About the ABCThe ABC is the nation's most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations, culture, and stories.
With over 4,000 employees from diverse backgrounds across over 50 locations around Australia and overseas, we are proud to create, curate and deliver high-quality content that informs, educates and entertains Australian communities.About the RoleEnsure high quality software is delivered for the ABC's main web application platform, in line with ABC strategy and Product & Content Technology's objectives.Key AccountabilitiesUnder broad direction of the Lead QA Engineer, develop and maintain very complex JavaScript frameworks for the automation of web-based applications.Develop a highly advanced understanding of systems requirements to inform the development and implementation of an automation strategy with appropriate script dependencies, assumptions and constraints.Drive the product team's strategy and approach to automation testing, and actively promote and educate product teams on automation techniques.Analyse very complex software systems and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to improve design, including governance measurement to ensure applications perform to specification.Collaborate with API developers to define and implement API schema validation and contract tests at a highly advanced level.About You Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent significant skills, knowledge and experience.Significant development experience in test automation, including developing very complex automation testing frameworks and testing tools is essential.
Experience in test frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress and Jest is desirable.Demonstrated significant development experience in at least one language such as Go, JavaScript and Python.Significant experience working with web apps, mobile apps and Restful and GraphQL APIs as well as experience working with CI/CD tools in AWS.Demonstrated significant experience in testing responsive websites across multiple devices and platforms.Highly advanced problem solving and analytical skills with the ability analyse, diagnose and help solve very complex technical problems.Highly advanced communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey very complex technical information to a range of stakeholders.What's In It For You?Come and join the vibrant Digital Product department in the ABC.
Our mission is to enable ABC's digital future, where ABC transitions from a traditional broadcaster to Australia's most trusted and valued digital media organisation.
Through harnessing our talents in digital, collaborating with our partners and delivering beyond expectations, we ensure the ABC not just remains relevant but thrives.As a group of product and platform teams, we develop and maintain the ABC's audience facing digital products across mobile, connected TV, desktop, and smart speakers.
Whether it is staying informed of the latest breaking news, bringing some great TV on iview, streaming the Hottest 100 on the triple j app and website, or entertaining the kids with our ABC Kids app - the ABC's Digital Product offerings are some of Australia's most loved and most used platforms.Your work will be appreciated by millions of audiences across Australia.We are committed to career development and invest in our people to grow and become leaders in their fields.
Everyone in the Digital Product department has a designated budget for training and development.
We believe in flexible approaches to working and building self-organising and collaborative teams that offer friendly and supportive environments in which all team members can strive and grow.For further information on this position please contact Jamie Nedved, Digital Talent Acquisition Lead via email We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.In line with our focus on diversity, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals.
The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforceFor more information on inclusive employee networks within the ABC please refer to Life Page on ABC LinkedIn.
For more information on working at the ABC visit abc.net.au/careers