Melbourne CBD Location Contract, daily rate We’re looking for an experienced Automation Test Consultant to join a high-performing team delivering enterprise-grade solutions within the payments domain. If you enjoy building scalable automation frameworks and working across modern CI/CD environments, this role is for you. What You’ll Bring (Mandatory) 4–10 years of experience in Test Automation Strong programming skills in Java (OOP, collections, multithreading fundamentals) Proficiency in Python (3.x ) for scripting and lightweight automation Strong understanding of Data-Driven Testing (CSV/Excel DataProviders) Working knowledge of Jenkins, Harness, and CI/CD principles Ability to configure jobs, execute pipelines, and integrate automation runs Nice to Have TestNG (orchestration, grouping, parallel execution) Rest Assured for API automation Selenium WebDriver (UI automation) Playwright (modern multi-browser automation) Kafka automation (message validation, schema testing, producer/consumer behaviour) Experience in card issuing and transaction processing environments This is a great opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.