Senior Quality Engineer - Exploratory Testing

NuixSydneyHybrid17 Sept 2026

Nuix is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead and define the exploratory testing practice across its product portfolio. This cross-cutting IC role requires deep expertise in structured exploratory testing, microservices testing, and CI/CD, with a minimum of 8 years in Quality Engineering. The position is based in Sydney with a hybrid work arrangement requiring at least 3 days per week in the office.

What you'll do

Design and implement a structured exploratory testing framework across all Nuix products using Session-Based Test Management (SBTM), risk-based heuristics, and charter-driven exploration.
Work across product teams prioritized by risk signals — defect escape rate, release cadence, coverage gaps, and business criticality.
Contribute to QE roadmap planning, Go/No-Go release decisions, and sprint planning.
Champion the shift from heavy end-to-end testing toward a healthier testing pyramid with stronger integration and unit-level exploratory techniques.
Systematically identify and document critical gaps in test coverage, feeding directly into the QE Gap Analysis tracker.
Evaluate and pilot AI-assisted exploratory testing tools as part of the AI-DLC operating model.
Mentor Junior QE members and offshore SDETs.
Uplift exploratory testing skills across the QE organization through workshops, pairing sessions, and documentation.
Partner with QE Managers, Dev leads, and Product to ensure exploratory findings drive quality improvements.

What you need

Must-have

Session-Based Test Management (SBTM)Risk-based test designCharter creationMicroservices testingCI/CDSaaS testingOn-premises testingExploratory testingHeuristics

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eDiscoveryLegal techData processingTest FrameworkPerformance testingAI/ML model testingNLP testing

Soft skills

CommunicationMentorshipStakeholder communicationRisk articulation

Quality EngineeringExploratory TestingSDETSoftware TestingMicroservicesCI/CDSaaSOn-premisesAI-Assisted TestingSydney

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