Te āhua o te tūranga I The nature of the role
As our new Test Engineer, you’ll be hands‑on across both manual and automated testing, spanning functional (API/UI) and non‑functional (performance) domains. Your mahi will help shape the quality of our trading and corporate platforms — systems that are critical to Contact’s growth and Aotearoa’s renewable future.
You’ll work closely with Delivery Leads, Product Owners, BAs, Project Managers, and fellow Testers as part of a collaborative, transparent, cross‑functional team.
In this role, you will:
Ko wai koe I About You
You’re someone who loves the details and thrives on solving problems. You’re systematic, inquisitive, and passionate about quality. You’re a team player who values openness, curiosity, and continuous learning.
You’ll bring:
Bonus points for:
If you’ve got the right mindset, solid foundations, and a passion for learning, we’ll help you grow — whether that’s building automation expertise, deepening performance testing skills, or expanding your domain knowledge.
The team itself is growing, motivated by technical challenges, and excited about the opportunities ahead. They’re collaborative, curious, and always keen to learn.
We support our people to work how, where and when works the best. This role would be best placed in Auckland, Tauranga or Wellington; however we’re open to applications from all over Aotearoa.
Contact is not a place you’ll stagnate. We are growing and offer superb learning and development opportunities along with a bunch of other perks like free health insurance cover, boosted KiwiSaver, access to Contact Shares, a ‘Good to be Home’ annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing, a trail-blazing parental leave policy, twice yearly payments towards our products if you’re a Contact customer, and more!
Applications close on Sunday 8th February, but just like peak demand, great talent surges early — so if this role sparks your interest, power up your application now!
Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko), we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.
We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.
Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand, ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.
The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.
We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical, mental, financial and emotional wellbeing – including flexible working arrangements, employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.
At Te Mata Hiko, we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age, stage, background, and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.
Please note, only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.
Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria, women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. We're not about box ticking, so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet everything stated above, please still get in touch. We'd love to kōrero.
Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent team. In the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies, Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.
Te Tākinatanga | Our Story At Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy), we believe home is the most important place in the world. It's all part of our vision to leave Aotearoa better than we found it. We’re a power and broadband company, but we’re so much more than that. We are transforming the ways we mahi, and how Aotearoa is powered, leading the charge on renewable energy and digitising customer journeys in ways not yet seen here. A team of 1000+ from all walks of life who love what we do, look out for each other, and learn from one another every day, we’re stoked to be guided by our tikanga: we touch lives to make life better.We're on the path to digitise our customer business end-to-end, a transformation that requires us to strengthen our digital, customer and data capabilities, adopt new ways of working, and shape our culture for greater agility, innovation and customer obsession. Our Digital team is key to this mahi, and in this newly created role as Technical Lead you'll get to work at the forefront of some of our most exciting digital innovations.
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