Lead Quality Engineer

We're looking for a technically sharp and quality-driven Lead Quality Engineer to help shape the future of our B2B and software partner digital product suite. If you're passionate about test automation, quality frameworks, and leading teams to deliver exceptional outcomes, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Why join us?

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About Beam

Beam delivers cutting-edge, API-integrated superannuation services that make super payments effortless for employers. Backed by Australian Retirement Trust, Beam reimagines super by combining advanced technologies with intuitive design to offer innovative payment and messaging solutions, and a brilliant user experience.

About the role

Our goal is to make paying super effortless for employers, and you can help us lighten the load for employers all over Australia. As the Lead Quality Engineer - Beam, you'll be the quality custodian, designing, building, and maintaining test automation solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with product goals. You'll lead a team of quality engineers, set standards, and collaborate across product and engineering teams to ensure our solutions meet the highest standards of performance and reliability.

You'll also drive technical and process improvements, support integration efforts, and provide hands-on testing expertise when needed.

Day to day, you'll:

• Lead and coach the Quality Engineering team to deliver effective testing solutions.
• Set quality assurance standards and advocating modern tools and techniques.
• Design and maintain test automation frameworks across multiple products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into testing strategies.
• Enhance testing across data pipelines, APIs, mobile, cloud, and web UI.
• Provide technical support and driving continuous improvement in testing practices.

This role is a permanent opportunity.

 Location: Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

About you

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You've led test automation and system testing in CI/CD environments and know how to build frameworks that scale.
• You're hands-on with tools like Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, UIPath, and languages like C#, Java, and SQL, and you know how to choose the right tool for the job.
• You're a strategic thinker who can translate complex requirements into smart testing approaches that deliver results.
• You're collaborative by nature, with strong communication skills and a knack for engaging stakeholders and guiding teams.
• You're detail-oriented and creative, always looking for ways to improve testing effectiveness and efficiency.
• You bring experience across diverse testing landscapes, data pipelines, APIs, mobile, cloud, and web UI, and know how to apply the right methodology for each.
• Bonus points if you've worked in financial services, payroll, or employer software, and hold certifications like ISTQB.

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Apply online now

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Thursday, 27 November 2025.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.