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Key Accountabilities • Define, implement and manage test automation tools, frameworks and methodologies promoting an automation-first approach across all Quality Assurance activities including functional and non functional aspects of the software delivered, considering the Test automation pyramid in designing appropriate level of automation coverage. • Foster and promote a QA Engineering approach, uplifting automation capabilities across the QA team as well as within projects and delivery squads. • Define appropriate levels of test automation coverage for new initiatives as well as BAU activities, leading a team of QA Analysts in delivering maintainable and robust automated suites to enable speed of delivery and high-quality releases. • Promote and foster a ‘shift-left’ approach to QA, demonstrating QA value across design and delivery of solutions. • Estimate test automation efforts including resources, licensing and infrastructure required. • Work closely with the DevOps practice to embed automated testing in CI/CD pipelines, enabling faster delivery cycles whilst ensuring quality of releases. • Actively manage Test Automation tools to ensure frameworks leverage modern QA practices. • Mentor and guide a team of QA Analysts in delivering test automation work on time and on budget. • Leverage automation tools to generate test data, setup and validate environments. • Be a champion for automation and agile ways-of-working, continuously identifying new automation opportunities, managing an automation backlog and working collaboratively across ITS to deliver world-class QA automation. • Conduct peer reviews of development work. • Playing an active role in establishing and maturing the RMIT QA Community of Practice. • Assist the QA Manager for Ad Hoc testing duties Key Selection Criteria 1. Experience in implementing test automation frameworks, selecting tools and designing the required infrastructure to enable reliable and robust test automation execution. 2. Experience in delivering test automation work that reduces test cycles, improves quality of releases and significantly uplifts software engineering practices as an individual or part of a team. 3. Deep understanding of the testing pyramid and relevant types of tests in each part of the pyramid. 4. Deep understanding of common testing tools and automation toolsets. (Highly desirable: Jenkins, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Atlassian JIRA & TestRail, Postman & Preferable: PMD, SonarQube, Eclipse). 5. Experience in current technologies and SaSS/PaSS Applications like Salesforce, ServiceNow, AEM, Workday, Peoplesoft etc (Highly desirable). 6. Experience in automation across Unit Testing, System Testing, API, SIT, Performance & Volume. 7. Good understanding of test automation integration into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps activities