Oracle Test Specialist

Department of Government Services; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Government Services – Melbourne VIC is seeking an Oracle Test Specialist to own the end-to-end QA and testing framework for the Oracle ecosystem, ensuring stability across upgrade cycles and coordinating with project stakeholders and vendors.

You will develop test strategies, plan and execute manual and automated tests for Oracle Cloud ERP, integrations and middleware, manage testing environments, and drive sign-off through robust defect reporting and risk-based testing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end testing activities within complex enterprise environments, applying risk-based testing approaches to deliver quality outcomes.
• Strong expertise in testing cloud-based enterprise platforms, particularly Oracle Cloud ERP, integrations, and middleware solutions.
• Proven ability to design and execute comprehensive test strategies across system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and translate technical issues into clear business impacts.
• Skilled in facilitating workshops, eliciting requirements, and converting business needs into clear user stories, test scenarios, and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, support and manage the implementation of test strategies for Oracle environments, ensuring effective execution across ERP systems, custom applications, and Oracle Middleware solutions.
• Develop, plan, design, and execute test cases and scripts (manual and automated), including data preparation, for Oracle quarterly patching cycles, configuration changes, system upgrades, disaster recovery, and feature enhancements.
• Coordinate, manage and support testing cycles, including defining User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios, aligning test schedules with stakeholders, supporting users during test execution, capturing defects, and contributing to test outcome reporting and sign-off activities.
• Perform, support & manage system integration, regression, and end-to-end testing across Oracle platforms, custom applications, and integrations to ensure system integrity, data accuracy, and stability.

Skills

End-to-end testing

Oracle Cloud ERP

Test strategies

UAT planning

Stakeholder engagement

Automation testing

Data preparation

Regression testing

Integration testing

Job description

Department of Government Services – Melbourne VIC

The Oracle Test Specialist is a high-autonomy, specialist role responsible for owning the end-to-end quality assurance and testing framework for the Oracle ecosystem.

Acting as a deep subject matter expert, this role drives the test strategies, planning, and hands-on execution required for complex Oracle Cloud financial systems, Integrations and custom-developed applications. The position ensures operational stability across continuous upgrade cycles, manages testing environments and toolsets, and collaborates closely with project stakeholders and third-party vendors to deliver rigorous quality standards across DGS.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, support and manage the implementation of test strategies for Oracle environments, ensuring effective execution across ERP systems, custom applications, and Oracle Middleware solutions.
• Develop, plan, design, and execute test cases and scripts (manual and automated), including associated data preparation, for Oracle quarterly patching cycles, configuration changes, system upgrades, disaster recovery, and feature enhancements.
• Coordinate, manage and support testing cycles, including defining User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios, aligning test schedules with stakeholders, supporting users during test execution, capturing defects, and contributing to test outcome reporting and sign-off activities.
• Perform, support & manage system integration, regression, and end-to-end testing across Oracle platforms, custom applications, and integrations to ensure system integrity, data accuracy, and stability.

About You

We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience from the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end testing activities within complex enterprise environments, applying risk-based testing approaches to deliver quality outcomes.
• Strong expertise in testing cloud-based enterprise platforms, particularly Oracle Cloud ERP, integrations, and middleware solutions.
• Proven ability to design and execute comprehensive test strategies across system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and translate technical issues into clear business impacts.
• Skilled in facilitating workshops, eliciting requirements, and converting business needs into clear user stories, test scenarios, and measurable outcomes.

This role is a 2-year fixed term position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Other relevant information

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.