QA Jobs in New Zealand

Lead academic governance and quality-assurance services at a New Zealand university, overseeing curriculum approval, audits, and policy frameworks to ensure educational excellence and compliance.

CONTRACT Automation Test Engineer (12 months)

HybridAPACContract

Agile API Automation C# .NET +4 skills

12-month contract in Christchurch (hybrid, 30-40 hrs/week) writing automated test scripts in Playwright with TypeScript for modern C#.Net web applications at an agile software house. Suits a tester with strong commercial testing and automation framework experience.

Senior Test Automation Engineer

On-siteAPACFull-timeSenior

AI Automation BDD CI/CD Test Automation

• Deliver high-quality digital solutions through innovative test automation • Ensure the reliability, performance, and quality of Kāinga Ora’s applications and services • Permanent Wellington-based role, 5 weeks leave…

YO IT Consulting

Remote Ubuntu AI Trainer and Data QA Specialist

APACContract

HybridAPACFull-timeSenior

Remote contractor role (about 15 hours/week) performing structured AI data-training and QA tasks on Ubuntu/Linux — installing applications and completing precision tasks to help improve AI systems.

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Agentic AI AI API Appium Automation +24 skills

Role: Senior Test Automation Engineer Driving test automation at an enterprise scale Hybrid Working + Free Parking South Auckland Location About the Role Our client is a specialist quality engineering business whose…

Downer

Quality Assurance Technician - Wainui

APACFull-time

On-siteAPACFull-timeJunior

Ko te take ka parekareka e koe ki te mahi ki kōnei | Why you will enjoy working here Downer is committed to delivering excellence by ensuring our people have the environment and the means to be successful. We offer:…

Junior QA Tester

Acceptance Criteria Agile AI Automation Confluence +6 skills

Junior QA Tester at Writer's Toolbox, an education technology company in Epsom, Auckland. Day to day: manual testing of web-based apps — writing test cases, cross-browser and regression testing, and logging defects in Jira — with mentorship to progressively build test automation skills. Salary NZ$58k–$65k.

58K – 65K NZD

NZ Ministry of Justice

Test Engineer

On-siteAPACFull-time

A Test Engineer on the Te Au Reka programme, replacing paper-based court processes with a new digital case management solution for New Zealand's courts and tribunals. Day to day they plan and execute system, integration, and acceptance testing, improve automated testing practices, and lead testing across internal teams and vendors within Agile delivery.

Agile Test Automation

QA Engineer

HybridAPACFull-time

Agile AI API Automation AWS +11 skills

An experienced QA Engineer in Auckland (hybrid, 3 days in office) joins an Agile team to build quality into business-critical software from the start — championing test automation with C#/.NET Core and Playwright, API testing, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, including AI-assisted testing tools.

Potentia

Quality Assurance Engineer - Intermediate

HybridAPACFull-time

Agile AI Android API Automation +11 skills

Intermediate QA Engineer at an Auckland technology company building software and connected hardware products. Day to day you design and run manual and automated tests across software, firmware and hardware, build Selenium/Postman automation, test APIs and UIs, and contribute to CI/CD, with exposure to embedded and hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Automation Test Engineer

HybridAPACContract

Agile AI API Automation Azure +12 skills

A 6-12 month contract (fixed-term or hourly) Automation Test Engineer role in Christchurch with Stratos Technology Partners' Software Division. Day to day you design and maintain automated Web UI, API and integration test suites (Playwright), wire them into CI/CD, do manual testing where needed, and embed quality across Agile delivery with developers and clients.

Platinum Recruitment

Software Tester

On-siteAPACContract

Agile API Automation CI/CD

A 12-month, Christchurch-based contract for an intermediate–senior software tester starting January 2027. Day to day the tester designs and executes manual, automated and API testing within an Agile team in a global testing organisation, defining test plans and driving quality across complex, interconnected systems.

Sourced IT Recruitment Specialists

On-siteAPACContractMiddle

Test Analyst - S/4HANA (3M Contract / FTC)

A 3-month (extendable) onsite contract in Christchurch supporting testing on SAP S/4HANA projects. The test analyst carries out test activities across order-to-cash and procure-to-pay scenarios, identifies issues, and works with the project team through the testing phase.

SAP S/4HANA

Ministry of Social Development

Open 17d APACFull-timeSenior

Senior Test Analyst | Wellington

Accessibility Agile AI API Automation +3 skills

A senior QA role in Wellington (onsite, permanent) with New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development: plan, coordinate and execute testing across agile delivery lifecycles, with a focus on system integration and API testing, defect analysis, and mentoring other testers to lift organisation-wide QA practice.

104K – 126K NZD

Ministry of Social Development NZ

Practice Lead - Quality Assurance

On-siteAPACFull-timeLead

Accessibility Agile AI Automation CI/CD +4 skills

Leads the Quality Assurance practice within New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development Technology Group, coaching QA practitioners and driving test automation standards, frameworks, and quality engineering practices. Core tech includes modern test automation tooling (Playwright, Python), CI/CD, and DevOps.

138K – 172K NZD

Jade Software Corporation

MADCAP - Test Automation Engineer

On-siteAPACFull-time

Agile API Automation Azure Azure DevOps +5 skills

Jade Software is hiring a Test Automation Engineer for its MADCAP dairy supply-chain product, based in its Christchurch office. The role designs and maintains automated test frameworks and suites across mobile, web, API and backend systems, embedding them into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) using C#/.NET.

jadeworld

MADCAP - Test Automation Engineer

On-siteAPAC

Agile API Automation Azure Azure DevOps +5 skills

Since 1978, Jade Software Corporation has been building technology that solves complex, real-world problems. Today, our software supports organisations across more than 25 industries and 70 countries, helping them…

Stats NZ

On-siteAPACFull-timeSenior

Senior Analyst Tester | Kaitātari Whakamātautau Matua

Automation Azure Azure DevOps BDD CI/CD +12 skills

A senior tester at Stats NZ plans and runs manual and automated functional/non-functional testing for a major data platform programme through December 2028, building test strategies and automation frameworks. Core stack: Python, SQL, Pytest, Selenium, Azure DevOps, Git, and Databricks/Snowflake.

91K – 123K NZD

8 Corporation Limited

Intermediate QA Engineer – Embedded, Hardware & Software

HybridAPACFull-time

Agile AI Android API Appium +11 skills

Intermediate QA engineer testing full-stack products — application software, touchscreen UIs, firmware and the underlying hardware — for a Kiwi maker of embedded touchscreens and computers used in security, fire safety and building automation. Day to day: manual and automated testing (Selenium, Postman, Python), hardware-in-the-loop rigs, and AI-assisted test tooling.

EARN BOOKS LIMITED

3 weeks ago

Quality Assurance (QA) – Accounting Practice Management Software

On-siteAPACContract

A QA professional will test EARN Books Practice Manager, an accounting practice management platform for accounting firms. Day to day: functional and workflow testing (clients, jobs, timesheets, invoicing, tax returns, reporting), writing test cases and defect reports, regression testing, and working with developers to resolve issues. Requires hands-on experience with practice management tools like

Xero

30 – 35 NZD / hr