Lead Test Engineer - Data Engineering

About the role

A financial wellbeing organisation in Australia is looking for a Lead Test Engineer to lead testing across its data engineering platforms. You will work with Data Engineers and technical leaders to design, build and embed automated testing, keeping pipelines tight, data clean and CI/CD flowing. The role sits in the middle of a growing data ecosystem, using GCP, CI/CD and modern data platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks
• Validate data accuracy, consistency and completeness across multiple projects running on Google Cloud (GCP)
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines in partnership with Data Engineers
• Identify and track defects, supporting resolution with development teams
• Shape testing approaches in both agile and traditional environments
• Champion continuous improvement and innovative automation across data testing

Required profile

• Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks
• Solid understanding of testing in data-centric environments (DataVault a plus)
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across teams
• Ability to triage and diagnose issues in live feature development

Required skills

• Data testing tools such as Python, pytest and pandas
• Strong SQL ability
• Familiarity with Jira and CI/CD practices

To apply, candidates must provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia and, at a minimum, undergo police and basic credit checks. Agency applications are not considered.