Senior Automation Tester

We’re looking for a Senior Automation Tester to play a key role in ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of a range of modern digital platforms. This is a hands‑on senior role where you’ll lead automation testing practices across web, mobile, APIs, and integrations, working closely with product and development teams in a collaborative, outcomes‑focused environment.

The Role:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automation testing frameworks for web and mobile applications
• Building and executing automated test scripts (functional, integration, regression, end‑to‑end)
• Integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support faster, higher‑quality releases
• Partnering with Product Owners and Developers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria
• Increasing test coverage and reducing reliance on manual testing
• Carrying out manual testing where automation is not appropriate
• Monitoring and maintaining the stability, performance, and reliability of automation suites

Ideal Person:

• Extensive experience in automation testing for web and mobile applications
• Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C#
• Hands‑on experience with tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Solid understanding of modern software testing principles and quality engineering
• Experience with API testing (REST and/or GraphQL
• Experience testing mobile applications (iOS and Android)Smart TV or large‑screen app testing experience is an advantage

APPLY NOW!

You must have the legal right work in New Zealand to be considered for this position.

Robert Walters endeavours to review all applications in a maximum of five working days. If you have not received correspondence in this timeframe please do not hesitate to contact Eloise Gantuangco on +64 9 374 7332.