Quality Assurance Lead – Hybrid, Enable Release Quality

Export Finance Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

18 weeks parental leave

Induction onboarding program

Fitness and wellbeing initiatives

Income protection insurance

Job summary

Export Finance Australia in Sydney is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead to establish and improve QA frameworks for technology projects, promoting a risk-based testing approach and release readiness.

You will guide business and technology teams, drive test planning, evidence collection, and defect management while expanding test automation and measuring delivery quality. The role emphasizes collaboration across Data, Digital & AI, Technology, and partners.

Qualifications

• Five years' relevant experience in quality assurance, software testing or technology delivery.
• Experience establishing, improving or applying quality assurance and testing frameworks for technology projects and system changes.
• Experience reviewing testing approaches and evidence, identifying quality risks and supporting release readiness.
• Practical knowledge of test strategy, integration testing, user acceptance testing, regression testing, defect management and release quality gates.
• Ability to define meaningful quality measures, interpret trends and translate insights into practical improvements.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing skills across business, delivery and technical teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop practical guidance for varied audiences.
• Experience in a regulated industry or an organisation with formal risk and governance obligations is desirable.
• Experience introducing or expanding test automation and working with delivery partners or external testing resources is desirable.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or professional certification in quality assurance, software testing, technology or a related discipline is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain EFA's quality assurance framework, standards and testing approach for technology projects and system changes.
• Provide guidance to business and technology teams to support effective test planning, execution, evidence and defect management.
• Review testing progress and outcomes, providing evidence-based advice on quality risks and release readiness.
• Establish and report concise quality measures to identify delivery trends, systemic issues and improvement opportunities.
• Support the appropriate adoption of testing tools and proportionate test automation capability.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners, promoting shared accountability and continuous improvement in quality practices.

Skills

Quality assurance

Testing frameworks

Release readiness

Test strategy

Quality measures

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Regulated industry knowledge

Test automation

Quality certifications

QA qualifications

Education

Quality assurance/ software testing qualification

Job description

Export Finance Australia in Sydney is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead to establish and improve QA frameworks for technology projects, promoting a risk-based testing approach and release readiness.

You will guide business and technology teams, drive test planning, evidence collection, and defect management while expanding test automation and measuring delivery quality. The role emphasizes collaboration across Data, Digital & AI, Technology, and partners.