Senior Test Analyst

RBA; 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 is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to join the Change Delivery team in Banking, focusing on testing changes to banking systems and real-time payment capabilities. You will apply functional and non-functional testing, working in an Agile environment and coordinating with multiple teams and vendors.

You will leverage Selenium and Playwright, and contribute to test automation within a Microsoft Copilot 365 environment, ensuring system integrity and reliability across complex

Qualifications

• Strong experience across all testing phases (functional, non-functional).
• Background in banking/payments testing is preferred.
• Experience with waterfall and/or Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Test changes to enhance and expand Banking systems and products.
• Work in a dynamic Agile delivery team reporting to Project Test Team Lead.
• Apply testing standards, processes and best practices.
• Create, support and execute functional and non-functional testing across domains.
• Use Selenium and Playwright; develop AI test agents in Microsoft Copilot 365.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing planning, processes and automation.
• Liaise with Banking, other departments, financial institutions and customers on testing needs.
• Communicate outcomes clearly in writing and verbally to the team.
• Collaborate actively within the team to drive successful results.

Skills

Testing expertise

Selenium

Playwright

AI test agents

Agile methodologies

Azure Cloud

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

Microsoft CoPilot 365

Job description

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.

Your development & career

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.

October 08, 2026

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