Senior Test Engineer

Versent

Versent

Software Engineering, Quality Assurance

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Posted on May 22, 2026

As a Senior Test Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, executing, and automating testing activities across complex enterprise platforms and cloud-native environments. You will work closely with engineers, consultants, developers, product owners, and customer stakeholders to ensure quality is embedded throughout the delivery lifecycle.

This role combines strong hands-on testing capability with automation engineering, non-functional testing, defect management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy solving complex problems, improving engineering practices, and working in highly collaborative Agile delivery environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

Test Design & Execution

  • Analyse business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to identify test conditions and create effective test cases.
  • Design and execute functional, regression, integration, smoke, and UAT test suites.
  • Perform both manual and automated testing activities across multiple applications and environments.
  • Record test outcomes with detailed evidence, expected vs actual results, and defect documentation.
  • Manage test data setup and environment configurations for each testing cycle.
  • Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, execution results, and sign-off activities.
  • Support testing across DEV, TEST, UAT, TRN, and PROD environments.

Test Automation

  • Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks using tools such as Cypress, Selenium, and BDD frameworks.
  • Expand and optimise automated regression test coverage across enterprise applications and platforms.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tooling.
  • Maintain BrowserStack configurations for cross-browser and cross-device testing.
  • Leverage AI-assisted testing approaches to improve quality outcomes and reduce manual effort.

Non-Functional & Security Testing

  • Design and execute performance and scalability tests using tools such as JMeter or NeoLoad.
  • Conduct API testing using Postman, Karate, and REST/JSON/XML tooling.
  • Support security-focused testing activities aligned to customer security and compliance standards.
  • Validate identity and authentication workflows including SSO, MFA, SCIM provisioning, and access management controls.
  • Support penetration testing activities and remediation validation where required.

Identity & Integration Testing

  • Test Identity Platform integrations including Okta SSO applications, Adaptive MFA policies, SCIM adaptors, and provisioning flows.
  • Validate integrations across AWS services, APIs, and enterprise platforms.
  • Test RBAC and ABAC access control models across integrated applications.
  • Support SIT, UAT, SVT, and production validation activities for releases and platform changes.
  • Participate in after-hours production verification testing where required.

Defect Management & Reporting

  • Log, triage, prioritise, and manage defects using Jira.
  • Collaborate closely with developers and engineers to investigate issues and validate fixes.
  • Contribute to sprint reporting, defect dashboards, and quality metrics.
  • Execute regression testing following deployments and escalate risks or failures appropriately.

Continuous Improvement

  • Maintain version control for test scripts, datasets, and testing artefacts using GitHub.
  • Contribute to improvements in testing standards, frameworks, tooling, and delivery practices.
  • Participate in sprint ceremonies including planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and showcases.
  • Support knowledge sharing, mentoring, and collaborative engineering practices across teams.

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

  • 5+ years’ experience in a Test Engineer, Test Analyst, or Quality Engineering role within enterprise or cloud environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Cypress and/or Selenium.
  • Experience with BDD frameworks including Behave, pytest-bdd, or similar.
  • Solid API testing experience using Postman, Karate, or equivalent tools.
  • Working knowledge of AWS services relevant to testing, including Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and SQS.
  • Understanding of Identity & Access Management concepts including SSO, MFA, SCIM, SAML, and OIDC.
  • Experience using Jira for defect management, sprint tracking, and test coordination.
  • Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and CI/CD practices.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

  • Experience testing Okta configurations and identity integrations.
  • Exposure to Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, TeamCity, or GitHub Actions.
  • Experience with non-functional testing tools such as NeoLoad or JMeter.
  • Understanding of Zero Trust principles and RBAC/ABAC access models.
  • ISTQB certification (Foundation or Advanced).
  • Experience working in government, emergency services, or highly regulated environments.

Life at Versent

We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success.

We also offer our team:

  • Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done.

  • Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft.

  • Access to Benefits That Fit Your Life: From salary packaging and purchased leave to novated leasing options, we offer a range of benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. There’s something for everyone.

  • Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.

  • Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.

  • Recognition: We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do!

  • Career opportunity: We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career.

At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply!

If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing careers@versent.com.au.