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 solid 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, strong 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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