Senior Automation Engineer

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At VicRoads the work you do has real impact. Our work connects people and communities. We keep Victorians moving safely and smoothly today and help them be ready for tomorrow.

VicRoads empowers our people to learn and grow- focusing on impact and innovation. We reflect the diversity of Victoria and foster clever thinking to keep you and the community moving.

VicRoads is progressing too. In August 2022, we started on a new chapter when the Victorian State Government partnered with Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, and Macquarie Asset Management to operate registration and licensing services on its behalf.

We work collaboratively with the Victorian State Government to ensure we fulfill regulatory requirements, deliver State projects and safeguard customer data. The Victorian State Government retains sole responsibility for road access, infrastructure and safety

Annual Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience

Employment Type: Ongoing - Full-Time

Usual Work Location: QV 180 Lonsdale Street CBD/ Work from home

Are you passionate about creating products and experiences that not only meet user needs but also captivate their hearts and minds? Are you excited about the challenge of balancing customer desirability with business viability, technology feasibility and broader business strategy to deliver exceptional experiences? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you

We are seeking a talented and driven individual to join our dynamic Technology Operations team. As a team member, you will play a pivotal role in working with our business and helping to support and provide engineering services to the digital platform. You will work alongside a group of passionate professionals who are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations.

Your team is part of the Technology division, a team that are truly collaborative and passionate, and work closely together to deliver outcomes that positively transform the way our customers use our services.

About the Opportunity

The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of automated test frameworks and scripts to ensure efficient, reliable, and scalable testing of digital products and services. This role provides technical leadership within the automation stream and plays a key role in embedding automation into CI/CD pipelines across platforms and teams.

The Senior Automation Engineer works closely with developers, QA, and DevOps teams to drive continuous testing practices, support high-quality releases, and ensure automation efforts are aligned with strategic technology goals.

• Automation Strategy & Delivery: Lead the development of scalable test automation frameworks across UI, API, and integration layers. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining automated test scripts for regression, smoke, and functional testing, and integrating them into CI pipelines to support fast, reliable deployments.
• Mentoring & Stakeholder Engagement: Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior automation engineers, promoting best practices and high code quality. It also involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality automation scripting.
• Defect Identification & Continuous Improvement: Support test execution, analyses failures, and works closely with engineering teams to isolate and resolve defects. It also contributes to enhancing test coverage, execution efficiency, and reporting within the automation practice.

About you

You hold a tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, and ideally, you have certifications in test automation, DevOps, or CI/CD. Experience with BDD tools, containerisation (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes), cloud environments (AWS or Azure), or work in regulated industries will be highly regarded.

You take pride in mentoring and guiding junior team members and value collaboration to deliver high-quality outcomes. Your work reflects ethical conduct and a commitment to customer-centric, digitally enabled solutions. You are proactive in using digital tools, understand the importance of data security, and contribute to a culture of integrity and continuous improvement.

You consistently demonstrate our core values by fostering trust, building a strong business, and creating great people experiences-all while ensuring compliance with privacy, security, and ethical standards.

Our culture

Innovation powers progress, but it doesn't come without support. To attract, retain, and develop talented people, we reward initiative and ingenuity, foster collaboration, and offer dynamic career development. At VicRoads, we embrace diversity and inclusion and we're proud our workforce reflects the community we work for.

What we offer

• Salary packaging, Fitness Passport & discounts to hundreds of retailers
• Opportunities for professional and personal development
• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly practices, including 16 weeks paid parental leave

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds and communities.

If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process or the role itself, please let us know when applying.

Please submit your application via the "Apply" button.

For a copy of the Position Description please email

Unfortunately, applications cannot be accepted via this email.

VicRoads is required to evidence your right to work in Australia and may ask for your consent to check records maintained by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as well as records maintained by Victoria Police and VicRoads as part of the selection process. Information provided to VicRoads will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please note that due to legal requirements you must be predominantly located in Australia and for certain roles, predominantly located in Melbourne or Victoria.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesTechnology, Information and Internet

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