation
- Agentic Testing concepts
- LLM testing methodologies
- Prompt validation and testing
- Test case optimization using AI
- Autonomous testing agents
Technical Skills (Senior 7+ Years)Essential
Playwright
- Java
- REST API Testing
- Integration Testing
- JMeter
- SQL
- Git
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Test Automation Framework Design
AI Testing Exposure
- AI-assisted test automation tools
- LLM testing basics
- Self-healing automation concepts
- Agentic testing exposure