Automation & Controls Engineer (Plc/Scada)

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets Why join the ASX? When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all. In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. We are more than a securities exchange The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance. We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee‑led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Your responsibilities

Act as a practitioner and active contributor within the Quality Engineering and Testing (QE&T) Capability Community of Practice. Work within cross‑functional teams across Lines of Business to coordinate testing, automation and quality engineering activities. Design tests through in‑depth technical analysis of functional and non‑functional requirements, specifications and solution architecture. Plan, execute and deliver testing across all relevant phases, including non‑functional testing, while operating independently and collaboratively across delivery teams. Design, build, maintain and enhance automation frameworks; code, verify, amend and refactor automated tests, scripts and reusable libraries. Maintain end‑to‑end traceability from tests to requirements and ensure supporting evidence is complete and auditable. Support the Test Manager with test planning and with defining requirements for test environments, test data and tools. Contribute to the selection of fit‑for‑purpose automation approaches, standards and tools, and apply them to achieve well‑engineered outcomes. Participate in reviews of your own work and lead peer reviews of colleagues’ automation assets and engineering practices. Interpret and execute complex test scenarios, analyse results, investigate failures and maintain accurate defect records. Report progress, system quality, test results, anomalies, risks and issues associated with projects and releases, supported by meaningful metrics. Implement and support the ASX Software Testing Policy and Guidelines within assigned work, tools and delivery contexts, maintaining relevant documentation. Your experience and qualifications

Must have Cloud and data platform testing Experience testing cloud and data platforms across AWS, Azure or GCP, with strong hands‑on capability in AWS‑hosted applications and data platforms. Design and implement automated testing for data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, storage, reconciliation and consumption processes. Validate data quality, completeness, accuracy, timeliness, lineage and integrity across source and target systems. Experience validating AWS services such as S3, Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation, DataZone, DMS and MWAA, where applicable. Experience testing microservices, container‑based solutions, batch pipelines and event‑driven integrations. Strong experience with ETL solutions, Business Objects, databases, SQL scripting, test environments and releases. Automation engineering Extensive automation experience using Python, Java or C#, including designing, building and maintaining scalable, reusable and reliable test automation frameworks. Develop, verify, refactor and maintain automated test code and reusable libraries for functional, integration, API, data, regression and selected non‑functional testing. Establish and apply standards for automation framework design, coding, naming, peer review and maintenance. Perform peer reviews and provide technical guidance to engineers and delivery partners. CI/CD and quality feedback Integrate automated test suites into GitLab or equivalent CI/CD pipelines to provide timely feedback during build, deployment and release processes. Maintain version‑controlled test assets using appropriate branching, review and release practices. Improve automated execution reliability, speed, maintainability and diagnostic capability, and support shift‑left testing across the software delivery lifecycle. Test strategy and planning Analyse functional and non‑functional requirements, solution designs and architecture to define appropriate test approaches. Own and contribute to test strategies, plans, estimates, quality gates and delivery