Senior QA Engineer (Manual + Automation)

This is a remote position.

Role Title: Senior QA Engineer (Manual + Automation) Employment Status: Full-Time Contractual Engagement: Initial 6-month contract (with potential to extend with the right fit) Work Roster: 9AM-5PM Brisbane Time Location: Remote Role Summary We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with strong hands-on experience across both Manual and Automated Testing to help ensure the quality and reliability of web and SaaS products.

You will be involved throughout the SDLC, covering test planning, functional and regression testing, API validation, automation, accessibility, cross-browser/device testing, and defect management.

The ideal candidate is technically strong, detail-oriented, and confident communicating QA findings and testing approaches with developers, stakeholders, and other QA team members.

Key Responsibilities

Test Planning & Manual Testing Review requirements, user stories, and designs to understand testing requirements. Create test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria. Perform functional, exploratory, regression, and end-to-end testing. Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution.

Participate in Agile/Scrum sprints and QA planning. Clearly communicate testing findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders. API & Data Testing Test REST APIs and webhooks using tools such as Postman or Insomnia.

Test complex workflows including authentication, checkout, search, dashboards, and CMS functionality. Validate data, content updates, and database changes. Test edge cases, error handling, and integration scenarios. Conduct regression testing before releases.

Automation Testing Create, maintain, and execute automated UI and API tests. Build reusable automated regression tests for critical workflows. Apply automation where it provides meaningful testing value. Work with developers to support testing within CI/CD workflows.

Use automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Jest, or Vitest. Cross-Platform & A