Test Director at Westpac Group

, , Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Quality Engineering, Automation Frameworks, API Testing, Test Governance, People Leadership, Quality Strategy, Risk-based Quality Management, CI/CD, Tooling, Observability, Test Data Management, Environment Design, AI, Analytical Skills, Problem-Solving Skills, Stakeholder Management

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Create your best future as a Test Director! What’s the role? We are seeking a Quality Assurance Director to lead this transformation — combining hands on Quality Engineering, enterprise test governance, and strong people leadership to uplift our quality capability across one of the bank’s most critical domains. This is a senior leadership role, reporting directly to the Head of Technology. You will be leading hands-on automation, quality engineering, Enterprise test governance, people leadership and capability uplift. Your responsibilities will include: * Establish, design and scale our Quality Engineering and Automation practices * Lead hands-on technical uplift across automation frameworks to increase coverage, stability and speed * Own end-to-end test governance across multiple delivery streams * Provide risk visibility, readiness assessments and quality reporting underpinned by clear metrics to senior stakeholders What do I need? To be successful in this role you will have deep, hands-on expertise in Quality Engineering, automation frameworks, API testing and modern engineering practices. You will have a strong background in test governance, quality strategy and risk-based quality management and have the ability to design and implement QE frameworks and scalable automation ecosystems. Additional experiences and skills required: * Experience leading test and automation functions in large-scale, complex technology environments * Strong technical grounding in CI/CD, tooling, observability, test data management and environment design. * Proven success transforming traditional testing models into engineering-led quality practices * Demonstrated experience in leveraging AI to drive testing efficiency and productivity * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * You will be well versed in operating at a senior level and handling senior stakeholders It would be beneficial if you have payments industry experience and experience with payments industry vendor/ products such as SWIFT/ AMH/ Finastra Why join us? We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that: * Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates! * Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. * Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. * Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives. Create your future today To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page [https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westpac.com.au%2Fabout-westpac%2Fcareers%2Ffaq-contact-us%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdakotah.bishop%40westpac.com.au%7Cd15ccf34ab1e42eba8b108de7044f492%7C57c64fd466ca49f5ab382e67ef58e724%7C0%7C0%7C639071638622937325%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CVu4NaILh3E9bnppTkmFikGV3MAwuAh5JuFwMi%2FFj5o%3D&reserved=0], under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section.

Responsibilities

The Test Director will establish, design, and scale Quality Engineering and Automation practices while leading hands-on technical uplift across automation frameworks to improve coverage, stability, and speed. Responsibilities also include owning end-to-end test governance and providing risk visibility and quality reporting to senior stakeholders.