Senior Automation Test Analyst | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government digital services agency in Canberra seeks a Senior Automation Test Analyst to lead automation testing initiatives. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain automated testing processes. This role offers flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on digital government services. Candidates should have strong expertise in automation testing and experience with industry-leading tools like Tricentis Tosca.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Impactful career in public service

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and maintaining automated test suites.
• Ability to provide technical expertise in testing processes.
• Leadership experience in quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation testing initiatives within the Test Team.
• Develop and execute automated test strategies.
• Mentor team members in best practices for automation.

Skills

Automation testing

Tricentis Tosca

Technical guidance

Mentoring

Job description

Senior Automation Test Analyst
Full-time Permanent

Ready to make a real impact in your community by creating digital government services that are seamless and effortless? At Digital Canberra, our mission is to deliver user-friendly, secure, and time-saving digital services that just work - making everyday interactions easier for everyone.

We’re excited to welcome a passionate Senior Automation Test Analyst to lead our Test Team’s automation capability. If you’re an experienced, motivated professional eager to take ownership of automated testing, this is your chance to shine.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites using Tricentis Tosca and a variety of industry-leading tools.
• Provide expert technical guidance and troubleshooting support to ensure best practices are followed throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Lead and mentor within a dynamic project environment, driving quality and efficiency in our Endpoint User Services automation capability.

If you’re ready to lead innovation in digital government services and elevate testing automation to the next level, we want to hear from you!

At Digital Canberra, we offer a rewarding government career that has a direct, positive impact on your neighbourhood. You may be strategic, helping us lead technology investment decisions to build a genuinely connected Canberra. Or you may enjoy the hands-on satisfaction of working with the latest technology to keep our hospitals, schools, and government running. At Digital Canberra, you will make a difference!

As part of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS), Digital Canberra offers some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Australia. Flexible working in the ACTPS means we provide the opportunity to work remotely (from home) or from a choice of office locations around Canberra, although the exact arrangements will be discussed with your hiring manager, based on operational needs.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

• A current ACT Government CMTEDD Issued Personnel Vetting Program certificate (Baseline Clearance equivalent) is required for this position, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Notes: This is a permanent position available from 27 January 2026.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

This position is activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers may not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to apply:

• Submit a copy of your curriculum vitae and a response of no more than two pages, outlining how your experience makes you the perfect candidate (addressing the ‘What you require’ section in the Position Description). In your pitch, be sure to outline how you believe your experiences are transferable to be effective in the advertised role. Include specific examples of your experience, including the context, actions you took, and the outcomes you achieved.
• Refer to the Position Descriptionfor further information about this role. You may wish to speak to the listed contact officer if you have any queries once you have reviewed the Position Description.
• Attachments to the form should be in PDF format where possible.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Digital Canberra was established on the 1 July 2025, amalgamating positions which previously were advertised under Chief Ministers and Economic Development Directorate and ACT Health Directorate.

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Note

This is a permanent position available from 27 January 2026.