Looking for a hands-on Test Engineer contract offering a competitive day rate, hybrid flexibility and the opportunity to contribute to business-critical technology projects?

Join a growing payments and technology company in a 6-month maternity leave cover role, supporting functional testing, defect management, test documentation and release quality across complex application environments.

We’re currently looking for a Test Engineer to support an active delivery program across functional, regression and exploratory testing. This is a hands-on individual contributor role suited to someone who enjoys executing test cases, identifying defects, working closely with developers and business users, and contributing directly to release confidence.

Experience testing Windows desktop applications, thick-client applications, integration-heavy systems or compliance-focused software environments would be highly regarded.

The Role
Design, prepare and execute functional, regression and exploratory test cases
Review requirements, user stories and technical documentation to understand testing scope
Log clear, reproducible defects with evidence, steps and severity
Work closely with developers, business analysts and users during testing and defect triage
Support SIT, UAT, release readiness and post-release validation
Prepare and maintain test plans, test cases, defect reports and test summary documentation
Communicate testing progress, defects, risks and blockers clearly
Contribute to existing automation frameworks where capability exists

About You
Previous experience as a Test Engineer, QA Engineer, Software Tester or Test Analyst
Hands-on experience executing test cases and managing defects
Experience writing clear test documentation, defect reports and test summaries
Comfortable reviewing requirements and identifying gaps or ambiguity
Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps or similar defect tracking tools
Good communication skills and a professional, collaborative approach
Able to work independently in a hands-on delivery-focused role

Highly Regarded
Experience testing Windows desktop applications, WinForms, WPF or thick-client applications
Experience testing integration-heavy, hardware-connected or high-availability systems
Experience with API or integration testing using Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI or similar
Ability to contribute to or extend automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, WinAppDriver or similar
Awareness of CI/CD environments and ability to interpret build or test results

Key Details
6-month contract opportunity
Maternity leave cover
Parramatta location
Hybrid environment with onsite presence required
Hands-on Test Engineer role
No supervisory responsibilities
ASAP start
Growing payments and technology company

If you’re a hands-on Test Engineer looking for a contract role where you can contribute directly to release quality, functional testing and defect management across business-critical systems, this could be a great opportunity to step in and make an impact.

For a confidential discussion, please hit APPLY or contact Georgia Engel at Northbridge Recruitment on 04•• ••• 335.