QA Automation Lead

Job Title: QA Automation Lead 

Location: (including hybrid): Melbourne, Australia

Part time available: Yes

Salary: $130,000 - $155,000 + Superannuation 

Team: Quality 

Reporting To: Senior QA Manager 

Closing date for applications: 11th of June, 2025 

Kaluza reimagines energy to bring net-zero within everyone’s reach. The Kaluza Platform enables energy utilities to unlock the full value of a radically changing energy system and propel us to a future where renewable energy is sustainable, affordable and accessible for all. 

From automating and simplifying core operations including billing to create a lower-cost, higher-engagement experience, to optimising energy usage across smart devices in the home, we turn tough challenges into win-win-win outcomes for customers, suppliers and the energy system. 

We champion a flexible, hybrid work approach and we find that teams often benefit from coming together in the office at least 2-3 days a week to foster connection and accelerate progress. 

Outside of these collaborative opportunities, we aim to be as flexible as possible to balance work with life. As a company we come together annually for our conference and end of year celebrations! 

Our goal is to build a self-sufficient and empowered team here on the ground in Australia. We’re well on our way, but until we get there we still have some reliances on our UK team. Being comfortable working flexibly for a portion of your working week to cover time zones is required. 

What will I be doing

You'll be joining the Kaluza Quality community. We’re a team of domain focused Quality specialists who work cross functionality with teams in technology, data, product and reliability, delivering the best outcomes for our clients.

We are dedicated to embedding quality in product delivery and working with all Kaluza teams to ensure our software meets the highest standards. You’ll be working on Kaluza’s Energy Retail platform. This is a SaaS technology platform that aims to revolutionise the operating platforms for energy retailers globally. This platform has been built with scale and technical quality in mind and is the foundation for decarbonisation efforts by Kaluza’s customers.

Kaluza is currently in an exciting growth phase of our technology journey as we support our expanding client base. To facilitate this growth, we are seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to collaborate closely with product delivery and program implementation teams and our clients in order to drive and enhance our automation delivery capabilities.  

As a QA Automation Lead, you will be responsible for developing and implementing  the end to end testing strategies within our product delivery teams. You will work collaboratively with engineering leads and managers across delivery to  ensure that automation test coverage supports the quality standards for products and clients.

About You 

Ideally you’ll have/be:

• Extensive experience with typescript or javascript.

• Experience automating tests using APIs.

• Experience of software quality assurance lifecycle within Agile methodologies.

• Comfortable designing, maintaining and enhancing  test automation frameworks.

• Knowledge of improving processes for test data management, users and scenarios for ease of testing.

• Experience working with developers to review automated unit/integration tests. 

• The ability to coach and mentor QA Engineers and Developers. 

• Focused on continuous improvement of quality and delivery processes.

What will set you apart 

• A strong communicator, in spoken and written English.

• The ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to achieve a common goal.

• The willingness to speak up, highlights areas for improvement and suggest solutions.

Kaluza Values

Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business: 

We’re on a mission, We build together, We’re inclusive, We get it done, We communicate with purpose.

Our values are not words on a wall — they are at the heart of our culture. They are how we make decisions and how we treat each other. They are concrete and clear, and reflect what we as people, and as a business, really care about.

Kaluza’s vision is to power a world where net-zero is within everyone’s reach. Would you be interested in joining us to help achieve this?

From us you’ll get

Currently, from day one, you will get:

• Progressive leave policies - including leave dedicated to the moments that matter to you the most

• Annual discretionary bonus

• Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets

• Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle

• 26 days holiday

We want the best people

We’re keen to meet people from all walks of life — our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.

Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.