Senior Automation Engineer

Description:

Job Description Role – Senior Automation Engineer

• Permanent
• Location: Gold Coast
• Hybrid working model (2 days per week in the office + WFH)

How will I help? The Senior Automation Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated solutions that enhance operational processes, increase system reliability, and improve efficiency. This individual will work closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to ensure the successful integration of automation tools and methodologies across a range of technologies.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Lead the design and development of automation frameworks and solutions for various systems and processes, including [e.g., software development, infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, testing, etc.].
• Write, maintain, and optimize automation scripts and tools for continuous testing, integration, deployment, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, QA, Product etc.) to identify and automate manual processes, improving overall team productivity.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior automation engineers to ensure the implementation of best practices.
• Analyze and troubleshoot complex automation issues, providing solutions for quick resolution.
• Develop and maintain automation test suites and integrate them into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools, technologies, and best practices for continuous improvement.
• Work with stakeholders to define clear automation goals, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Ensure proper documentation for automation frameworks, tools, and processes to promote knowledge sharing across teams.
• Monitor automation performance, providing recommendations for enhancements and ensuring stability of automated systems.

What’s in it for me? You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need?

To be successful in this role, you need to have the following skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in automation engineering, with a strong understanding of automation frameworks and best practices.
• In-depth experience with Selenium, Playwright or similar web automation tools for system / functional testing.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, Ruby or similar.
• Experience with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, Jenkins, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipeline management and tools like, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.
• Solid understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile methodologies.
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and managing automated tests for web and mobile applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

What’s it like to work there? We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We’ll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

How do I apply?

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At Westpac, we’re all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone—our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you’re interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.

We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email ***************@westpac.com.au .

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email ***************@westpac.com.au

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