Automation Test Lead

Organizational Context:

CIMET currently provides end-to-end comparison and switching of Energy, Telco, Credit Cards, Personal loans, and residential solar plans through its online platform in a B2B and B2C environment. It presently caters to various Brands/Providers and has several Partners. This portfolio will further expand over the next 18 months across financial services (loans and insurance products). The online comparison market is extremely crowded in Australia, with most comparators providing a light-touch directory solution. CIMET saw this as an opportunity and developed a fully integrated online comparison and signup platform in 2017.

Today, CIMET has around 220 resources across Australia, India, and the Philippines, and has grown to a topline of $25 million in FY2025. We have plans to list CIMET by 2030 and grow the company to a $1 bn enterprise.

We are ISO 27001 certified, an ACL license holder, and have been recognized in the AFR Fast 100 and Deloitte Fast 50.

PURPOSE

We are looking for a Test Automation Lead with strong hands-on experience in Playwright and a solid background in designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation frameworks. This role is ideal for a QA leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about driving test automation excellence across agile development cycles.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end automated testing strategies using Playwright.
• Develop and maintain scalable, reusable test automation frameworks for web-based platforms.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and QA analysts to understand requirements and define test strategies.
• Own CI/CD pipeline integration for test automation and ensure high coverage of regression and smoke suites.
• Identify quality metrics and build dashboards to monitor test performance, defects, and release readiness.
• Coach and mentor junior QA engineers, conduct code reviews and best practice sessions.
• Investigate test failures, triage defects, and ensure timely resolution of quality issues.
• Work closely with DevOps and Security teams to align automation with CI/CD and compliance practices.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in QA/testing with at least 2 years in a lead role.
• Expertise in Playwright (JavaScript or TypeScript preferred) for web automation testing.
• Strong understanding of test automation best practices, frameworks, and tools (Selenium, Cypress, etc. is a plus).
• Solid knowledge of REST API testing using tools like Postman or REST Assured.
• Hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Good grasp of Agile/Scrum processes and BDD/TDD methodologies.
• Experience working with modern web applications and microservices architecture.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in performance and security testing is a plus.
• ISTQB or equivalent certification is an advantage.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS/Azure) and containerized testing (Docker)

CHALLENGES OF THE POSITION:

• CIMET will grow massively over the next 2 years, we need to build and onboard a team of high-performing people to enable the planned growth to reach fruition.

• CIMET is in the growth phase of the expansion, where systems, processes and policies are being developed and implemented. This means there will be constant changes occurring and you will need to be agile in your approach to changing business priorities.

Education Qualification:

• Any technical degree – Mtech, Btech will be preferred.