provide leadership on automation direction across web,
QE Lead Role And Responsibilities
Role Purpose
A triad-level quality engineering leadership role
responsible for driving quality strategy, standards, governance, and cross-squad quality outcomes, including E2E initiatives that span multiple squads, domains, platforms and external teams.
Scope of the role
QE Lead Operates at the triad level, not only at a squad level.
They are expected to support multiple squads (Within or outside of the triad) and lead quality outcomes beyond an individual squad.
Key Responsibilities
define and drive the quality strategy for the triad in alignment with Digital quality goals
establish and embed consistent standards for test approach, automation, coverage, and release quality across squads
lead E2E test strategy, planning, coordination, and execution for initiatives that span multiple squads, domains, platforms, or external teams
drive stronger collaboration between QEs and developers to support shift-left testing and shared ownership of quality
ensure quality is considered early through better testability, acceptance criteria, and design collaboration
provide leadership on automation direction across web, app, API etc.
ensure accessibility testing and visual regression approaches are appropriately considered for customer-facing web and app experiences
identify capability, tooling, standards, and process gaps and define improvement actions
coach and mentor Senior QEs and QEs across the triad or multiple squads
provide clear stakeholder communication on risks, dependencies, coverage,



and readiness
work with delivery, engineering, product, and external teams to coordinate cross-functional testing activity
contribute to triad/stream-level quality governance and continuous improvement
manage dependencies, risks, and defect triage activities
provide clear input into release readiness
Experience, Skills And Qualifications
Significant relevant quality engineering experience, including leadership across multiple squads, streams, or product areas in a digital workplace.
Strong experience shaping quality strategy, automation direction, and standards adoption across teams.
Demonstrated experience leading complex E2E initiatives that require cross-team coordination and stakeholder management.
Strong knowledge of web, app, API delivery quality challenges, including accessibility testing and visual regression for customer-facing experiences.
Strong API testing knowledge and experience driving adoption of API-first testing practices.
Strong communication, influencing, facilitation, and mentoring capability.
AI and Tooling Expectations
Defines how approved AI tooling should be used within the triad to improve quality engineering outcomes.
Drives adoption of effective AI-assisted practices for test design, automation acceleration, defect analysis, and quality insight.
Sets expectations for review, traceability, security, and responsible use of AI-generated artefacts.
Identifies triad-level opportunities to improve quality engineering efficiency and consistency through AI-enabled approaches.
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📌 Quality Engineer Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 Xpt Software Australia
📍 Melbourne