Senior Test Engineer - Wellington

Planit – An NRI Company

Where Quality Is Seen, Not Heard

At Planit, quality isn’t a checkbox - it’s a craft. As part of NRI, we combine global scale with deep local expertise to deliver quality engineering and testing services you can see, trust, and measure. Our mission is simple: make every system perform flawlessly and every digital experience inspire confidence.

With 1,500+ Quality Engineering specialists and delivery models that adapt to every client’s needs, Planit offers the perfect blend of reach, reliability, and innovation.

Step into a career, not just a role – Planit offers clear progression, diverse projects, and a culture that backs you to experiment, learn and raise the bar on quality.

As a Senior Quality Engineer, we expect you to possess a high level of knowledge and exposure across various software development lifecycle models and have the ability to accelerate quality with the application of appropriate tools and approaches.

This is a Wellington based role and Wellington market experience preferred

Key responsibilities

• Perform functional testing across complex enterprise systems
• Experience with Salesforce, Banking: lending or term deposits and Payroll/HRIS systems is highly desirable.
• Execute Integration Testing and UAT activities
• Work closely with business stakeholders during testing phases
• Create and manage test cases, test evidence and defect tracking
• Produce and maintain test documentation where required
• Be a good communicator, able to collaborate with client teams, people to define test cases and acceptance criteria
• Learn new tools as needed and are able to provide recommendations when required
• Understand how your actions in testing and quality impact upon clients and their customers
• Enjoy change and new challenges. This is a Consulting role
• Be passionate about quality practices within IT delivery

Nice to have

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)

• Familiarity with test management tools (e.g. Jira, ADO)

• Motivated to explore and maximise use of AI in testing

• Local experience and wide variety of domain knowledge preferred

What we offer

• Training and certification support

• An established training and career path

• Supportive, collaborative team environment in a NZ‑based organisation

Planit is building the next generation of AI‑empowered test professionals. Every team member receives structured training and certification in AI‑applied testing techniques, ensuring you develop practical, future‑ready skills while helping shape how AI transforms quality engineering.

Planit's test professionals have constant access to our AI Test Companion tool, Amplify to support your development and delivery.

Please note that this role is Wellington based and you must have eligibility to work in NZ.