Senior Associate 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, you will contribute to the delivery of end-to-end test automation solutions across web applications, APIs, microservices, and data-driven platforms. You'll work hands-on with modern automation frameworks, cloud technologies, and CI/CD pipelines while helping improve test coverage, automation reliability, and overall product quality through innovative and scalable testing solutions. What you offer • 2+ years’ experience in Quality Engineering and Test Automation, with strong hands-on expertise in modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Serenity, Pytest, Cucumber, or similar tools. • Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript, with experience developing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks, applying test automation best practices, and ensuring high code quality. • Proven experience automating functional, regression, integration, API, and end-to-end testing across microservices-based and cloud-native applications. • Strong understanding of modern testing practices, including BDD, TDD, Shift-Left Testing, Risk-Based Testing, and SQL/database validation across data warehouses, lakes, and enterprise platforms. • Experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools to enhance test design, automation development, and maintenance, with exposure to AI agents, MCP, and agentic workflows viewed favourably. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills; experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, Jira/Xray, and financial services or asset management 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.