Executive QA Platform Engineer

Job description

Join our team and you will have an opportunity to work in a collaborative and dynamic environment. Our MAM Engineering Team is responsible for employing advanced technologies to enhance test automation and drive continuous improvements. We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future. What role will you play? In this role as a QA Automation Expert, you will independently drive complex quality engineering and test automation initiatives across cloud-native, distributed, and AI-enabled applications. You will have the opportunity to build scalable automation solutions, solve challenging testing problems, contribute to automation and engineering improvements, and leverage modern technologies including Playwright, AWS/GCP, CI/CD, and AI-assisted testing to enhance quality engineering effectiveness. What you offer • 5+ years’ experience in Quality Engineering and Test Automation, with strong hands-on expertise in frameworks such as Playwright, Serenity, Pytest, Cucumber, or similar technologies. • Advanced proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript, with proven experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using sound software engineering principles, design patterns, and code quality standards. • Proven experience automating functional, regression, integration, API, and end-to-end testing across web applications, REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures, supported by strong test data management and data quality practices. • Strong understanding of modern quality engineering practices, including BDD, TDD, Shift-Left Testing, Risk-Based Testing, continuous testing, and SQL/database validation across data warehouses, data lakes, and platforms such as BigQuery. • Experience implementing automated testing within CI/CD pipelines and validating applications deployed on AWS and/or GCP, with a strong focus on framework scalability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. • Practical experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools to improve testing efficiency and automation coverage, with knowledge of quality engineering considerations for AI-enabled applications, including model evaluation, reliability testing, and guardrail validation. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills with a high degree of ownership; experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Jira/Xray, custom testing tools, AI agents, or Asset Management and Financial Services domains is advantageous. We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply. What we offer At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include: • 1 wellbeing leave day per year • 26 weeks’ paid maternity leave or 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers • Company-subsidised childcare services • 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching • Benefits to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including comprehensive medical and life insurance cover, the option to join parental medical insurance plan and virtual medical consultations extended to family members • Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services • Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role • Reimbursement for work from home equipment About Technology Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions. Inclusion at Macquarie We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance. We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.