- Location 13/9 Sherwood Road,Toowong, QLD, 4066,Australia
- Job Category Technology

The position

This pivotal role involves architecting, designing, and building robust, scalable automation platforms and tools. You'll apply advanced software development principles to embed quality, performance, and reliability, ensuring exceptional customer experiences. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will evolve our automation frameworks, implement technical strategies, and establish best practices. You'll also provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members.

Your role:

Key Responsibilities

- Lead architectural design and evolution of scalable automation frameworks.
- Drive adoption of new automation technologies and methodologies.
- Develop and optimise highly reliable UI (Playwright, Cypress) and API automation components.
- Architect and implement end-to-end automation pipelines within CI/CD (Bamboo, GitLab, Bitbucket).
- Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and architectural principles for automation.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.
- Research and integrate emerging technologies like AI/ML to optimise automation.
- Ensure operational stability of automation systems; support overnight/weekend deployments.

What experience you’ll bring:

- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Senior Automation Analyst, Senior Software Developer, or Automation Specialist.
- Deep understanding of software development principles and architectural patterns.
- Expert-level proficiency with modern UI automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress).
- Solid understanding of REST API development and testing.




- Experience designing and deploying robust software systems and custom automation frameworks.
- Extensive knowledge of CI/CD platforms (Bamboo, Bitbucket, GitLab) and version control.
- Proven technical leadership, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
- Degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience.

Highly Desirable:

- Experience with both UI automation and API/unit testing frameworks.
- Practical experience designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipelines and IaC.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native automation solutions (AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes).
- Background in financial services.

Location

This role is available at any of our Brisbane and Sunshine Coast locations providing flexibility to choose the office that suits you. Our Toowong office is close to the city with easy public transport and parking options while our North Lakes offices are within walking distance of some of the north side’s best retail locations. If you love a view of the water, why not consider our Kawana office on the edge of Lake Kawana and only a five minute drive to the closest beach.

The benefits of working at A&G;

- Be rewarded - we recognise high performance and reward our people for their hard work through bonuses and other perks.
- Work flexibility - with options to work from home two days per week.
- Options for leave - life happens, so we’ve got volunteer days,



an additional paid ‘ME’ day, paid parental leave and the chance to purchase additional leave to cover all of the big stuff.
- Grow with us - we’ve got learning and professional development opportunities to suit everyone.
- Give back - our A&G; Difference program gives you the power to change our community for the better through volunteering, fundraising and donation opportunities for causes that you’re passionate about.
- Take care of yourself - your wellbeing is important to us and our healthy mind and body hub, mental-health support and fitness discounts will help you be your best self.
- Celebrate the wins - we love sharing our successes and celebrating together - join us and you’ve got a ticket to our many on-site events throughout the year, family fun days and annual celebrations.
- Save money - as well as discounts on insurance products, we’ve teamed up with some incredible retailers, hospitality providers and others to bring you discounts on your purchases, no matter where you are in Australia.

About us

Auto & General (A&G;) is the fastest-growing major Motor and Home insurer in Australia, providing insurance products and solutions to safeguard a brighter future for our customers and community.

Our range of general insurance products including Car, Motorcycle, Home, Contents Pet and Travel products are delivered through our multi-award-winning brand Budget Direct and partnerships with leading brands - ING, Qantas, and Coles Insurance.

Auto & General values individual differences and believes in fostering an inclusive culture that creates a great place to work for all.

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📌 Senior Automation Analyst (Brisbane City)
🏢 Auto
📍 Brisbane City