Senior Test Engineer

Profectus; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Profectus is seeking multiple experienced Senior Test Engineers to support testing and cyber security uplift within an Australian Government agency. You will design and run complex functional and user acceptance testing, create test data in external vendor environments and lead a small test team.

The role covers test planning, test execution, defect management and team leadership, with hybrid working arrangements and onsite during initial weeks in Canberra.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in functional testing (SFIA TEST Level 5) and user acceptance testing (SFIA BPTS Level 4).
• Experience creating and executing complex test cases, test plans and test data.
• Experience working with external software vendors and testing in vendor environments.
• Experience in cyber resilience, security remediation or compliance initiatives within large ICT environments.
• Experience applying PSPF, ISM, Essential Eight and NIST guidelines.
• Experience leading or managing a small team, including performance management and mentoring.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with senior executives, technical specialists, business areas and external providers.
• Experience managing competing priorities and dependencies within tight timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute complex test cases based on detailed technical analysis of specifications.
• Develop and review test plans, test cases, task cards and supporting test data.
• Create complex test data within external software vendor environments.
• Review test cases written by team members to ensure quality.
• Assist with defining requirements for test environments.
• Record and analyse test results, and report unexpected outcomes.
• Identify, analyse, manage and document defects and deviations from requirements.
• Monitor time and effort to keep testing on schedule.
• Lead a small team, setting priorities and supporting wellbeing.
• Coach and mentor staff to build testing capability.
• Advise and assist external software vendors on testing and development.
• Contribute to team improvements, including tools, process changes and test automation.

Skills

Functional testing

User acceptance testing

Test case development

Test data creation

Vendor environments

Cyber security uplift

Security standards

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Priorities management

Tools

Test automation tools

Job description

Profectus is seeking multiple experienced Senior Test Engineers to support testing and cyber security uplift within an Australian Government agency. You will design and run complex functional and user acceptance testing, create test data in external vendor environments and lead a small test team. The work covers test planning, test execution, defect management and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and execute complex test cases based on detailed technical analysis of specifications
• Develop and review test plans, test cases, task cards and supporting test data
• Create complex test data within external software vendor environments
• Review test cases written by team members to ensure quality
• Assist with defining requirements for test environments
• Record and analyse test results, and report unexpected or unsatisfactory outcomes
• Identify, analyse, manage and document defects and behaviour inconsistent with requirements and design specifications
• Monitor time and effort to keep testing on schedule and ___ issues
• Lead a small team, including setting priorities, managing performance and supporting wellbeing
• Coach and mentor staff to build testing capability
• Advise and assist external software vendors on testing and development
• Contribute to team improvements, including tools, process changes and test automation

Required Experience

• Senior-level experience in functional testing (SFIA TEST Level 5) and user acceptance testing (SFIA BPTS Level 4)
• Experience creating and executing complex test cases, test plans and test data
• Experience working with external software vendors and testing in vendor environments
• Experience in cyber resilience, security remediation or compliance initiatives within large ICT environments
• Experience applying the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight and NIST
• Experience leading or managing a small team, including performance management and mentoring
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, working with senior executives, technical specialists, business areas and external providers
• Experience managing competing priorities and dependencies within tight timeframes

Desirable Experience

• Australian Government or other regulated environment experience
• Experience with cyber security, infrastructure or ICT uplift programs
• Exposure to large enterprise environments involving cloud platforms, identity and access management, security operations, applications and data services
• Experience with test automation tools and practices
• Ability to explain technical and cyber security concepts to non-technical audiences

Security Clearance Requirements

• Must be an Australian Citizen
• Must have an AGSVA NV1 Security Clearance

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid
• Onsite for the first six weeks, then a minimum of three days per week onsite
• ACT, QLD, VIC

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.