Lead Engineer

Brighter futures start here

Anko is the global capability centre for Kmart Group Australia, fuelling growth aspirations of iconic Australian retail brands Kmart, Target and Anko. Based in Bangalore, India, we strive to accelerate retail innovation by building competitive capabilities in Technology, Data Sciences and Business Services that enable our brands to deliver delightful experiences to our in-store and online customers

Join our team, choose your own path and work on projects that excite you.

Team name: Merchandise & Supply Chain

Merchandise & Supply Chain provides capability of IT product development for Sourcing, Merchandizing, and Inventory functions of the Kmart Group's Retail business. The team generates insights that enables business teams to make critical decisions.

Primary purpose of the role

Provide technical direction and leadership in establishing and driving the adoption of effective automation testing solutions and have a passion for coaching and mentoring others while being an advocate for continuous improvement.

Technical Skills

• Karate, Gatling, Cucumber, BDD
• AWS/Cloud Capabilities
• ITSQB Foundation Certification

Traits/Abilities

• Be the champion of our Quality processes.
• Be the champion of our Quality tools.
• Be the champion of our Quality people.
• Be accountable for quality using a metrics-based approach from idea though to operating software.

Work Experience

• 3+ years’ experience working in Modern architectures (eg. Microservices, event streaming, single page apps, containers, serverless, infrastructure as
• 3+ years’ experience in working with Agile frameworks and tracking of test cases and defects using JIRA and other test management software like
• Minimum 6+ years total experience in the automation, development, and testing fields
• 5+ years’ experience in developing automated test solutions using open.
• 7+ years’ experience working in a large organisation, preferably retail and supply chain.
• 5+ years software engineering experience
• 4+ years leadership experience

A place you can belong

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate and are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected, and safe irrespective of your gender, ethnicity, indigeneity, religious beliefs, education, age, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation and gender identity and we encourage applications from all candidates.