Test Engineer (Automation)

Contact Energy

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As our new Test Engineer, you’ll be hands-on with both manual and automated testing across functional (API/UI) and non-functional (performance) domains. You’ll help shape the quality of our trading and corporate platforms, systems that are critical to Contact’s growth and our renewable energy future. You’ll work closely with Delivery Leads, Product Owners, BAs, Project Managers, and other Testers. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that values transparency, open-mindedness, and continuous learning. This is a role where you’ll get to: Define test scenarios and prepare test data Execute functional, regression, integration, performance, and end-to-end testing Contribute to and maintain test automation frameworks (Playwright, Appium, Postman) Use tools like Git, CI/CD pipelines, Jira, and Confluence Provide quality feedback and advocate for the user experience Influence testing strategy and automation adoption You’ll also get exposure to exciting projects like battery management and SAP upgrades, with plenty of opportunities to grow your skills in automation and performance testing.

Requirements

Strong fundamentals in software testing, ideally supported by ISTQB certification
Solid experience across functional and non‑functional testing
Hands‑on API testing, including designing and executing API test scenarios
Test automation experience using Playwright (preferred) or Selenium
Experience writing or maintaining automated UI and API tests
Exposure to performance testing, ideally using tools such as JMeter
Strong attention to detail and experience working in Agile delivery environments

Nice To Haves

Experience with API automation frameworks (not just manual API testing)
Mobile application testing or automation experience (iOS / Android)
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and Git
SAP testing or automation experience, or exposure to complex enterprise platforms
Familiarity with RPA tools such as UiPath or PowerApps
Experience testing within integrated or large‑scale systems (e.g. trading, energy, finance)

Responsibilities

Define test scenarios and prepare test data
Execute functional, regression, integration, performance, and end-to-end testing
Contribute to and maintain test automation frameworks (Playwright, Appium, Postman)
Use tools like Git, CI/CD pipelines, Jira, and Confluence
Provide quality feedback and advocate for the user experience
Influence testing strategy and automation adoption