Senior Test & AI Manager

Candidate Description

With over 18 years steering quality-assurance initiatives across retail, payments and government technology, this QA engineering leader excels at defining strategy, governance and delivery frameworks that elevate product reliability and speed to market. Based in Melbourne, they bring deep expertise in automation, TestOps and AI-enabled quality practices, underpinned by hands-on proficiency with toolchains such as Playwright, Selenium, ReadyAPI, Azure DevOps, AWS and Azure. Their collaborative approach and stakeholder-centric mindset have ensured seamless alignment between engineering, product and executive teams in dynamic, high-stakes environments.

Adept at architecting modern quality-engineering ecosystems, they have delivered enterprise-scale test automation, CI/CD quality gates and data-driven reporting for organisations including a Technology Provider, a Property Technology Company, a Payments Company and a Major Retailer. Leveraging strengths in UI and API test frameworks, performance engineering and risk-based planning, they have guided teams to introduce AI-assisted test creation, defect triage and observability, resulting in faster release cycles and expanded coverage. Key achievements include building an Australian QA function from the ground up at a Payments Company, automating legacy regression packs with 90 percent execution-time reduction and securing PADSS certification for payment platforms.

Combining strategic oversight with a hands-on mindset, this professional champions quality-first cultures, mentors cross-functional teams and embeds robust governance to support continuous delivery. Their ability to integrate cutting-edge automation and AI capabilities, coupled with strong leadership and stakeholder engagement, positions them to drive sustained value for organisations looking to accelerate digital transformation while safeguarding customer experience.