Lead the design, implementation and adoption of an enterprise Service Virtualisation capability across Australia Post to accelerate shift-left testing, reduce environment dependency bottlenecks and improve delivery velocity across API, integration and event-driven ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities
Define the Service Virtualisation roadmap, standards and operating model.
Establish governance, asset management and reusable virtual service catalogues.
Drive adoption across Quality Engineering, Architecture, Integration and Delivery teams.
Solution Design & Implementation
Design and implement virtual services for:
REST APIs
SOAP Services
GraphQL APIs
Kafka/Event-driven integrations
MQ/JMS messaging
File-based integrations (SFTP/APST)
Build configurable, reusable and stateful virtual services supporting both positive and negative test scenarios.
Tooling & Automation
Lead evaluation and implementation of:
WireMock
Mountebank
Pact / Contract Testing frameworks
Integrate virtual services into CI/CD pipelines and test automation frameworks.
Establish repository and versioning strategy for virtual services and test data.
Stakeholder Engagement
Facilitate workshops with Architecture, Platform, Integration and QE teams.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and testers.
Define onboarding and support processes for virtual service consumers.
Mandatory Skills
Solid experience in Service Virtualisation and Integration Testing.




Hands-on expertise with WireMock and/or Mountebank.
Experience with BlazeMeter Service Virtualisation or similar enterprise SV platforms.
Strong understanding of REST, SOAP, JSON, XML and OpenAPI/Swagger.
Experience with Kafka, MQ/JMS and event-driven architectures.
Knowledge of Contract Testing (Pact or equivalent).
CI/CD experience using GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
Strong stakeholder management and solution architecture skills.
SAP integration testing
Kong, MuleSoft, Tibco or API Gateway platforms
Shift-left and Quality Engineering transformation initiatives
Success Measures (First 6 Months)
Define Client's Service Virtualisation strategy and standards.
Establish governance and a reusable virtual service catalogue.
Deliver a pilot capability for priority integrations (e.g. EMR, AVER, SAP).
Implement API virtualisation, contract testing and CI/CD integration patterns.
Provide a scalable enterprise capability ready for wider adoption.
Ideal Profile
A hands-on Service Virtualisation Engineer who combines:
Deep technical expertise in APIs and integrations
Strong Quality Engineering background
Experience building and governing reusable virtual services
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead organisation-wide adoption
Preferred Backgrounds:
Service Virtualisation Architect, Integration Test Architect, Quality Engineering Architect, or Enterprise Integration Specialist.
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📌 Senior Service Virtualisation Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 XPT Software
📍 Melbourne