Senior QA Automation Engineer

at  LawVu

New Zealand
LawVu is transforming the legal industry by providing the world’s leading and most loved platform for in-house legal teams.
Our aim is to make the lives of in-house legal teams and their business partners more productive and fulfilling. We are well on the way with some of the world’s leading global brands and best in-house legal teams already operating on LawVu.
Growing super fast, LawVu is headquartered in sunny Tauranga, New Zealand with teams in Australia, Europe, the USA and Ireland. Our culture is strongly values aligned where we look for people to bring their whole selves and join a team doing the best work of their lives.
We are looking for a full time Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our team. Although our offices are in Tauranga and Wellington, we are a remote first company and engineers located anywhere in New Zealand are encouraged to apply. You will be a key member of our product development team, leading test automation efforts and quality assurance processes to ensure continuous improvement of our QA efforts across our ever expanding product offering.

What you’ll do…

• Independently lead and collaborate with our engineering team to design and implement automated testing frameworks / tools
• Research industry best practices and champion continued adoption of our automated testing strategy
• Delivering automated tests and related artifacts using a range of modern tools in a time-constrained environment
• Collaborate with team members in order to understand test scenarios and develop automated tests which perform the same actions
• Complete Peer Review of pull requests for others in areas that are well known / understood
• Active participation in planning, automation prioritisation, daily stand ups, demos, and retrospectives
• Knowledge sharing, upskilling, and contributing to the growth of your peers and other team members
• Inspire confidence in QA activities and lead change and improvements

What you’ll need…

• At least 12 months experience mentoring / leading other QA / developer resources
• Strong test development skillset (.NET, javascript)
• 5+ years experience with test automation using tools such as Playwright, Specflow, etc
• Competency using Visual Studio and Git source control
• Demonstrated capability in testing web API + UI and mobile applications
• Experience testing Microsoft Azure / Amazon AWS / SaaS solutions
• Performance testing experience highly regarded
• Be a self-starter, have a positive, resilient, can-do attitude, and embrace challenges
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Experienced with working with NZ companies

Beneficial Skills & Experience

• Data Engineering and AI test experience
• Experience in the legal sector
• Experience working in an Agile project delivery environment and daily releases
• Azure DevOps experience (pipeline development)
• Azure Infra-as-Code experience (ARM, bicep)
• Recognised test certification is valued (e.g. ISEB, ISTQB)

What sets us apart

• Monthly wellness allowance to use on whatever enables you to bring your whole self to work – gym membership, massage, childcare.. the list goes on!
• Health insurance cover
• Extended paid parental leave
• Extra paid day off on your birthday
• Share options so you can have a piece of the pie
• Home office allowance set up for remote employees

Why LawVu?
At LawVu we support many types of flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. We offer the opportunity to get onboard a growth company early and the opportunity to participate in LawVu’s success through our incentive scheme. LawVu has rapidly expanding offices and our work environment encourages continuous improvement and future career development.
Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables us to better understand and serve customers and innovate successfully. From the moment you join, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.

ABOUT LAWVU & OUR CULTURE

LawVu is a modern software platform that is revolutionizing the way corporate legal teams manage legal and engage with the wider business. LawVu is creating a true legal operating system. We’re helping in-house legal teams to reduce risk while providing massive productivity gains along with cloud technology to share and collaborate on files. We have both clients and staff around the world so if you enjoy working in a fast based entrepreneurial environment then you are the person we are looking for. Our team is only as strong as the culture it is built upon. Our core values are listed below. If our core values resonate with you and have the skills and desire to get your teeth stuck into a real challenge then we would love to welcome you to the team.

• Independently lead and collaborate with our engineering team to design and implement automated testing frameworks / tools
• Research industry best practices and champion continued adoption of our automated testing strategy
• Delivering automated tests and related artifacts using a range of modern tools in a time-constrained environment
• Collaborate with team members in order to understand test scenarios and develop automated tests which perform the same actions
• Complete Peer Review of pull requests for others in areas that are well known / understood
• Active participation in planning, automation prioritisation, daily stand ups, demos, and retrospectives
• Knowledge sharing, upskilling, and contributing to the growth of your peers and other team members
• Inspire confidence in QA activities and lead change and improvement