Automation Test Engineer | Sydney | Contract

PRA ·www.pra.com.au

Location Sydney, NSW, Australia
Work type Hybrid
Salary AUD 800 - 950 / month
Type Full time
Level Mid
Source Shazamme
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  • $800 to $950 per day inc Super
  • Sydney, hybrid (3/2 in office)
  • Pairing culture and active testing Guild community
About the opportunity:

 A large insurer is uplifting the way it tests its integration layer, and needs a senior automation tester to set the standard. You'll join an integration delivery squad working across a modern API and microservices ecosystem, with the remit to build quality in from design through to deployment rather than bolting it on at the end. It's a hands-on role for someone who writes the framework, not just runs it, and who wants their work to shape how a whole engineering group approaches automation.

The role:
  • Own the automation strategy and delivery for API and microservices testing, building scalable automated regression suites
  • Develop and maintain API test frameworks in Java 11+, JUnit 5 and Rest Assured, covering REST APIs and API security
  • Embed automated tests and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines (Bamboo, Bitbucket/GitHub)
  • Run performance and reliability testing with Gatling, using service virtualisation (Hoverfly, Wiremock, Mockserver) for isolated, reliable testing
  • Support production readiness through observability tooling such as Splunk
What you'll bring:
  • 5+ years as a senior tester, with expert-level test automation in Java 11+ and JUnit 5
  • Hands-on Rest Assured, Spring Boot, Gradle, Swagger and Postman/Bruno, plus JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Solid grasp of REST APIs, API security, microservices, service discovery and distributed tracing
  • Gatling and service virtualisation experience (Hoverfly, Wiremock or Mockserver)
  • CI/CD, Docker and cloud concepts, working within Agile/SAFe
Nice to have:

Java 17+, the Netflix stack (Zuul, Ribbon, Eureka), API contract design, DB2, and insurance or banking experience.

Culture:
  • Pairing is part of how the team works
  • Active Communities of Practice and Guilds you'll be expected to contribute to
  • Ownership mindset, with flexibility to step across into dev work where the squad needs it
  • Cross-functional collaboration with engineering and delivery teams
What's on offer:
  • 6-month contract, ASAP start
  • Good chance of extension
  • A senior remit to set automation standards across a modern API stack
Interested? " Apply now " or reach out to Guy Nardo at guy.nardo@pra.com.au or 0452 664 264 for a confidential chat.
 

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The Automation Test Engineer | Sydney | Contract role with PRA is based in Sydney, NSW, AU. The role is hybrid-friendly.
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PRA lists the Automation Test Engineer | Sydney | Contract role at AUD 800–950 per month.
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