Our Federal Government client is seeking an experienced Automation Tester to join their Canberra or Melbourne team. This is a 12 month contract with 1x12 month extension option. This role is open to Australian citizens with the ability to obtain a Baseline clearance.12 month contract with 1x12 month extension option.The role is open to Australian citizens with the ability to obtain a Baseline clearance.Canberra or Melbourne based - Hybrid role (3 days from office and 2 days WFH).Paxus pays weekly.As the Automation Tester you will embed effective test automation technologies, practices and execution across a suite of new leading-edge strategic technology solutions being delivered by the Branch, including cloud hosted platforms, Mobile applications, CRM portals and more.To be successful in this role you must:Implement automation frameworks, ensuring usability, effectiveness, efficiency and maintainability are met. Frameworks must support backend and UI components, with a particular emphasis on Accessibility.Set standards for writing test code and automation coding principles to be used across the team.Drive in-Sprint delivery of automated tests meeting acceptance criteria and enabling the Definition of Done.Write tests and supporting automation code.Create manual scenarios.Contribute to the continual improvement of automation testing practices.Support the Test Manager to grow the team of automation testers and breadth of coverage.To be considered for this role you must:Experience on testing Salesforce and MuleSoft based solutions.Minimum 5 years' experience in a test automation role.Passion for driving quality through testing and automation.Ability to communicate clearly.Analytical approach, attention to detail, and ability to work with a high degree of role autonomy and 'can do' attitude.Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.Experience building and executing automated test regimes as part of a DevOps team using CI/CD methodologies.Expert 'hands-on' technical proficiency with UI functional automation using tools such as Playwright, Selenium WebDriver and BDD frameworks like Cucumber and experience using continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, and building automation test pipelines.Solid skills on testing REST API using Postman and writing automation scripts for REST API tests.Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering, Computing Science or Mathematics or another relevant technical field.Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.
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