Job Description
## Manager AI QE - Automation and PerformanceApply: Melbourne - Head Office: Full time: Posted Yesterday: End Date: September 25, **** (5 days left to apply): JR******At VicRoads the work you do has real impact. Our work connects people and communities. We keep Victorians moving safely and smoothly today and help them be ready for tomorrow.
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VicRoads empowers our people to learn and grow– focusing on impact and innovation. We reflect the diversity of Victoria and foster clever thinking to keep you and the community moving.
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VicRoads is progressing too. In August ****, we started on a new chapter when the Victorian State Government partnered with Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, and Macquarie Asset Management to operate registration and licensing services on its behalf.
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We work collaboratively with the Victorian State Government to ensure we fulfill regulatory requirements, deliver State projects and safeguard customer data.
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The Victorian State Government retains sole responsibility for road access, infrastructure and safety.* **Lead Automation, Performance Engineering, and AI-enabled Quality Engineering capabilities and governance*** **Drive AI adoption, automation ROI, and measurable quality outcomes through data-driven reporting*** **Build high-performing teams and vendor partnerships to embed quality across the delivery lifecycle****About the Role**Reporting to the Head of Quality Engineering & Intelligence, you will lead AI augmentation enablement, automation engineering, performance engineering, and vendor management within the Quality Engineering function.
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You will support the broader QE strategy by defining practical capability roadmaps, governance guardrails, tooling approaches, partner engagement models, and measurable outcomes for automation, performance, and AI-enabled quality practices.
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This role will focus on responsible and pragmatic adoption of AI-augmented quality engineering practices, establish value-realisation measures, and provide clear reporting on productivity uplift, automation effectiveness, performance readiness, vendor contribution, risk reduction, and return on investment.**Key Responsibilities*** Lead automation engineering, performance engineering, AI-enabled testing enablement, operating practices, governance, standards, and capability roadmaps within the QE function* Build business cases, investment proposals, funding justifications,



and benefits-realisation frameworks for automation, performance engineering, AI augmentation, tooling, and vendor-supported capability initiatives* Define baselines and track measurable benefits from automation, performance engineering, and AI-enabled testing investments, ensuring transparent reporting and continuous optimization* Establish and scale automation frameworks across web, mobile, API, integration, data, and enterprise platforms* Partner with Engineering, DevOps, Architecture, Security, AI and Innovation, Product, Delivery, Operations, and external vendors to embed continuous testing and quality controls into CI/CD pipelines and delivery practices* Lead, coach, and develop Automation Engineering and Performance Engineering teams, while building AI capability within the broader Quality Engineering function* Manage vendor relationships, statements of work, delivery expectations, capability transfer, performance measures, commercial alignment for automation, performance, and AI augmentation services* Foster a culture of innovation, responsible AI adoption, continuous improvement, engineering excellence, and evidence-based decision-making**About You**You are an experience quality engineering leader with deep expertise in Automation, Performance Engineering, AI enablement, and vendor management.
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You can translate emerging AI capability into pragmatic enablement for QE teams, strengthen automation and performance practices, manage delivery partners effectively, and demonstrate value through clear metrics and measurable outcomes.**You'll bring:*** 15+ years' experience in quality engineering, automation, and/or performance testing within large and complex technology environments* Proven leadership experience building, leading, and managing enterprise Automation Engineering and Performance Engineering teams and capabilities* Demonstrated experience leading an AI enablement roadmap for Quality Engineering,



with a strong focus on embedding agentic testing use cases across automation and performance engineering practices* Proven experience taking high-value AI adoption opportunities from ideation and assessment through to implementation, governance, measurement, and continuous improvement within a Quality Engineering environment* Experience developing business cases, investment justifications, funding proposals, and benefits-realisation frameworks for technology and quality engineering initiatives* Proven ability to define baselines and establish enterprise quality metrics, engineering effectiveness measures, automation ROI, performance engineering success indicators, and executive dashboards* Proven ability to manage risks, issues, delivery priorities and outcome measures across Automation and Performance Engineering teams, ensuring transparent reporting, effective escalation and sustained delivery confidence* Strong understanding of contemporary Quality Engineering practices, CI/CD, continuous testing, shift-left and shift-right approaches, DevOps principles, quality intelligence, and responsible AI adoption* Experience establishing and governing scalable automation frameworks across web, mobile, API, integration, and data platforms* Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills, with the ability to influence executives and partner across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Delivery, Operations, and external delivery ecosystems* Exceptional communication, strategic thinking, commercial judgement, people leadership, and change leadership capabilities**Why Join Us?**At VicRoads RLS, we're transforming how we deliver critical services to millions of Victorians.
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This role offers the opportunity to enable AI-augmented Quality Engineering, lead automation and performance engineering capability uplift, manage strategic vendor partnerships, influence investment decisions, and build practical capabilities that deliver measurable customer and business value.**Location**Melbourne Head Office with flexible working arrangements available.**Apply Now**If you're ready to enable practical AI augmentation within Quality Engineering, strengthen automation and performance capability, and manage vendor partnerships that support measurable delivery outcomes, we'd love to hear from you. **Please submit your application via the "Apply" button and help shape the future of quality, automation, performance, and AI at VicRoads!**

📌 Manager Ai Qe - Automation And Performance (Victoria)
🏢 VicRoads
📍 Victoria