QA Tester: Biosecurity Digital Systems

Department of Education and Training of Australia; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education and Training of Australia is seeking a Tester to join the Digital Business Division. You will plan, execute and report testing to support stable releases, identify defects and verify fixes within test automation frameworks.

You will develop and maintain automated scripts and collaborate with cross-functional teams across public sector ICT projects to deliver reliable digital services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in conducting testing (manual and automated) and using test automation tools.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, standards and accessibility requirements.
• Experience building and maintaining strong working relationships across teams and stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Experience managing multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Experience supervising and leading staff in an effective and positive manner.
• Experience working within public sector ICT or service delivery environments.
• Experience supporting digital, ICT or service delivery reforms.

Responsibilities

• reviewing system requirements, functional specifications and user stories to develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test cases and supporting test data
• undertaking functional, integration, regression, usability and security testing to ensure software solutions meet requirements
• testing updates, enhancements and maintenance activities for existing systems to support a consistent and reliable user experience
• performing testing of enterprise applications built using various server technologies, including validation of data integrity and business rules
• developing, maintaining and executing manual test suites using Azure DevOps and supporting the use of automated testing tools such as Tosca and Playwright
• working collaboratively with Agile delivery team members to understand system functionality and testing requirements
• applying best-practice testing methodologies including risk-based testing, traceability and evidence-based validation
• producing, maintaining and reporting on testing artefacts including test execution results, defect reports and testing status updates
• conducting testing of SOAP and REST web services to support internal system integrations and government interfaces
• managing defects in accordance with departmental processes including logging, prioritisation, retesting and confirmation of resolution.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Test automation tools

Agile delivery

Public sector ICT

Leadership

Risk-based testing

Tools

Azure DevOps

Tosca

Playwright

Job description

The Department of Education and Training of Australia is seeking a Tester to join the Digital Business Division. You will plan, execute and report testing to support stable releases, identify defects and verify fixes within test automation frameworks.

You will develop and maintain automated scripts and collaborate with cross-functional teams across public sector ICT projects to deliver reliable digital services.