About us

At Defence Health, we're united in our purpose to protect the health of those who protect our country. We're here to support the families of serving ADF members, ex-serving ADF and Reservists, plus the wider Defence community, to manage their health care. As a not-for-profit fund, we are for our members, not shareholders.

We live by our values of member-first, trust, community, ownership, and excellence. Our values underpin our inclusive workplace, where we celebrate our diversity and recognise our achievements, unique perspectives, and talents.

Defence Health is a place where we are all encouraged to excel and where we strive to be a high-performing organisation by continuously setting a better standard. We show up, stick together, solve it, and see it through.

Our promise to our own people is the same as our promise to members; we look after our own.

The Role

As Automation Test Lead, you will lead the design, development and continuous improvement of test automation frameworks across the software delivery lifecycle. Working closely with development, DevOps, business stakeholders and project teams, you will drive continuous testing, embed shift-left quality practices and provide technical leadership to testing resources.

Key responsibilities

- Lead the design, implementation and ongoing maintenance of enterprise-wide test automation frameworks.
- Develop and execute automation strategies across projects, releases and delivery streams.
- Support automated test execution through CI/CD pipelines and continuous integration tools.
- Create, build and maintain robust automation frameworks and reusable test assets to support efficient,



scalable and reliable automated testing across projects
- Review and optimise automated test suites to improve coverage, reliability and maintainability.
- Oversee defect triage, tracking, reporting and root cause analysis activities.
- Coach and mentor automation and manual testing resources to build capability and a collaborative testing culture.
- Partner with development, DevOps, business stakeholders and delivery teams to plan and execute testing activities effectively.

About you

- 6+ years’ experience in software testing across manual, automation, integration, API and regression testing.
- A tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline (desired, not essential)
- Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC practices across Agile, iterative and/or waterfall delivery environments.
- Experience translating business requirements, functional specifications and user stories into test cases and scenarios.
- Proven hands-on experience in creating, building, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks, with expertise in Selenium, Playwright, and equivalent test automation technologies
- Experience with API testing, database validation, Postman and SQL.




- Knowledge of CI/CD practices and automated test execution within delivery pipelines.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Why choose Defence Health

- Career opportunities: We grow our own and recognise initiative, high performance, and commitment with opportunities for career progression.
- Make an impact: as a purpose-driven organisation, we partner with veteran support organisations to offer meaningful volunteering experiences and connect to our community.
- Free top-tier health insurance for you and your immediate family valued at approx. $6,000 per year (after completing a minimum employment period).
- Competitive remuneration and health and wellbeing initiatives: Access to discounted gym memberships and an additional paid day of wellbeing leave each year.
- Company funded parental leave: Fully funded paid parental leave for eligible employees with superannuation paid for the entire length of approved parental leave.
- Social Committees:connect with your colleagues, have your say, and develop new skills with our Social Club, Health and Safety, and Diversity and Inclusion Committees.
- Prime location: Our office is conveniently located on St Kilda Road with outstanding access to public transport and local amenities.

If this sounds like you - this is a fantastic opportunity to join a company that offers a high engagement, vibrant and inclusive culture where you and your career can thrive. Veterans and their families are encouraged to apply. We recognise and value your skills, commitment, and unique experiences.

📌 Automation Test Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 Defence Health
📍 Melbourne