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Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance (R5799)

Shield AI· Quality Assurance
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MelbourneInternational Office EntityPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Quality Assurance team ensures the overall quality of software releases by coordinating with Development and Hardware teams to approve and assure software before release. Software Test Engineers report to the QA lead and Director of Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Complete software engineering and quality assurance tasks across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including test case development and execution; regression testing; implementing automated tests; verifying product performance goals and measures; ensuring project requirements are met. Documentation of all testing activities and approval matrices of software releases.
  • Complete tasks to an agreed schedule and recognise any likely delays or failures early and communicate them immediately to the Director of Engineering.
  • Collaborate with other Software Engineers and Software Quality Assurance Engineers by participating in ad-hoc discussions to improve software design, testing processes and outcomes, and software quality.
  • Test environment preparation, including hardware setup, device flashing, software installation, software execution, integration testing, operational testing on flights in and around Melbourne.

Qualifications

  • Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent overseas qualification (such as NZCE).
  • Cross-platform testing experience, including Windows and Linux platforms.
  • Proficient in setting up and managing different test environments and operating systems.
  • Ability to analyse and solve complex software engineering problems individually, or as part of a team, depending on project requirements.
  • Reliable and able to work to project schedules and deadlines.
  • Experience working in an Agile software development environment, contributing to software solutions and automation frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of fault tracking systems.

Skills

Required:Software testingAutomation testingTest environment setupAgile methodology
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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