Senior Quality Engineer

• At Qantas, our teams come together to create new and unique experiences for our customers. 
• A fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that focuses on cutting-edge technology and quality engineering principles. 
• Full-time and permanent position based at our new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide. 

Join Qantas in our brand-new Product Innovation Centre located in Adelaide to help ensure consumer needs are met by embedding robust testing strategies and automation practices that uphold software reliability, performance, and security. Deliver seamless, high-quality digital experiences that build customer trust and satisfaction. 

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll play a key role in testing Qantas’ applications while also helping to shape and expand our test automation infrastructure. You’ll contribute to the ongoing development of automation scripts and suites, and work on enhancing our continuous integration (CI) systems. With the freedom to identify and implement the best solutions, you’ll also explore non-functional testing areas such as accessibility, performance, and security. You will also continuously improve our testing tools and refine our overall test approach. As part of our product operating model, collaboration is essential, you’ll work closely with the team to design automated test cases and troubleshoot any issues that arise. 

You’ll have: 

• 6+ years in enterprise QA roles, with direct relevant experience in automation testing for mobile and mobile back-end APIs 
• A bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience  
• Proven leadership in improving quality engineering processes and agile team collaboration  
• Experience in BDD, CI, Git, and cloud platforms like AWS  
• Skilled in test strategy, automation, and functional testing (unit, integration, E2E, UAT)  
• Familiarity with accessibility standards for mobile apps and testing thereof 
• Familiarity with mobile security best practices vulnerability scanning 
• Strategies to recognise and deal with device and operating system fragmentation and ensure adequate test coverage  
• Experience leading small QA teams and mentoring testers or QA analysts  
• Proficient in mobile app automation, cross-browser testing, and container technologies 
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and documentation skills, using tools like Miro, Jira and Confluence 
• Confidence in leading go/no-Go decisions for releases 
• Writing native mobile automation (XCUI and/or Espresso) 
• Mobile network debugging using tools such as Proxyman or Charles 
• Experience in some sort of scripting language 
• Awareness of mobile OS differences, UI guidelines and platform-specific behaviour 
• Strong understanding of challenges of mobile testing (backwards compatibility, versioning, offline behaviour, caching, battery usage, upgrade flow, migrations) 
• Experience with testing on physical devices and simulators/emulators. 
• Accessibility testing 

Why Qantas? 

At Qantas, your career can take you further than you imagined. You’ll join a team where creativity and passion drives success. Together we dream big and deliver even bigger.  

You’ll find diverse opportunities to grow, personally and professionally. From day one, you’ll be supported with hands-on training, coaching, and formal learning programs designed to help you excel. Your development is our priority because we know that when you thrive, so do our customers. 

And while this role is your starting point at Qantas, it’s just the beginning. We have a proud history of helping our people explore new paths and reach new heights - the destinations are endless. 

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.  

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays. 
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.  
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.  
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.  

Why South Australia? 

Discover a place where life is balanced and rewarding, and where innovation thrives. In South Australia we value collaboration, genuine connections, and supporting each other to succeed. That spirit of teamwork is at the heart of our new Product Innovation Centre, a hub dedicated to creating world-class digital experiences for our customers. 

Adelaide offers the best of both worlds. A vibrant city with cutting-edge tech opportunities and world-class food, wine, and arts, surrounded by stunning beaches, national parks, and green spaces. Getting around is easy, and the cost of living means you can enjoy more of what matters. From celebrated wine regions and fresh produce to our innovative industries, South Australians take pride in doing things well, with care and integrity. That same commitment drives our approach to digital innovation: building solutions that matter, with creativity and purpose. 

If you’re looking for a place where your career can grow, your ideas can shape the future, and your life can flourish, South Australia is waiting for you.  

Applications close on the 27th of November 

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.