QA Engineer - 12 month max term contract

Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients: we are people caring for people.

Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including a week of shutdown leave, paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

For EA based roles: Employees covered by our Enterprise Agreement, will also enjoy access to additional paid service leave, a confirmed 1 July salary increase, an annual wellness reimbursement, career development opportunities, and much more.

What are we looking for?

The QA Engineer helps develop and implement test strategies while improving quality engineering processes. Working within the engineering team, they ensure the delivery of high-quality, fit-for-purpose software solutions. This role combines strong QA engineering expertise with test automation and coding skills.

• Champion QA best practices across software engineering teams.
• Develop and execute test strategies, plans, and methodologies.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Manage defects through identification, prioritisation, tracking, and resolution.
• Assess testing risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage test environments, test data, and QA documentation while promoting knowledge sharing.

What will you bring?

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Relevant QA certification (e.g. ISTQB).
• Proven experience in functional and non-functional software testing.
• Strong test automation experience, including Playwright or similar tools.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Knowledge of Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with API, performance, security, and accessibility testing.
• Knowledge of cloud testing platforms, test management tools, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, or AI-assisted testing solutions.

What next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater and Gordon. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a valid visa with full and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Proof of work rights will be required as part of the Slater and Gordon application process.

Acknowledgement of Country Slater and Gordon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

Diversity + Inclusion Slater and Gordon is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Slater and Gordon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes. We understand that everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.