Senior Test Analyst

Reserve Bank of Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

End of trip facilities

On-site cafe

Job summary

Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney CBD is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to join the Change Delivery team in Banking. You will ensure new and enhanced systems and interfaces perform as expected, and manage deployment risk through rigorous testing.

You will test changes using manual and automated methods (Selenium/Playwright) and contribute to test automation in an Azure Cloud environment, with an agile delivery framework and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience across all phases of testing including functional, non-functional.
• Background in banking or payments is preferred.
• Familiarity with agile and waterfall delivery models.
• Experience delivering test automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Test changes to enhance and expand Banking's systems and products, including real-time payment capabilities.
• Work in a dynamic agile team reporting to the Project Test Team Lead.
• Apply testing standards and best practices consistently.
• Create, support and execute functional and non-functional testing across multiple domains.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, processes and automation.
• Collaborate with banking, operations, vendors and customers on testing requirements.

Skills

Functional testing

Automation testing

Agile

Waterfall

Test automation

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Microsoft Copilot 365

Azure Cloud

Job description

Reserve Bank of Australia - Sydney CBD NSW

• Exciting opportunity to work in a high performing team delivering banking and payment solutions.
  
• Impactful work that helps make a difference to the Australian community.
  
• Access to a wide range of staff benefits newly refreshed end of trip facilities and on-site cafe.

Contribute to work that makes a difference

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Test Analyst to join the Change Delivery team in Banking which provides a range of transactional banking services to Australian Government departments and agencies, as well as a number of overseas central banks and institutions.

As a Senior Test Analyst, you will ensure new and enhanced systems, services, configurations, packages and interfaces perform as expected, and the risks associated with deployment are adequately identified, mitigated and accepted by all relevant parties.

In this role you will:

• Undertake the testing of changes to enhance and expand Banking's systems and products (e.g. new real-time payment capabilities driven by industry initiatives).
  
• Work in a dynamic team environment which adopts an agile delivery framework reporting directly to the Project Test Team Lead.
  
• Consistently demonstrate the application of testing standards, processes and best practices.
  
• Knowledge and Application: Create, support and execute functional testing (manual or automated) or non-functional testing (performance, failover and accessibility testing etc.) in more than one business domain and/or complex projects.
  
• Experience in Selenium &/ Playwright, the creation of AI test agents in a Microsoft CoPilot 365 environment.
  
• Identify improvement opportunities in testing including planning, processes and automation to ensure testing delivers high-quality outcomes of system integrity, stability and reliability.
  
• Liaise with other sections in Banking, operational staff in other departments, financial institutions and customers on their testing requirements.
  
• Effectively communicate verbally and via correspondence (e.g. email narrative and documentation) to deliver successful outcomes as a team.
  
• Actively participate and thrive in a collaborative team environment.

Your team

This role will see the successful candidate working with business analysts, developers, test analysts and implementation analysts in a high performing team which operates in a collaborative way of working focused on achieving positive business outcomes.

Your background

We are looking for a self-starter who is highly motivated and driven individual with strong experience in all phases of testing (e.g. functional), preferably with a background in banking and/or payment solutions. You will require experience with Waterfall and/or Agile delivery frameworks. It is desirable that you have knowledge and hands-on experience in the delivery of test automation frameworks and tools and testing in an Azure Cloud environment. Experience working in large programs of work interacting with multiple different teams and vendors.

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the Australian community, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports people's growth, well-being and promotes flexibility.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.