Test Automation Engineer

In The Moment, For The Future

At Genesis, we’re always looking ahead – to new possibilities, smarter solutions, and a better energy future for Aotearoa New Zealand. Every role here plays a part in shaping what’s next, whether it’s through cutting-edge technology, bold thinking, or everyday excellence. If you’re driven by progress and inspired by purpose, this is your chance to be part of something remarkable. Step into a career where your actions today help power tomorrow.

What You’ll Do

As a Test Automation Engineer, you’ll play a key role in advancing Genesis’ automation capability across large-scale technology and customer platform initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership, governance, mentoring, and strategic collaboration as you help bridge the gap between project delivery and BAU support.

Some Of The Key Responsibilities Are

• Lead and evolve scalable enterprise test automation frameworks and tooling
• Act as the key Genesis contact for external delivery partners and programme stakeholders
• Mentor and uplift a team of automation engineers and vendor partners
• Drive automation-first practices across both project and BAU delivery
• Collaborate across teams to improve quality outcomes, governance, and delivery alignment
• Champion modern technologies, AI-assisted tooling, and continuous improvement initiatives

What You’ll Bring

You’ll bring strong automation expertise, stakeholder management capability, and a passion for growing testing capability within a collaborative enterprise environment.

You will also bring;

• Extensive experience in software testing, including specialising in test automation across Web and API platforms
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and modern automation frameworks, with programming capability in TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, or Python
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• Strong understanding of quality engineering practices, automation strategy, and testing across Agile delivery environments
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and manage third-party vendors and stakeholders effectively
• Experience with modern DevOps practices, cloud technologies, mobile automation, or AI-assisted tooling would be highly regarded

How We’ll Help You Thrive

At Genesis, we know that every moment matters - it’s not just about the mahi today, it’s also all the other benefits that set you up for a thriving future.

Some Of Our Benefits Include

• Southern Cross medical insurance, plus life, trauma and income protection insurances
• Electricity and gas discounts and an extra 20 Power Shout hours per year.
• Up to 4% match on KiwiSaver contributions or 3% with our GenSaver allowance.
• Flexible working and leave options to support you to balance personal and professional needs.
• Annual wellbeing allowance, access to Best Doctors online service for you and your family and other wellbeing offerings.
• Career development opportunities and a supportive learning culture.

We're proud of our strong culture, which makes Genesis a great place to work. Ensuring our people are safe at work and can be themselves is crucial, this is reflected in our focus on safety and wellbeing.

We believe embracing diversity, embedding equity and being intentional about inclusion are essential to making Genesis a strong, innovative workplace where different backgrounds, perspectives and ideas thrive.

Ready to join us?

A role with purpose. A team with heart. A place where you can be yourself and do your best work - all while shaping the future of energy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ready to discover what’s possible and how far you could go? We’d love to hear from you. This could be your moment, apply now!

Everyone’s journey is different

At Genesis, we understand that everyone has unique needs and experiences. We’re committed to creating a recruitment process that is fair, accessible, and inclusive for all. If you require any adjustments or accommodations to participate fully in our hiring process, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’re here to support you every step of the way.