Quality Engineering Automation Lead

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Quality Engineering Lead – Test Automation

UNITE is our business-led, tech-enabled transformation, and a key priority for the Group. UNITE is about delivering 'one best way' to make our processes, systems and tech simpler so we can deliver a better experience for our customers and make things easier for our people.

What’S The Role?

An exciting opportunity is available for Quality Engineering Lead – Test Automation, to join the Technology, Chief Transformation Office. The purpose of the role is to Lead quality engineering practices across Westpac’s Retail Banking Technology portfolio, driving automation, DevOps integration, and engineering excellence to achieve the bank’s high test automation target.

This role is responsible for defining and implementing quality strategies that align with Westpac’s transformation agenda. Build scalable automation frameworks, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, and foster a culture of shift-left quality.

What do I need?

• Hands-on experience leading quality engineering initiatives in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in test automation tools (e.g., Playwright, RestAssured, Selenium or Cypress) and frameworks.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using tools such as Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture, APIs, and cloud-native platforms.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence across squads.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills for complex testing challenges.
• Familiarity with performance engineering, security testing, and resilience validation is highly desirable.

Why Join Us?

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. 
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. 
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

Create your future today

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We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website.

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