Automation Test Lead – Data & Quality Engineering (Superannuation)

Location: Australia

Experience: 10+ years in Software Testing / QA, including 3+ years in a Test Lead or Automation Lead capacity

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Automation Test Lead to drive quality assurance across a large-scale Superannuation and Wealth Management platform. This role requires a strong blend of Selenium automation, database testing, ETL/data testing, and financial services domain expertise. The successful candidate will lead testing activities across data migration, member administration, investment, insurance, reporting, and regulatory data programs while establishing best‑practice automation frameworks and quality processes.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and define the end-to-end test strategy for data‑centric initiatives across Superannuation platforms.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, Cucumber/TestNG , and industry‑standard automation tools.
- Lead Database Testing, Data Validation, ETL Testing, Data Reconciliation, and Data Migration Testing activities.
- Validate complex data flows between source systems, data warehouses, APIs, middleware, and downstream reporting platforms.
- Develop and execute SIT, System Integration Testing, UAT, Regression, and End‑to‑End test cycles.
- Create and execute advanced SQL queries to validate data accuracy, completeness, integrity, transformations, and business rules.
- Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, Solution Architects, Developers, Business Analysts, and Product Owners.
- Drive defect triage, root‑cause analysis, test metrics,



and quality governance across multiple delivery streams.
- Establish CI/CD automation pipelines and integrate automated testing into DevOps delivery processes.
- Mentor QA engineers and promote automation, shift‑left testing, and quality engineering practices.
- Support major business initiatives including regulatory reporting, member administration, insurance, investments, contributions, pensions, and account migrations.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Automation Testing

- Java (preferred) or Python
- TestNG / JUnit / Cucumber BDD
- Framework design and development from scratch

Database & Data Testing

- Strong SQL skills (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL or similar)
- Data Warehouse Testing
- ETL Testing
- Data Migration Testing
- Data Reconciliation & Data Integrity Validation
- Source-to-Target Data Validation
- Data Analytics and Reporting Validation
- Batch Processing ValidationExperience validating large data volumes and complex transformations

DevOps & CI/CD

- Test Automation integration within release pipelines

Highly Desirable

- Experience with OpenText UFT/QTP
- Experience with Playwright or Cypress
- Kafka/Event‑driven testing
- Performance testing exposure (JMeter)
- Experience testing APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations





Domain Experience

Candidates should have experience in one or more of the following:

- Superannuation
- Wealth Management
- Pension Administration
- Member Administration Platforms
- Banking
- Insurance

Preferred Superannuation Experience

- Member onboarding and administration
- Contributions and rollovers
- Pension and retirement products
- Unit pricing and investments
- Insurance within superannuation
- Regulatory and compliance reporting
- Data migration and modernisation programs

Leadership Experience

- Leading onshore/offshore QA teams
- Test planning, estimation and resourcing
- Stakeholder management and reporting
- Defect management and release governance
- Quality metrics, risk management and continuous improvement

Ideal for those that are a seasoned Automation Test Lead with deep Selenium automation, robust database/data testing capabilities, hands‑on SQL and ETL validation experience, and a proven track record delivering complex Superannuation, Wealth Management, or Financial Services programs. The candidate should be comfortable leading teams while remaining hands‑on in automation, data validation, and quality engineering activities.

LTM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender‑identity, gender expression, language, age, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, veteran status, socio‑economic status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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📌 Automation Test Lead (Melbourne)
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