Senior Automation Engineer
First seen by Alion on Sep 16, 2026.
You’re only human.
It’s a strange thing to say, because us humans are capable of incredible things. And at Medibank, we know our greatest potential lies in the people who work with us.
We strive to make real, fundamental change, driven by a simple purpose: to create the best health and wellbeing for all of Australia.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join our ahm Core & Enabling Applications team and play a key role in driving quality, automation and continuous improvement across our Core WHICS and NewHealth platforms.
As a senior member of the QA function, you’ll use modern test automation practices to support CI/CD delivery, improve quality outcomes, and help teams build quality into every stage of the software development lifecycle. Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll collaborate closely with product, engineering and delivery teams to develop automation frameworks, drive defect prevention, and champion a culture of quality ownership.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced automation specialist who enjoys mentoring others, influencing testing practices, and leveraging new tools and technologies to improve team effectiveness and customer outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain automated testing frameworks and test scripts.
- Develop processes to identify test conditions and translate them into comprehensive test cases.
- Support and enhance CI/CD practices by embedding automation into delivery pipelines.
- Collaborate with Test Lead and delivery teams to define test coverage, testing approaches and estimates.
- Execute and support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, regression testing and defect retesting activities.
- Identify, document and communicate testing risks, issues and quality concerns.
- Champion test automation best practices and mentor team members to uplift automation capability across the team.
- Drive shift-left testing practices and support continuous improvement of quality metrics, reporting and automation coverage.
- Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose and deliver high-quality customer outcomes.
- Foster collaboration between engineering and QA teams, promoting knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement across the SDLC.
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies, tools and AI-driven testing capabilities to continuously improve testing effectiveness.
Must haves:
- 8+ years' experience in software testing, automation testing, API testing or core platform application testing.
- Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining Playwright and Node.js-based automation frameworks.
- Proficiency in Python, Java, Javascript or TypeScript.
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, API-driven applications and API testing tools such as Postman and SOAPUI.
- Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, test levels, test types and advanced testing techniques.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Experience with test management and delivery tools, including Jira/X-Ray and GitHub.
- Experience with source control and CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence quality outcomes across cross-functional teams.
- Proven experience mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience with cloud-native applications will be highly regarded.
Imagine working with us
We understand that work means different things to everyone... We know happy, healthy people make great teams, and great teams put more heart into each customer and patient interaction. And that’s why we’re reinventing work.
Imagine a workplace that helps you and your family thrive. Where connection, personal development and health and wellbeing are front of mind. To learn more about our benefits go to https://careers.medibank.com.au/culture/rewards-benefits/
For you, work should help you Live Better. It should bring you fulfillment and joy. And with Medibank, it could.
Inclusion and Accessibility
We believe in everyone's potential and strive to make Medibank inclusive for all because different perspectives make us better. We encourage applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, neurodivergent candidates, LGBTQIA+ community including transgender and gender diverse candidates and candidates with a disability.
If you need adjustments or alternative formats at any stage of the recruitment or employment journey, we’re here to help. You can let us know directly in the application form, or if you’d prefer to discuss before applying, please reach out to us [email protected] or (03) 8622 5666. Learn more about our commitments and employee stories at https://careers.medibank.com.au/diversity-inclusion/(please copy and paste the URL onto your browser)
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