Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Our Why
Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.
The Details
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic solution provider with a huge range of clients and high-level in-house expertise. We adhere to agile principles and deliver using modern technologies, the latest development tools and practices, and always put customer value first.
Your talent is critical to help us build and develop our QA practice. We are in a growth mode and are looking for senior leaders and test managers to join us to manage projects and people. We are looking to you to explore project opportunities, build and implement test strategies, and to lead a team of testers to deliver quality results for our customers. You will leverage your experience as a test manager to create and implement effective test plans/approaches that will meet the needs of the customer within the constraints of schedules and budgets. You will understand the role that automation can play to enhance an effective test strategy. To perform optimally, you will need a strong background in testing lifecycles, test engagement models, good QA practices, test/defect management tool usage, reporting and presenting to executive levels.
Great What skills do I need?
**Manual Testing**: Perform detailed manual testing of PeopleSoft modules such as Financials & Supply Chain Management (FSCM) to ensure they meet functional, performance, and reliability standards.
**Automation Testing**: Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or similar.
**Test Strategy**: Design and implement comprehensive test strategies, including test plans, test cases, and test scripts, based on functional and technical requirements.
**Defect Management**: Identify, document, and track defects using tools like JIRA, and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues efficiently.
**Mentorship**: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior QA engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
**Collaboration**: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and project managers, to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
**Reporting**: Generate and analyze test reports, providing insights and recommendations for improvements.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications**:

- Proficiency in manual testing techniques and methodologies.
- Extensive experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright).
- In-depth knowledge of PeopleSoft modules such as FSCM.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
- Experience with Agile squads, test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA).

**Benefits**:
Why join us here at Datacom?
Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.
We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.
We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.
We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.