Why this role stands out
This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to drive QA best practices and ensure product quality on a significant Queensland Government project, with excellent potential for skills development in data testing and automation frameworks. You'll thrive here if you have strong SQL and data validation experience, enjoy collaborating with a team, and are eager to contribute to a reputable consultancy. Apply today to join an exciting, long-term engagement!
Quick overview
Job description
KJR is looking for a TestAutomationEngineer to join a very exciting and long term large Queensland Government project. You will work closely with our Test Leads helping drive QA best practices and processes, as well as ensuring great product quality through various testing activities.
Responsibilities- Data Testing & Validation
- Design and execute data validation and reconciliation tests across source and target systems
- Develop and run SQL queries to validate large datasets and identify discrepancies
- Support data migration testing, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and consistency
- Investigate and analyse data defects, anomalies, and transformation issues
- Contribute to overall data quality assurance across ETL and pipeline processes
- Test Automation
- Develop and maintain automated test solutions for data and platform validation
- Contribute to the implementation and extension of automation frameworks (e.g. Python-based)
- Support adoption of TOSCA Data Integrity for data reconciliation (training provided)
- Execute automated test suites and analyse results
- Strong SQL skills for data validation and analysis
- Experience in data testing and reconciliation
- Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g. Python or similar)
- Understanding of enterprise testing practices and SDLC
- Experience working with data or integration-heavy systems
- Approximately 2-5 years' experience in testing or test engineering roles
- Exposure to TOSCA (especially Data Integrity)
- Experience with Azure data platforms
- Familiarity with data pipeline/orchestration tools (e.g. DBT)
- Experience with data migration testing
- Programming experience (e.g. Python)
Started in a garage on the Gold Coast in 1997, KJR is now a leading Software Quality Engineering consultancy with offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Canberra. We specialise in software assurance, AI adoption, and technology risk management, helping organisations unlock real value from emerging technologies.
At the forefront of Trusted AI Adoption, we ensure AI solutions are ethical, compliant, and drive meaningful business outcomes.
Our people-The Collective-are central to our success. We support your growth through career development, recognition programs and our annual team conference.
KJR is proud to be Certified by Great Place To Work and to foster a diverse and inclusive culture, recognised by the 2023 AIIA Diversity Award.
We're driven to make a difference-and you can help make it happen.
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