Description:
What’s the role?
Here at NewsCorp Australia, we have an awesome opportunity to join our ever-transforming QA and Environment Management practice.
Reporting to the Head of Automation, you will be part of a centralized team of Automation Engineers responsible for developing and delivering a world-class test automation in Technology. We want to deliver at pace, shift quality left and reduce manual testing eff ort, through high-value test automation.
What’s the role?
- Embedding test automation across all technology teams within TDD, creating automated scripts, targeting new feature test automation as part of the automation first principle
- Collaborating with Technology teams to implement test automation for targeted high-value areas
- Working with both Sydney and India-based teams
Your day to day responsibilities
- Embedded within the Automation Practice team, attending all of the relevant ceremonies, ensuring that automation becomes part of the definition of Done
- Creating and maintaining automation scripts as part of new feature development
- Executing scripts, and assisting with embedding them within CI/CD pipeline
- Building out automated environment smoke tests or regression tests as required
- Working closely with developers to ensure that the automated tests target the right functionality and depth
Who are you?
- A passionate automation engineer, who understands a good script from a bad one as well as an appreciation for the strategic direction of test automation for maintainability and expansion
- Comfortable writing automated scripts for web and or mobile solutions from inception, as well as good knowledge across automated tools
- A forward-thinking quality advocate, who is not afraid to question the status quo
- A champion for continuous improvement
- Extreme problem solver and key collaborator
- An amazing Infl uencer and relationship builder, who enjoys technical talk with developers, test engineers and architects
- Experience or understanding of CI/CD pipeline, appreciating the benefit of early software feedback
- You appreciate Agility and seek opportunities to implement agile practices across the SDLC
- You enjoy researching best-in-class QA automation practices
- Happy to go beyond your role title to get the right outcome
News Benefits
News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
- Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
- Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
- Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition
- Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
- Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
- Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
- Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms
Who are we?
News Corp Australia is evolving in response to the expectations and challenges of the digital world in which we now live. We have an amazing opportunity to reinvent our industry and redefine the future of media in Australia and our role in Australia’s tomorrow. We are passionate about what we do and proud of our heritage of world-class journalism and entrepreneurial spirit. Our environment is supportive and friendly, we encourage innovation, collaboration and creative thinking. If you thrive on being challenged and enjoy working in a fast-paced stimulating environment, come and join us on this incredible journey.Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity.
Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!
What’s next?
Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.
If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.