Senior Test Analyst

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development

Health & wellbeing programs

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice is seeking a Senior Test Analyst in Parramatta to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will prepare test cases, test plans and scripts, and perform system testing to ensure software solutions meet business needs.

The role focuses on automation readiness, regression testing, and collaborating with business and technical stakeholders in an agile setting. Temporary full-time role with a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Quality Assurance & Testing expertise: design, execute, and maintain system, integration, and regression testing.
• Analytical & problem-solving: analyse requirements, identify risks and defects, translate to test criteria.
• Stakeholder collaboration: work with business and technical teams in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and assist in creating acceptance criteria aligned with processes.
• Help create test plans and cases to ensure coverage for defined requirements.
• Identify test cases for automation regression suite with clear preconditions and steps.
• Update existing regression suite with new test cases and perform regression testing.
• Perform system and integration testing to meet acceptance criteria and avoid defects.
• Provide story point estimates of user stories with stakeholders.

Skills

QA & testing

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Location

Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

Senior Test Analyst

Employment type – Temporary Fulltime

Salary – Clerk grade 7/8 - $116,981.00 - $129,492.00 Plus superannuation and leave loading

Your role

The Senior Test Analyst works as part of as multi-disciplinary team responsible for digital product definition, development, implementation, maintenance and enhancement. The role is responsible for the preparation of test cases, test plans and test scripts and the performance of system testing to ensure software solutions are fit for purpose.

What you’ll do

• Analyse business requirements and assist with creating acceptance criteria which aligns with business processes
• Assist in the creation of test plans and cases that ensure test coverage for the defined requirements.
• Identify test cases required for the automation regression suite with defined preconditions, test steps and expected results.
• Assist with updating the existing regression suite with new/amended test cases and perform regression testing during project iterations and in release environment.
• Perform system and integration testing to ensure new/amended service endpoints and software meets defined acceptance criteria and that no defects are introduced.
• Provide story point estimates of user stories in consultation with relevant stakeholders.

What we’re looking for

• Quality Assurance & Testing Expertise – Strong ability to design, execute, and maintain system, integration, and regression testing to ensure high-quality software outcomes.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills – Ability to analyse business requirements, identify risks and defects, and translate requirements into effective test scenarios and acceptance criteria.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Time Management – Proven ability to work effectively with business and technical stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and support delivery across multiple projects in agile environments.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Applications close

30th October 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Tracy Lin via [e-mail].

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Matthew Oakley via [e-mail].

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.