Senior QA Automation Engineer

Senior QA Automation Engineer needed!!! (06-month contract)Location: Auckland ***Applicants for this position must have New Zealand Citizenship/Residence or a valid New Zealand Open Work Visa***Tō tūranga hou | Your new role Our client is embarking on an exciting journey to create a brand-new News Platform from scratch - and they're assembling a top-tier team to bring this vision to life. As the Senior QA Automation Engineer, you'll be the first QA hire, giving you the unique opportunity to shape the entire automation testing strategy from day one. Lead the design and implementation of a robust test automation framework from scratch.Choose and set up modern tools like Playwright with TypeScript or Java with Selenium - your call!Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Developers, and Designers to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC.Build and maintain automated test suites for web applications, with potential to expand into mobile app testing in the future.Define and implement best practices for test automation, CI/CD integration, and quality assurance processes.Ngā uara me ngā pūkenga e angitu ai koe | What you'll need to succeed Proven experience as a Senior QA Automation Engineer or similar role.Strong hands-on experience building automation frameworks from scratch.Automation Tools: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similarLanguages: TypeScript, Java, JavaScriptDeep understanding of web application testing and modern QA methodologies.Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.Bonus: Experience with mobile automation or interest in expanding into mobile testing.Me aha koe ināianei | What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.E: Giovana.Piazzetta@hays.net.nz