Senior Automation Tester

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Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way."

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same.

Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Automation Tester to join our Cards and Merchants API Team. 

This position is based in Auckland. We operate in a hybrid environment so you would have three days in the office per week, and two days where you can work flexibly.  

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role 

We sat down with our Engineering Lead, and they let us know the following about the tūranga.  

What are 5 day to day tasks the person in this tūranga will complete? 

• Technical Expertise/ Task: Creating automation test frameworks. We prepare the automation test script, execute and maintain them. We report & track any defects until they are resolved. 
• Strategic thinking: Designing scalable automation frameworks, implement testing, and ensure high test coverage.  Ensure that cross team collaboration takes place and standards are adhered to.
• Problem Solving: Debugging efficiently and optimizing test execution for faster feedback. 
• Leadership & Collaboration: Mentoring juniors, collaborating with engineers, and improving the automation strategies to align with business goals. 
• Business Impact : Reducing the manual effort, improving release cycle & quality and tracking key metrics like defect leakage and automation ROI. 

What is the team culture and environment like? 

Our team culture is collaborative, innovative, and results driven. We prioritize open communication, continuous learning, and accountability, ensuring everyone feels empowered to contribute. The environment is fast paced yet supportive, fostering teamwork and problem-solving. We value inclusivity, respect diverse perspectives, and maintain a balance between high performance and well-being to drive both individual and business success. 

What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity? 

This role will give the person an opportunity to lead the automation testing capability for the team and have complete autonomy on how we can increase efficiencies/accuracies and cost-effectiveness. They will also provide and contribute to the wider automation testing capability within the organisation. 

What will success look like for the candidate in this tūranga? 

Success for this role will extend beyond simply building automating test cases and suites. It will result in a more efficient, reliable, and higher-quality software development lifecycle for the whole team. Success will require the person to be a team player and to also mentor and grow others. They will also build relationships with other automation tester peers to build the test capability. 

What specific tech skills would be beneficial? 

We are looking for detail oriented and experienced senior Automation Tester who has experience in writing, maintaining, debugging automation tests using Playwright and Rest-Assured. You will also bring: 

• 7+ Years proven experience designing and creating automation frameworks 
• test automation framework using Java and Rest assured
• performance testing experience with tools like Jmeter
• Familiarity with Openshift, EKS and CICD (Jenkins, Spinnaker) desirable
• API testing
• Familiarity with MQ, message driven architectures, asynchronous integration testing

• Experience in Banking or financial services with good analysis and problem Solving 

• Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with teams across the bank to formulate solutions and ensure patterns are adhered to 

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand  

Please Note: Applications close on January 5, 2026 at 11:59pm. As the summer period is underway, please note applications will be reviewed from January 6th when we are back in the office and interviews are anticipated to commence mid - late January 2026.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us!  We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it. 

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.”

Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.