An experienced Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Katalon Studio to design, build, and enhance a scalable automation framework supporting web applications, APIs, and SAP modules. This role is responsible for establishing a robust, maintainable, and reusable automation architecture that can be easily adopted by team members and extended to future systems.
Primary Duties:
1. Framework Design & Development - design and implement a comprehensive automation framework using Katalon Studio, covering:
- Web application functional/UI automation
- REST/SOAP API automation
- SAP module automation (UI interaction, workflows, validations)
- Integration with test data sources (Excel/CSV/DB/API)
- Centralized object repository and reusable custom keywords
- Modular structure to ensure minimal duplication and high maintainability
- Designing a layered framework that separates test logic, data, utilities, and object repositories
- Ensuring SAP, APIs, and web frameworks follow a unified architectural approach
- Introducing reusable components, custom keywords, and utilities that support rapid test creation
- Optimizing execution workflows for parallel testing and CI/CD integration
- Creating a structure that supports onboarding of new applications with minimal effort
- Automating high-value candidates identified for automation and prioritizing them
- Establishing automation standards, coding best practices, naming conventions, and documentation guidelines
- Introducing advanced Katalon features (keywords, plugins, global variables, profiles, dynamic objects, WebUI enhancements)
- Building a roadmap for framework scaling and integration
- Reducing script flakiness and ensuring stability across releases and environments
- Implementing robust wait strategies, exception handling, and recovery mechanisms
- Improving performance of long-running scripts through optimization techniques
- Ensuring test data and object handling are designed for high maintainability
- Reducing test execution times and improving reliability of regression suites
- Setting up automatic reporting, logging, and error documentation
- Developer-friendly documentation
- Training sessions, demos, and best-practice guidelines
- Mentoring team members in Katalon scripting and framework usage
Location and Contract Term: This role can be based in QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, SA, TAS with Hybrid working arrangements available. Contract till June 2026 with 1 x 12-month extension option pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens and hold a NV1 security clearance.
How to Apply: Applications close 12 January.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information
