Lead Quality Engineer

Australian Payments Plus

. Mentor Quality Engineering peers and lead practices across the cohort .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Quality Engineering, focusing on test automation frameworks, risk-based testing, and AI-driven automation strategies. Proven ability to mentor peers and collaborate across engineering, product, and operations to enhance quality in the payments ecosystem.

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Quality EngineeringTest Automation FrameworksRisk-Based Test CoverageAI-Driven AutomationAgile Methodologies

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Hard Skills

Web TestingMobile TestingAPI TestingNon-Functional TestingFunctional TestingAcceptance TestingCypressPlaywrightSeleniumAppium

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Test FrameworksAutomation ScriptsContinuous Delivery Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Engineering Degree

Industry Keywords

PaymentsFinancial Technology

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressJestSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Mentor Quality Engineering peers and lead practices across the cohort
Help implement AP+’s Quality Engineering strategy and align testing approaches with product and business goals
Lead technical decisions where appropriate
Identify testable events, develop test cases and scripts, and perform hands-on testing
Manage test environments and results, provide clear reporting and support release management
Design, develop, execute and analyse testing across multiple levels and types
Review requirements and specifications to shape risk-based test coverage
Prepare teams for delivery
Design and improve test automation frameworks and strategies
Champion AI-driven automation and AI-generated test cases while maintaining code quality
Embed functional and non-functional testing in continuous delivery
Work with engineering, product and operations to improve tools and ways of working
Represent the Quality Engineering perspective across AP+ and with external stakeholders
Help strengthen the quality of services supporting Australia’s payments ecosystem

Requirements

What you’ll need

Around 7+ years’ experience as a Quality Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer or equivalent role
At least 5 years of hands-on web, mobile and API testing experience
5 years’ experience or exposure to non-functional testing
End-to-end delivery experience in an agile organisation
Experience designing and executing functional, process, acceptance and non-functional testing
Experience with risk-based test coverage
Experience building and using test frameworks and automation scripts, such as Cypress, Playwright, Jest, Appium or Selenium
Experience with AI-driven automation and test case generation, including effective prompting
Ability to make sound testing and technical decisions
Ability to mentor peers, share good practice and contribute to a collaborative Quality Engineering community
Ability to work across engineering, product and operations
Ability to communicate test outcomes and risks clearly
Ability to represent Quality Engineering to internal and external stakeholders, customers and vendors
An engineering degree or alternative pathway into engineering is valued
Payments or financial technology experience is an advantage

Benefits

Comp & perks

Room for fun, friendships and flexibility in daily life
Inclusion support and application assistance
Pronoun sharing encouraged during the recruitment process