Live opening · Posted 7 days ago
Quality Engineer Lead
Contact Energy · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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CompanyContact Energy
LocationWellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Job typeFull-time
Work modeHybrid
Source
Smartrecruiters
ListedPosted 7 days ago
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Te Whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
You’ll work across around three to four squads within an assigned business domain, helping teams strengthen automation, identify quality risks earlier and take shared ownership of quality throughout delivery.
This is broader than a traditional embedded test and/or test automation role. You’ll guide quality strategy, automation, standards and feedback loops while coaching software and data engineers to build quality into their work. To begin with there may still be times when you contribute directly to automated testing, but you’ll be working toward oversight, enablement and proactive quality engineering.
Support several squads with practical quality engineering guidance
Help software and data engineers adopt test-driven software engineering and automation-first practices
Shape test strategies, standards, risk decisions and useful quality measures
Improve automation reliability, maintainability and CI/CD integration
Adapt the approach to different technologies rather than forcing one standard solution
Ko wai koe | About You
You'll bring strong quality engineering experience and a passion for helping teams deliver great technology outcomes. You'll likely already be working in an environment where automation, engineering practices and quality are closely connected, with your focus extending beyond traditional manual testing.
You're comfortable moving between technical depth and wider influence, building strong relationships, coaching others, and helping teams continuously improve how quality is delivered.
What you'll bring:
Solid experience in quality engineering, quality assurance or test automation within modern technology environments
Strong understanding of Agile delivery, DevOps practices and modern software engineering principles
Experience supporting teams to improve quality outcomes through effective engineering and testing practices
The ability to build credibility with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
Strong communication skills, curiosity and a collaborative approach to problem solving
Useful, but not essential:
Experience working with cloud, API, data or digital platforms
Exposure to automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines or modern engineering tooling
Experience mentoring, coaching or providing technical leadership to others
Relevant certifications in quality engineering, Agile, DevOps or related disciplines
You don't need to tick every box to be successful in this role. If you've built strong foundations in quality engineering and you’re curious, adaptable and motivated to help teams deliver great outcomes, we'd love to hear your story.
Employment type
Full-time
Work arrangement
Hybrid
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