Test Automation Engineer

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March 19, 2026 (10 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR100584
** He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
** Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata  
* When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
* Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!
** He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
** We’re looking for a Senior Test Engineer / Analyst (Contract) to support the delivery of a Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) system on the Done Safe platform.

This is a high‐impact contract role within a fast‐moving programme delivering systems that genuinely matter supporting safety, compliance, and real‐world outcomes across the organisation.

If you’re an experienced tester who enjoys stepping into complex delivery environments, working at pace, and contributing immediately to meaningful outcomes, this role will suit you well.

Reporting to the Project Test Lead, you’ll be embedded in the delivery team and responsible for driving quality across HSW‐focused project work streams by:
* Taking ownership of testing activities across assigned work streams, with a strong focus on HSW and compliance‐driven functionality
* Applying risk‐based testing to prioritise effort against safety‐critical and high‐impact areas
* Analysing business and technical requirements and translating them into effective test scenarios
* Executing functional, integration, regression, and end‐to‐end testing to support confident releases
* Identifying, managing, and driving resolution of defects at pace
* Providing clear, concise test progress, risk, and quality updates to the Project Test Lead
* Working closely with delivery, product, and technical teams to resolve issues quickly and keep delivery moving
* Producing fit‐for‐purpose test artefacts and evidence aligned to HSW compliance and project expectations

Automation forms part of the delivery expectations, and you’ll contribute by:
* Developing and maintaining Playwright‐based automated tests (Type Script preferred)
* Focusing automation effort on high‐value regression and repeatable scenarios
* Executing and integrating automated tests via Azure Dev Ops (ADO) Pipelines
* Ensuring automation results, logs, and evidence are reliable and suitable for reporting and compliance needs
* Working pragmatically with the Project Test Lead to balance manual and automated testing in line with delivery priorities
* Contributing to shared automation patterns, standards, and continuous improvement where appropriate
** Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you**## What we’re looking for
* Proven experience as a Senior Test Engineer/Analyst, ideally in contract delivery roles
* Strong experience testing enterprise or compliance‐driven systems
* Experience with HSW platforms or safety‐critical systems (highly desirable)
* Hands‐on experience with Playwright and Azure Dev Ops Pipelines (or closely aligned tooling)
* Confidence working in complex programmes with tight timelines
* A pragmatic, outcome‐focused mindset and the ability to integrate quickly into delivery teams#
** Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
** We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:  
• Training and development opportunities  
• Life and income protection insurance plans  
• Generous parental leave  
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers
** Me pēhea te tono mai |

How to Apply

** Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today
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