Test Automation Lead

Posted: 24/09/2025

Closing Date: 08/10/2025

**Job Type**: Fixed Term

Location: Canberra

Job Category: Information & Communication Technology

**Job title**: Test Automation Lead

**Position Type**: Full Time, Fixed-Term (12 months)

**Location**: Canberra/Remote - Australia

**Build a career with real purpose in our Technology and Transformation team**:
Looking for meaningful work whilst gaining experience in tech—and a team that’s as committed as you are? Join CSC’s Technology and Transformation team and help shape outcomes that matter to over 750,000 Australians
You’ll be engaged in great work with awesome people, as our Technology and Transformation team is on a transformation journey—and is known for its supportive, collaborative culture. This would offer development opportunities with solid leadership support and a learning culture.

**About the role**:
**What you will be doing in this role**:

- Drive the end-to-end automation strategy across various teams and platforms using TOSCA as the primary tool.
- Design, build, and maintain reusable, scalable, and maintainable automation frameworks.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, define scope of automation, and identify high-value test cases.
- Coordinate and align with cross-functional teams to ensure automation efforts are integrated into delivery pipelines.
- Advocate and demonstrate the business value of automation through reporting, metrics, and outcomes.
- Mentor junior staff and testers, promoting best practices and building internal capability—even when they are not direct reports.
- Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast and reliable feedback loops.
- Stay informed of industry trends and continuously assess new tools and approaches to improve automation coverage and efficiency.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and high-quality delivery.

Specific duties, deliverables and reporting lines may vary, depending on business needs and priorities. Key objectives and measurements will be captured in the Performance & Development planning cycle, established annually and adapted as needed.

**What we’re looking for**:

- Proven experience with TOSCA for building test automation, including framework design, execution, and maintenance is required.
- Demonstrated experience in testing Data and Analytics projects, including Data Engineering, data warehousing, reporting, and analytics.
- Strong background in test automation principles, methodologies, and building scalable frameworks.
- Ability to mentor teams on best practices in test automation within collaborative, cross-functional environments.
- Hands-on experience with API testing using tools like TOSCA, Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI.
- Familiar with Agile methodologies, continuous integration tools, and both functional and non-functional testing principles.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or similar would be desirable.
- Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
- Hands-on experience with API testing using tools like Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI.
- Experienced in performance testing using NeoLoad, alongside functional and non-functional testing principles.
- Familiarity with cloud-based testing platforms and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Why join CSC?**:

- Flexible work environment, with potential of being a remote worker
- Expand your technical expertise with exposure to a breadth of experience
- Opportunity to hone your leadership skills by mentoring junior testers
- Collaborative, diverse and supportive culture where knowledge-sharing is valued

**What you’ll get in return**:
**A career where you belong**

At CSC, we’re committed to more than super — we’re committed to people. That means creating a workplace that values diversity, promotes equity, and fosters inclusion across everything we do. Our gender equality strategy is more than a promise — it’s a plan. We're actively increasing representation in our workforce, removing barriers to career progression, and creating pathways for all employees to grow and succeed.

**We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer — and proud of the progress we’re making. Join a workplace where you can thrive, grow, and belong.**

Learn more about CSC and our benefits on our career site - Careers

**How to apply**:
Applications close**:8**th** Oct, 2025, COB