Lead Automated Tester

Overview

Lead Automated Tester to join the Digital Transformation Team. You will own the test strategy and lead testing activities across a range of programmes and projects, ensuring new systems, integrations, and customer-facing solutions are delivered to the highest standards. The role blends leadership with hands-on testing, including designing and executing test cases, automation, and validating Pega workflows. You will help introduce modern automation and AI-enabled testing practices to accelerate delivery and enhance programme outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Crafting test strategies and directly testing complex systems
• Test automation using tools like Selenium, Cypress, and Azure DevOps pipelines
• Working with AI-enabled testing platforms (e.g., Testim, Applitools, Mabl) is desirable
• Pega testing (case management, workflows, rules, integrations)
• Balancing strategic oversight with hands-on test execution
• Managing defects, identifying risks, and solving problems effectively
• Engaging stakeholders across technical, vendor, and business teams
• Experience in financial services or regulated industries is a bonus

About Us

Heartland is an NZX / ASX-listed financial services group with big growth plans. Heartland Group owns both Heartland Bank in New Zealand and Heartland Bank in Australia. We provide award-winning savings and finance products to a diverse range of customers including business owners, farmers and retirees. Our strategy is to digitalise everything we do, enabling us to provide customers with what they need in a scalable way. We aim to pass benefits onto our customers through faster service and better rates.

Culture and Benefits

We are innovative and evolving, working together as one team with a focus on inclusivity and wellbeing. We offer learning and career development opportunities and opportunities to drive change through internal groups. Perks include employee banking benefits, an excellent insurance package, flexible working options, sports teams, and social events.

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