Test Lead - Mobile

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 Quality Engineer Lead, 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

• Review requirements for testability.
• Proven experience with Mobile app testing is essential.
• Solid experience with API, Database, UI testing.
• Contribute to test plans and other high level documentation where required
• Collaborate with clients for user and systems requirements when documentation is insufficient
• Experience leading testing teams and stakeholder management skills.
• Identify test conditions/ test objectives and derive test cases using advanced test techniques
• Identify and apply tools to assist with the acceleration of quality
• Create comprehensive test assets in the appropriate tools relevant to test conditions
• Utilise appropriate tools to execute test cases and report results
• Raise, track and close defects
• Be a good communicator, able to collaborate with client teams, people to define test cases and acceptance criteria
• Enjoy change and new challenges. This is a Consulting role
• Be passionate about quality practices within IT delivery

Nice to have

• 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.