Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance (R5985)
Shield AI· Quality Assurance
MelbourneInternational Office EntityPosted 4w ago
About the role
Quality Assurance team ensures overall software release quality, acting as the gatekeeper to approve and assure software before release and collaborating with Development and Hardware teams.
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 delays or failures early, communicating them to the Director of Engineering.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers and Software Quality Assurance Engineers 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.","Reliable and able to work to project schedules and deadlines.","Experience in Agile software development environment, contributing to software solutions and automation frameworks.","Strong knowledge of fault tracking systems."]
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- locations:[{"description":"Melbourne — on-site","location_type":"onsite","location":"Melbourne"}]}
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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:Test case developmentRegression testingAgile methodologies
Nice to have:Automated testing
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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