Lead Test Automation Engineer

Software Consultant - Testing in Cross-border domain in the Payments Tribe. Provide hands‑on technical leadership, act as a go‑toautomation testingexpert, and drive quality engineering direction across squads and the wider platform. Flexible work options, career development opportunities and banking benefits! At ASB, we're all about doing what we can to help our customers get "One Step Ahead" by giving them the tools they need to manage their lives and plans for their families and future.Our products don't just serve ads or stream movies - they underpin our economy and touch people's lives. If you've always wanted to apply your skills to a large-scale Kiwi success story, then today is your lucky day - as we are on the lookout for aSoftware Consultant– Testingto join us! About the role: Payments Platform provides secure environment enabling superior payment experiences to empower our customers with trusted payments. This role sits within Cross Border domain in Payments Tribe, whichsupports and modernizes our critical international payment systemsandservices, to ensure we meet best practice and our ongoing customer demand. As a Software Consultant– Testing, you will operate as a highly experienced technical leader and subject matter expert, with strong visibility across the squad, chapter and tribe. You will remain hands‑on while driving technical direction, shaping quality engineering strategy and influencing how testing and delivery is approached at a broader level. You are expected to be a go‑to person for complex technical problems, provide guidance on automation testing across squads and actively uplift engineering capability through mentoring and coaching. You’ll be part of a team on the forefront of working to deliver and support a secure, functional and performant ecosystem to our customers. In our diverse and accepting environment, our people grow their agile mind‑set, learn, evolve and utilise their skills, while being empowered to make decisions. We advocate agile, fully cross functional squads which will take you through all facets of engineering in any given day. We are looking for a mix of technical and non‑technical skills to support the following activities: Providing technical leadership for quality engineering across squadswithin Cross-border domain Leading test strategy and approach for high-risk, complex, or large-scale initiatives Acting as a go-to SME forautomation testingand engineering challenges Driving improvements in CI/CD, DevOpsand engineering quality practices Designing and evolving scalable automation testing solutions Mentoring and coaching engineerswithin the squad Influencing engineering standards, practices and technical decisions Identifying systemic issues and driving improvements across teams Supporting regulatory, production and enterprise quality expectations About you: We are looking for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong technical leadership influence, while remaining hands‑on.You’ll bring: 10+ years of extensive experience in quality engineering and test automation in complex environments 5+ years ofexperienceinleading complex automation testing solutions and building/scalingautomation frameworks Strong experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud platforms (Azure) Proven ability to design and scale automation and testing strategies across teams Experience acting as a technical leader or go‑to SME within engineering teams Strong mentoring and coaching capability across engineers Strong understanding of system‑level testing, risk, and enterprise delivery Working knowledge of SQL and CosmosDB Ability to influence beyond your immediate squad In addition, the following would be an advantage: Experience working in distributed or high‑throughput systems Deep hands‑on expertise in performance testing (JMeter, K6, LoadRunner or similar) Test simulators (e.g. FINSIM) ISTQB Certification Working at ASB: ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values. They guide our business in our day‑to‑day interactions with our team,customers,and community. They are what makes ASB - ASB. Along with our interactions, values guide our actions and conduct, making ASB a safe and inclusive environment for both our people and our customers. They show that we care, are passionate and courageous, and that we act with integrity. Most importantly they unite us - because they are ASB. We offer a flexible and supportive work environment and offer an open and inclusive culture; a place where we welcome and value your individuality,ideas,and goals. To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from allbackgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture andperformance of our team. #J-18808-Ljbffr