He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Test Engineer / Analyst (Contract) to support the delivery of a Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) system on the DoneSafe platform.
This is a high‑impact contract role within a fast‑moving programme delivering systems that genuinely matter supporting safety, compliance, and real‑world outcomes across the organisation.
If you’re an experienced tester who enjoys stepping into complex delivery environments, working at pace, and contributing immediately to meaningful outcomes, this role will suit you well.
Reporting to the Project Test Lead, you’ll be embedded in the delivery team and responsible for driving quality across HSW‑focused project workstreams by:
Taking ownership of testing activities across assigned workstreams, with a strong focus on HSW and compliance‑driven functionality
Applying risk‑based testing to prioritise effort against safety‑critical and high‑impact areas
Analysing business and technical requirements and translating them into effective test scenarios
Executing functional, integration, regression, and end‑to‑end testing to support confident releases
Identifying, managing, and driving resolution of defects at pace
Providing clear, concise test progress, risk, and quality updates to the Project Test Lead
Working closely with delivery, product, and technical teams to resolve issues quickly and keep delivery moving
Producing fit‑for‑purpose test artefacts and evidence aligned to HSW compliance and project expectations
Automation forms part of the delivery expectations, and you’ll contribute by:
Developing and maintaining Playwright‑based automated tests (TypeScript preferred)
Focusing automation effort on high‑value regression and repeatable scenarios
Executing and integrating automated tests via Azure DevOps (ADO) Pipelines
Ensuring automation results, logs, and evidence are reliable and suitable for reporting and compliance needs
Working pragmatically with the Project Test Lead to balance manual and automated testing in line with delivery priorities
Contributing to shared automation patterns, standards, and continuous improvement where appropriate
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
What we’re looking forProven experience as a Senior Test Engineer/Analyst, ideally in contract delivery roles
Strong experience testing enterprise or compliance‑driven systems
Experience with HSW platforms or safety‑critical systems (highly desirable)
Hands‑on experience with Playwright and Azure DevOps Pipelines (or closely aligned tooling)
Confidence working in complex programmes with tight timelines
A pragmatic, outcome‑focused mindset and the ability to integrate quickly into delivery teams
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.
