Senior Test Lead - Power Systems & Automation

XPT Software; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT SoftwareAustralia PTY Ltd is seeking a Principal Tester to lead planning, execution, and delivery of testing across major programs and operational activities in the power systems domain. The role requires expert test planning, automation, and defect management skills, with SME-level knowledge and strong stakeholder engagement.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in testing IT projects, experience in test strategies, plans, and automation using tools like Playwright and Postman, plus

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience testing software, including design, execution and defect management.
• Experience as a senior testing role with IT project testing strategies and plans.
• Strong understanding of testing principles for IT projects, including UI/API/database testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead test strategy development aligned with critical power system operation software implementations.
• Ensure test data suites align with test plans and strategies.
• Verify environments support functional, regression and user acceptance testing.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and Leads to deliver solutions while balancing test coverage vs risk.
• Support Production Readiness activities and documentation.
• Act as SME for Power Systems testing and provide ongoing enhancements.
• Comply with Workplace Health and Safety and relevant regulations.

Skills

Test planning

Test execution

Defect management

Automation testing

SQL proficiency

Stakeholder management

Power systems knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

ISTQB certification

Tools

Playwright

Postman

Jira

PractiTest

Source control (Git)

Job description

XPT SoftwareAustralia PTY Ltd is seeking a Principal Tester to lead planning, execution, and delivery of testing across major programs and operational activities in the power systems domain. The role requires expert test planning, automation, and defect management skills, with SME-level knowledge and strong stakeholder engagement.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in testing IT projects, experience in test strategies, plans, and automation using tools like Playwright and Postman, plus