Automation Test Specialist

Role Overview: As an Automation Test Specialist at Telstra, you will play a crucial role in revolutionizing the quality engineering practices within the organization. Your primary focus will be on embedding quality from the initial stages of development and ensuring that test automation frameworks are robust and scalable. By mentoring teams, driving best practices, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, you will contribute to enhancing the overall quality of software applications. Additionally, you will stay abreast of emerging technologies and introduce innovative testing approaches to make quality engineering smarter. Key Responsibilities: - Lead the shift-left movement by incorporating quality into development processes from the outset - Educate and inspire teams to write testable, high-quality code and implement automation effectively (e.g., TDD, BDD, unit testing) - Act as a quality evangelist, mentoring teams, driving best practices, and setting standards for test automation - Design and architect solid test automation frameworks that can scale across various platforms - Collaborate with teams to innovate and challenge conventional norms, elevating the quality of engineering practices - Optimize CI/CD pipelines through intelligent automation to reduce manual interventions - Conduct performance, security, and reliability testing to ensure system robustness - Enhance test efficiency by eliminating flaky tests and ensuring reliable automation across platforms - Introduce innovative testing approaches and stay updated on emerging technologies Qualifications Required: - Proficiency in building test automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, RestAssured, API/Microservice testing - Strong knowledge of TDD, BDD, and CI/CD pipelines with experience in gitlab or Bamboo - Ability to design scalable automation frameworks for fast-moving, distributed systems - Expertise in mentoring and coaching teams to adopt a test-first mindset and write quality-oriented code - Solid database skills (preferably SQL, Oracle, AWS RDS) and performance testing expertise - Experience in collaborating with leadership, developers, and product teams to drive quality as a culture - Deep understanding of DevOps, cloud platforms (preferably AWS), and microservices contract testing - Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools like Terraform or Ansible (Note: Additional details about the company were not included in the provided job description.),