Test Engineering - Chapter Lead

As a part of the Bankers Experience Tribe, your mission is to enable our bankers to deliver great service to our customers. We build web applications, micro-services and general-purpose common libraries. We develop and operate the ANZ Customer Service Platform (CSP) that runs on ­OpenShift and Google Cloud Platform and is used by multiple applications throughout ANZ.

We’re looking for an experienced Test Engineering Chapter Lead who will play a key role in the continual advancement of our agile test engineering practices. Joining a supportive and highly efficient leadership team, you will be responsible for the delivery of innovative products and uplifting the test engineering team’s capabilities across the CSP landscape.

You will contribute to the direction and implementation of the CSP test and automation engineering strategy; champion effective adoption of continuous delivery methodology, practice and attitudes; apply your skills to automate quality assurance activities and improvements throughout our technology stack and processes; and coach others to develop and automate the testing of robust code that is scalable and resilient.

• A team player – You know we only win if we all win. You recognise and value the different perspectives and skills your colleagues bring. It is not about being a hero but jumping in and contributing to the successful delivery of the team’s mission.

• The customer’s biggest fan – You demonstrate a thirst for better understanding the customer and define the problem and develop solutions through their eyes

• Comfortable being uncomfortable – You are comfortable with uncertainty and have the ability to effectively manage yourself through ambiguity and change

• Continuous improvement junkie – You constructively challenge the status quo, look for better ways to do things and passionately advocate continuous improvement

• Committed to your own and other’s growth – You strive to stretch and grow yourself and others by identifying your own development areas, seeking feedback and providing feedback to others to help them learn and grow everyday

• A problem solver – You are energised by tackling complex problems and use critical thinking, your network, skills, knowledge, and available data to drive better outcomes for our customers and the bank

• Risk savvy – You build sustainable solutions that protect customers, stakeholders and the community

• Technical expertise in test automation, and strong delivery experience in developing and executing at-scale test automation strategies.

• Strong computer science fundamentals, familiar with adapting different algorithms and data structures to solve problems.

• Deep technical understanding of software engineering practice, and at least 5 years hands-on experience in test automation for web application and API services.

• Strong experience in technical leadership of software application delivery, ideally as a people leader.

• Ideally have experience in developing web application and micro-services.

• Have a Continuous Delivery mindset / DevOps at scale.

• Have exposure to cloud technologies and automation.
  

• Comfortable with scripting languages such as Bash, Python.

• Regular participation in community networks such as GitHub and Code Project

• Be a successful agent for change in large enterprise environment

• Lead a team of Test Engineers to design and implement scalable Test Automation practices in a micro-service landscape.

• Engineer software solutions which are simple, robust, reusable and efficient while leveraging the best in testing practices to deliver working software.

• Create a culture in which teams and individuals take responsibility, help each other to be successful and remain a step ahead

• Take the lead in self-development by staying abreast of industry trends and sharing your knowledge with your colleagues
• Coach and mentor other engineers and chapter members
• Encourage test engineers to become multi skilled in order to limit the number of roles and handovers
• Make pragmatic design decisions, championing continuous improvement and leading in the adoption of agile practice, methodologies and attitudes.