QA Engineers

Talenza; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 143,000; Part time

Job summary

Talenza is partnering with a purpose-led organisation in the disability and NDIS sector, seeking a Manual QA Engineer to join their Technology & Quality Assurance team in Adelaide on a 12-month fixed-term contract (hybrid). The role focuses on quality engineering, automation excellence and delivering social impact through reliable software releases.

You will design and maintain test strategies, collaborate with product and development teams, and help elevate QA standards across platform releases

Qualifications

• Experience testing in complex application environments.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain regression, smoke, functional and performance tests.
• Review historical releases to identify defects, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure platform changes are delivered with high quality, reliability and confidence.
• Maintain detailed, accurate and auditable QA documentation to meet regulatory obligations.
• Collaborate with product, development and support teams to validate upcoming releases.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA standards, tooling and practices.

Skills

QA testing

Automated testing

Agile delivery

CI/CD

Scripting languages

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Selenium

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Xray

Zephyr

UiPath

ABBYY

MuleSoft

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

Salary: Up to $130,000 + Superannuation

The Opportunity

12 Month Fixed-Term Contract | Adelaide (Hybrid)

Talenza is partnering with a purpose-led organisation operating in the disability and NDIS sector, committed to building an inclusive Australia where everyone can reach their potential. This organisation is a recognised leader in plan management, supporting people living with disability through transparent, ethical and client-centred financial services. Technology plays a critical role in enabling this mission, and they are now seeking a Manual QA Engineer to join their growing Technology & Quality Assurance team. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about quality engineering, automation excellence, and working in an environment where your work has genuine social impact.

About the Team

You'll be part of a collaborative Technology function responsible for designing, developing and supporting platforms used by staff, clients and providers nationwide. The focus is on industry-leading service delivery, strong cyber security, and regulatory compliance. Within the Quality Assurance stream, the Manual QA Engineer is instrumental in ensuring platform reliability, confidence in releases, and continuous improvement of testing practices.

The Role

As a Manual QA Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining robust automated testing frameworks across a complex application suite. You'll work closely with product managers, developers and support teams to ensure releases meet business, compliance and quality expectations. This is a hands-on role with strong influence across the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain test suites including regression, smoke, functional and performance tests
• Review historical software releases to identify defects, risks and improvement opportunities
• Ensure platform changes are delivered with high quality, reliability and confidence
• Maintain detailed, accurate and auditable QA documentation to meet regulatory obligations
• Collaborate with product, development and support teams to validate upcoming releases
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA standards, tooling and practices

What You'll Bring

Essential experience:

• Strong background in QA testing within complex application environments
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Salesforce
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and compliance

Desirable experience:

• Test tools such as Selenium, AccelQ, TestComplete or similar
• CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps
• Test management tools including JIRA, Xray or Zephyr
• Salesforce CRM testing experience
• Robotic Process Automation exposure (e.g. UiPath, ABBYY, MuleSoft)
• Performance and load testing (JMeter, LoadRunner)
• Security testing knowledge

What Success Looks Like

• High-quality, reliable releases with strong coverage
• Proactive collaboration across technology and product teams
• 100% compliance with governance, regulatory and reporting obligations
• Ongoing learning and awareness of the NDIS and disability sector
• Consistent contribution to a positive, accountable and team-focused culture

Culture & Values

You'll be joining an organisation that values:

• Client-centred service and genuine compassion
• Ethical, transparent and professional conduct
• Teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement
• Diversity, inclusion and community impact
• Sustainability and responsible business practices

Safeguarding & Compliance

Due to the nature of the work, successful candidates will be required to:

• Hold (or obtain) a Working With Children Check and NDIS Worker Clearance
• Complete mandatory NDIS and safeguarding training
• Comply with information security, intellectual property and WHS requirements

Why Apply?

• Purpose-driven work with real community impact
• Modern technology environment with a strong automation focus
• Supportive, values-led culture
• Opportunity to influence quality practices at scale