Planit

Senior Automation Engineer

Planit

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Sydney • Australia

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

JavaScriptSOAP

About the role

  • Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks from scratch
  • Work across both UI and API layers, ensuring end-to-end test coverage
  • Develop clean, reusable automation code (not just record/playback)
  • Troubleshoot and resolve test stability issues, improving overall reliability
  • Implement and optimise advanced locator strategies (dynamic XPath, CSS selectors)
  • Contribute to data-driven API testing across REST and SOAP services
  • Collaborate with developers, BAs, and DevOps teams in large enterprise environments
  • Help uplift automation practices and guide teams towards better engineering standards

Requirements

  • Strong experience in automation engineering (not just tool usage)
  • Hands-on proficiency in JavaScript
  • Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch
  • Deep knowledge of advanced locator strategies (e.g. dynamic XPath, CSS selectors)
  • Experience with data-driven API testing (REST / SOAP)
  • Strong scripting capability within Katalon, with a focus on custom code
  • Ability to act as a technical problem solver, identifying and resolving systemic issues in test suites
  • Experience working in large enterprise environments.
Benefits
  • You'll work with cutting-edge tools, industry-leading experts, and clients who rely on us to deliver excellence at scale.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Professional development opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
automation engineeringJavaScriptautomation frameworksadvanced locator strategiesdynamic XPathCSS selectorsdata-driven API testingRESTSOAPscripting within Katalon
Soft Skills
technical problem solvingcollaborationguidancecommunication