Senior Test Analyst

Profectus; Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Profectus is seeking multiple experienced Senior Test Analysts to support an Australian Government agency. You will determine and carry out testing activities to validate the design and behaviour of systems and services, working closely with development teams and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities include test strategy, integration testing, UAT, defect management, and maintaining traceability across requirements and test artefacts.

Qualifications

• Senior Test Analyst with experience in complex delivery programs.
• ISTQB certification or equivalent practical testing experience.
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence for test management.
• Experience managing defects through full lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based environments and system integration.
• Experience delivering system integration testing, user acceptance testing and regression testing.
• Ability to present technical and testing information clearly to stakeholders.
• Experience leading or coordinating a small test team (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders to understand business risks and define measurable acceptance criteria for new or enhanced software features.
• Work with development teams to understand system architecture, integrations, constraints, infrastructure and downstream impacts of change.
• Design, maintain and execute test strategies, test plans and test cases, including regression testing.
• Perform system integration testing and user acceptance testing for new features, enhancements and defect fixes.
• Identify, analyse, log and prioritise defects, and verify fixes through re-testing.
• Maintain full traceability between requirements, acceptance criteria, test scenarios and test cases.
• Select, apply and document suitable test techniques and methodologies to achieve effective test coverage.
• Produce and maintain test artefacts, including test plans, reports and metrics.
• Make sure acceptance criteria and definition of done are understood, agreed, documented and met.
• Lead and coordinate testing activities, including allocating work, setting priorities and evaluating testing outcomes against business objectives.

Skills

Test planning

Acceptance criteria

Stakeholder communication

Test strategy

Defect management

Education

ISTQB certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Profectus is seeking multiple experienced Senior Test Analysts to support software testing and quality assurance within an Australian Government agency. You will determine and carry out testing activities to validate the design and behaviour of systems and services, working closely with development teams and business stakeholders. The work covers test strategy and planning, system integration testing, user acceptance testing and defect management.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders to understand business risks and impacts, and define clear, measurable acceptance criteria for new or enhanced software features
• Work with development teams to understand system architecture, integrations, constraints, infrastructure and the downstream impacts of change
• Design, maintain and execute test strategies, test plans and test cases, including regression testing
• Perform system integration testing and user acceptance testing for new features, enhancements and defect fixes
• Identify, analyse, log and prioritise defects, and verify fixes through re-testing
• Maintain full traceability between requirements, acceptance criteria, test scenarios and test cases
• Select, apply and document suitable test techniques and methodologies to achieve effective test coverage
• Produce and maintain test artefacts, including test plans, reports and metrics
• Make sure acceptance criteria and definition of done are understood, agreed, documented and met
• Lead and coordinate testing activities, including allocating work, setting priorities and evaluating testing outcomes against business objectives

Required Experience

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Test Analyst in complex delivery programs
• ISTQB certification or equivalent practical testing experience
• Hands‑on experience with Jira and Confluence for test and work management
• Experience managing defects through their full lifecycle, from identification to verified closure
• Strong understanding of cloud-based environments and system integration concepts, including dependencies and downstream impacts of change
• Experience delivering system integration testing, user acceptance testing and regression testing
• Experience maintaining traceability between requirements, acceptance criteria and test cases
• Ability to present technical and testing information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable Experience

• Experience on Defence or national security programs
• Experience leading or coordinating a small test team
• Exposure to test automation tools and practices
• Experience producing test metrics and reporting for program governance
• Advanced ISTQB certification (e.g. Test Analyst or Test Manager)

Security Clearance Requirements

• Must be an Australian Citizen
• Must have a current AGSVA Positive Vetting (TSPV) Security Clearance

Working Arrangements

• Onsite
• Canberra or Melbourne

Why Profectus

Profectus partners with Australian Government agencies to deliver trusted ICT capability across complex delivery programs. We take a long term, relationship driven approach, supporting our people across the full lifecycle of their engagement while contributing to outcomes of national importance.