Senior Software Engineer (Test Automation)

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

22 July 2025 11:59pm

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer(Test Automation)

Job Summary

What You’ll Do

Choose an item.

. As a Senior Software Engineer, you apply deep experience and technical know-how in the Software Engineering domain to:
• Design, build and maintain multiple complex software application technologies and their interaction with Telstra processes and systems
• Develop innovative software that maintains data/network security management, and leverage set processes to reduce the time between commission and production
• Authentically engage with and influence a multi-stakeholder landscape to translate customer needs into leading-edge software application products, services or systems that meet Telstra’s time, cost and quality standards
• Collaborate with team members and key stakeholders, seeking support, direction and buy-in to gather deep insights about the challenges and opportunities of our software application technologies and platforms
• Significantly contribute to continuous improvement initiatives of our systems and processes, to help define ‘best practice’ corporate testing standards and drive improved outcomes (e.g. productivity, customer experience and/or profitability)
• Lead initiatives or components of initiatives in line with the strategic direction of your team/mission, that have a significant degree of impact to the function or cross-functionally
• Take ownership of your own actions and decisions to drive positive outcomes within your team/mission, and provide guidance to more junior engineers in order to support their development and contribution to team/mission outcomes.

About You

Essential Skills:
1.Test Automation Expertise:
oProficient in designing, implementing, and maintainingautomated test frameworks.
oStrong experience in using industry-standard test automationtools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JUnit)
oAbility to create and execute automated test cases for web,mobile, and API applications.
oDemonstrated experience in writing clean, maintainable, andscalable automation scripts.

2.Java Development Experience:
oProficient in Java programming language.
oSolid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP)principles.
oAbility to develop, debug, and maintain Java-basedautomation scripts.
oVery solid understanding of Maven.

3.Product Owner Skills:
oAbility to gather and prioritize product requirements, createuser stories, and maintain a product backlog.
oStrong communication and collaboration skills to interact with stakeholders, development teams, and other product owners.
oProficient in defining and communicating product vision,goals, and features to the development team.

Desired Skills:
1.Agile/Scrum Methodology:oExperience working in an Agile/Scrum developmentenvironment.oKnowledge of Agile principles and ceremonies.
2.Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):oFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLabCI).
3.Testing Tools and Frameworks:oFamiliarity with additional testing tools and frameworks (e.g.,TestNG, JUnit, RestAssured).
4.Version Control:oExperience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
5.DevOps Skills:oUnderstanding of DevOps practices and tools.oExperience with AWS cloud services.
6.Problem-Solving Skills:oStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
7.Documentation and Reporting:oAbility to create clear and concise test documentation andreports.

Job Description

Who We Are

Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries. In India, we’re building a platform for innovative delivery and engagement that will strengthen our position as an industry leader. We’ve grown quickly since our inception in 2019, now with offices in Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Focus of the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you thrive on understanding and translating customer needs into new products and capability. You apply deep technical expertise and experience in software application layer solutions, to develop and deliver scalable design blueprints across the end-to-end software development life cycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, collaboration and influencing skills are critical to success in this role.

What We Offer

Performance-related pay
Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.

Purchased annual leave scheme

Additional Telstra day off

Additional 30% off Telstra products and services

Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What You’ll Do

Choose an item.

. As a Senior Software Engineer, you apply deep experience and technical know-how in the Software Engineering domain to:
• Design, build and maintain multiple complex software application technologies and their interaction with Telstra processes and systems
• Develop innovative software that maintains data/network security management, and leverage set processes to reduce the time between commission and production
• Authentically engage with and influence a multi-stakeholder landscape to translate customer needs into leading-edge software application products, services or systems that meet Telstra’s time, cost and quality standards
• Collaborate with team members and key stakeholders, seeking support, direction and buy-in to gather deep insights about the challenges and opportunities of our software application technologies and platforms
• Significantly contribute to continuous improvement initiatives of our systems and processes, to help define ‘best practice’ corporate testing standards and drive improved outcomes (e.g. productivity, customer experience and/or profitability)
• Lead initiatives or components of initiatives in line with the strategic direction of your team/mission, that have a significant degree of impact to the function or cross-functionally
• Take ownership of your own actions and decisions to drive positive outcomes within your team/mission, and provide guidance to more junior engineers in order to support their development and contribution to team/mission outcomes.

About You

Essential Skills:
1.Test Automation Expertise:
oProficient in designing, implementing, and maintainingautomated test frameworks.
oStrong experience in using industry-standard test automationtools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JUnit)
oAbility to create and execute automated test cases for web,mobile, and API applications.
oDemonstrated experience in writing clean, maintainable, andscalable automation scripts.

2.Java Development Experience:
oProficient in Java programming language.
oSolid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP)principles.
oAbility to develop, debug, and maintain Java-basedautomation scripts.
oVery solid understanding of Maven.

3.Product Owner Skills:
oAbility to gather and prioritize product requirements, createuser stories, and maintain a product backlog.
oStrong communication and collaboration skills to interact with stakeholders, development teams, and other product owners.
oProficient in defining and communicating product vision,goals, and features to the development team.

Desired Skills:
1.Agile/Scrum Methodology:oExperience working in an Agile/Scrum developmentenvironment.oKnowledge of Agile principles and ceremonies.
2.Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):oFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLabCI).
3.Testing Tools and Frameworks:oFamiliarity with additional testing tools and frameworks (e.g.,TestNG, JUnit, RestAssured).
4.Version Control:oExperience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
5.DevOps Skills:oUnderstanding of DevOps practices and tools.oExperience with AWS cloud services.
6.Problem-Solving Skills:oStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
7.Documentation and Reporting:oAbility to create clear and concise test documentation andreports.

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