Automation Engineer

About us:

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow

We are looking for Automation Engineer with expertise in Snowflake and Databricks to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate with clients to design, develop, and implement automated testing solutions tailored to their needs. Your responsibilities will include building and executing test frameworks to ensure data accuracy, performance, and reliability across cloud-based data platforms. 

• Python for scripting and automation, including experience with pytest or other test frameworks
• PySpark for validating transformations and testing distributed data processing
• Intermediate to advanced SQL skills (joins, window functions, complex queries, performance tuning)
• Experience with Databricks or Snowflake for testing data lakehouses or cloud data warehouses
• Understanding of ETL/data pipeline testing strategies, including:
  • Data integrity, reconciliation, and transformation validation
  • Schema validation and backward compatibility testing
  • Performance and scalability testing for large datasets
  • Testing streaming and batch data processing workflows
• Hands-on experience with test automation for data pipelines, including:
  • Using Python or PySpark for data validation automation
  • Writing automated data quality checks
  • Implementing data pipeline test frameworks
• Familiarity with cloud services for data processing, such as AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, or Google Dataflow
• Experience with test automation frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
• Strong understanding of test design patterns and automation strategies
• Experience with API testing using tools like Postman, REST Assured, or Playwright API testing
• Proficiency in Git and version control workflows
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into DevOps workflows

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks