Job Description

Are you a highly technical Test Automation Engineer who enjoys building robust automated test frameworks rather than simply executing test cases? Do you thrive in engineering-focused Agile teams where quality is built into the software from the outset?

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Would you like to work alongside some of the industry's brightest engineers developing next-generation mining software solutions that are transforming global mining operations through Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud-native platforms and Digital Technologies?

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A Fortune 100 global technology leader with a major mining software development centre is seeking an experienced Test Automation Engineer to join one of its high-performing Agile delivery teams.

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The organisation develops world-class mining technology solutions that generate and process vast amounts of real-time data from sensors, onboard systems, machine models and control algorithms. These solutions provide real-time guidance, monitoring, tracking and supervisory control across some of the world's largest mining fleets and are used by leading mining organisations worldwide.

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As part of a major modernisation program, you'll help transform a long-established enterprise platform into modern containerised microservices, designing and building automated test suites that validate new services while ensuring behavioural parity with the existing platform. This is a genuinely hands‐on engineering role where you'll write production-quality automation code that runs continuously within CI pipelines and catches real defects before software reaches production.

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This is an initial 12-month contract with a strong likelihood of ongoing extensions. The organisation has a significant long‐term technology roadmap and continues to invest heavily in the next generation of its mining technology platform, making this an outstanding long‐term contracting opportunity.

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THE OPPORTUNITY

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- Own end-to-end quality for user stories by defining test approach, executing tests against acceptance criteria, and providing clear sign‐off and test evidence.
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- Create, maintain, and continuously improve test artefacts including test plans, manual and automated test cases, reusable scenarios, and test summary reporting.
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- Define and uphold team QA processes and standards, ensuring consistent test practices and fit‐for‐purpose coverage across the delivery lifecycle.
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- Partner with engineers to improve overall product quality through shift‐left practices, quality gates, and participation in code reviews.
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- Design, build, and maintain automated tests across backend services, and UI and API layers, including REST validation, RBAC permutations, and targeted gap coverage.
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- Contribute to and evolve the Cucumber + Playwright automation framework, including migrating and refactoring high‐value scenarios from the legacy Cucumber Java suite.
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- Enable reliable continuous testing by configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and monitoring daily automation execution, triaging failures and reducing flakiness.
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- Plan and execute regression, acceptance, and exploratory testing as needed, balancing manual verification with automation to maximise coverage and confidence.
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- Support test environment readiness and test data management for automation, including setup, maintenance, and ongoing optimisation.
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- Collaborate closely with Team Leads, Product Managers, and cross‐functional stakeholders to communicate quality status, risks, and improvement opportunities.
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- Apply a risk‐based, strategic QA mindset—defining coverage strategy, influencing quality decisions early, and advocating for quality across the team.
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TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU WILL HAVE

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- 4+ years' experience as a Test Automation Engineer developing automated tests that run within Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines
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- Strong experience developing automation using TypeScript or JavaScript (Java, C# or Python also considered)
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- Proven experience designing and maintaining reliable automated test frameworks
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- Hands experience testing REST APIs, including authentication, authorisation, schema validation and negative testing
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- Hands‐on experience using Playwright (or Selenium/Cypress with willingness to transition)
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- Experience designing maintainable Page Object Model automation frameworks
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- Experience configuring or supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions,



Azure DevOps or Jenkins
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- Strong Git experience including pull requests and code reviews
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- Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify root causes of automation failures
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- Strong understanding of Agile software delivery, SDLC, shift‐left testing and quality engineering
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- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
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HIGHLY DESIRABLE

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- MQTT or event‐driven architecture testing
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- Kubernetes or containerised platform testing
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- Java code reading capability
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- Performance testing using k6, Gatling or JMeter
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- Mining technology, industrial automation or safety‐critical software experience
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- Experience implementing outcome‐based testing practices rather than step‐driven UI automation
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EXCITING TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT

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- TypeScript
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- Playwright
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- REST APIs
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- Protobuf /gRPC
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- MQTT
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- GitHub Actions
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- Kubernetes
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- Microservices
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- Java 21
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- Angular
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- AWS
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- Git
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- Modern CI/CD
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- Shift‐Left Engineering
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- Cloud‐Native Development
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WHAT'S ON OFFER?

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- Initial 12-month contract with solid extension potential
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- Long‐term program of work backed by significant product investment
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- Build the next generation of globally deployed mining technology
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- Work on modern cloud‐native microservices rather than legacy‐only applications
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- Join an exceptionally talented engineering organisation
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- Work alongside highly experienced software engineers and architects
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- Competitive market rates
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- Exposure to Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, cloud‐native engineering and advanced mining technologies
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- Make a tangible contribution to technology used by many of the world's largest mining companies
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The role is based in Brisbane CBD and requires attendance in the office five days per week.

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To be considered for this position, you must have unrestricted working rights in Australia. Australian or New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents will be highly regarded.

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Candidates currently residing within Greater Brisbane are strongly preferred due to the office‐based nature of the role.

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Questions regarding this role can be directed to:

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Fortunato (Forty) Galluzzo
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Katrina Penfold
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📌 QA Engineer (Queensland)
🏢 Task Recruitment
📍 Queensland