Senior Test Analyst: Lead Testing & Quality Strategy

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Canberra; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to lead and coordinate testing across functional, regression, system and integration levels for high-quality digital products.

In a collaborative agile environment, you will mentor test analysts, shape test strategy, and drive continuous improvement, automation adoption, and release readiness through close work with developers, analysts and stakeholders at CSIRO.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years' software testing and QA experience.
• Relevant IT qualification or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven leadership across end-to-end testing activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional, regression, system, and integration testing activities.
• Develop and communicate test strategies and plans.
• Mentor test analysts and build testing capability.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to support strategic objectives.
• Produce test reports and release-readiness assessments.

Skills

Testing leadership

Test automation

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Communication

Education

Tertiary IT qualification

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

NFT tools

REST APIs

Job description

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to lead and coordinate testing across functional, regression, system and integration levels for high-quality digital products.

In a collaborative agile environment, you will mentor test analysts, shape test strategy, and drive continuous improvement, automation adoption, and release readiness through close work with developers, analysts and stakeholders at CSIRO.