Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
**Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. **
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About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment and is a recognised global leader in technology-enabled solutions for heavy industry. With a history spanning over a century, Caterpillar supports customers across the mining value chain through advanced equipment, autonomous technologies, digital platforms and data-driven services designed to improve safety, productivity and operational efficiency.
About Cat® MineStar™ Solutions
Cat® MineStar™ Solutions is Caterpillar’s flagship mining technology platform. It is a comprehensive and highly integrated suite of systems used to manage, automate, and optimise mining operations. MineStar supports asset tracking, fleet management, operational visibility, safety systems, equipment health, and automation capabilities across surface and underground environments.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a number of experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join the Cat® MineStar™ team in Brisbane. This role is office-based, supporting a co-located product development team delivering high-quality, user-centric software solutions for global mining customers.
You will contribute to a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, taking ownership of quality across the delivery lifecycle and ensuring that MineStar products meet the highest standards of reliability, performance, and usability in real-world mining environments.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who is passionate about embedding quality into Agile delivery, modern test automation, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end quality for user stories, including defining test approaches, executing tests against acceptance criteria, and providing sign-off with clear test evidence
- Create and maintain test artefacts including test plans, manual and automated test cases, reusable scenarios, and summary reporting
- Define and uphold QA processes, standards, and quality gates across the delivery lifecycle
- Design, build, and maintain automated tests across UI, API, and backend services, including REST validation and RBAC scenarios
- Contribute to and improve automation frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, Playwright), including refactoring and enhancing high-value test scenarios
- Enable continuous testing through CI/CD integration, including configuring pipelines and monitoring execution results
- Plan and execute regression, acceptance, and exploratory testing, balancing manual and automated approaches to maximise coverage
- Support test environment readiness and test data management, ensuring reliable execution of automated and manual testing
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, engineers, and stakeholders to communicate quality status, risks, and recommendations
- Promote shift-left quality practices, participating in design discussions, backlog refinement, and code reviews to prevent defects early
- Apply a risk-based testing approach, influencing coverage strategy and driving continuous improvement of product quality
What We’re Looking For
Essential
- Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer or similar role in a software delivery environment (4+ years)
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile delivery, including shift-left testing and definition of done
- Experience designing and maintaining automated test suites that deliver reliable and fast feedback
- Hands-on experience testing REST APIs, including error handling and role-based access control scenarios
- Strong test design capability including risk-based and exploratory testing
- Ability to triage defects, troubleshoot failures, and improve test stability
- Strong communication skills, capable of clearly articulating quality status and risks to stakeholders
- Collaborative mindset, working closely with engineering and product roles to improve outcomes
- Willingness to work onsite in Brisbane as part of a co-located team
Desirable
- Experience with Playwright for UI automation and maintainable test design patterns (e.g., Page Object Model)
- Experience with Cucumber/BDD frameworks and writing clear, maintainable scenarios
- Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and/or Java for test automation development
- Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) for automated testing
- Exposure to complex, distributed or enterprise-scale software platforms
- Experience in mining, industrial, or safety-critical systems
Why Join the MineStar Team?
- Work on a globally deployed product that directly supports safety and productivity in mining
- Be part of a collaborative, co-located team focused on delivery excellence and continuous improvement
- Contribute to modern, data-driven and user-centric solutions with real-world impact
- Influence quality practices across a complex and evolving technology ecosystem
- Build your career within Caterpillar’s global technology organisation
Must have full Australian working rights
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
June 18, 2026 - July 2, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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