Quality Engineer - Exploratory Testing
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Role Overview:
Nuix is looking for a curious, detail-oriented Quality Engineer to join our exploratory testing practice. Working alongside our Senior QE, you'll execute structured exploratory testing sessions across the Nuix product portfolio — prioritized based on risk and business need.
This is a cross-product role where you'll build domain knowledge across Investigate, Discover, Enrich/NLP, Neo, Engine, and more — focusing on the highest-risk areas first. If you love breaking things, asking "what if?", and finding bugs that automation can't catch — this role is for you.
Location:
This position will be based in our Sydney office. The candidate is required to attend the office a minimum of 3 days per week but may voluntarily elect to work either remotely or from the Sydney office for the remaining 2 days of the week.
Key Responsibilities
Exploratory Test Execution: Execute structured exploratory test sessions across Nuix products using SBTM charters and heuristics defined by the Senior QE.
Risk-Prioritized Cross-Product Coverage: Work across product teams based on the same risk-prioritized model as the Senior QE — focusing on products with the highest defectescape rates, upcoming releases, or critical coverage gaps.
Bug Documentation: Document bugs, risks, and observations with clear reproduction steps, severity assessments, and business impact in Jira.
Core Tooling: Learn and use the QE tooling stack — Postman, CI pipelines, Zephyr Scale.
Test Suite Contribution: Contribute to smoke/sanity test suites and support Zephyr data uplift and test case creation.
3 Amigos Participation: Participate in combined grooming/planning sessions with Dev and Product to embed quality thinking early in the SDLC.
Gap Tracking: Flag gaps in test coverage and feed findings into the QE Gap Analysis tracker.
Continuous Learning: Actively develop exploratory testing skills through mentorship from the Senior QE, workshops, and self-directed learning.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
1–3 years in Quality Engineering, QA, or Software Testing roles
Curiosity-driven mindset — you naturally ask "what happens if...?"
Basic automation skills in any language
API testing fundamentals (Postman or similar)
Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking tools
Strong written communication — ability to write clear, reproducible bug reports
Eagerness to learn multiple products and domains quickly
Desired Expertise:
Any scripting language
Zephyr Scale or test case management tool experience
CI/CD awareness
SaaS product testing experience
About NUIX
Nuix is an equal opportunities employer. Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.
We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please note this in your job application.
Nuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.
As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.
Nuix Vision
Finding Truth in a Digital World.
Nuix Mission Statement
Nuix creates innovative software that empowers organizations to simply and quickly find the truth from any data in a digital world. We are a passionate and talented team, delighting our customers with software that transforms data into actionable intelligence.
Nuix Values
TAKE OWNERSHIP
RESILIENT
UNAFRAID
TEAM NUIX
HERO OUR CUSTOMERS
We believe in these principles and seek to weave them into the fabric of our daily work at Nuix. In doing so, we co-create a dynamic and purposeful company culture that we can be proud of and want to belong to.
**Nuix is an Equal Opportunity Employer**
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- Department
- Technology
- Locations
- Sydney (AU)
- Remote status
- Hybrid