Test Lead

HBF Health; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully subsidised Gold Hospital Insurance Cover

Flexible working and work from home options

3 additional wellbeing days each year

2 volunteering days per year

Access to corporate discounts

Job summary

A leading health insurance provider in Australia seeks a Test Lead to oversee quality assurance initiatives. You will develop test strategies and lead a team to ensure high-quality deliverables across digital platforms. This role requires strong mentoring skills and collaborative work with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in testing and a passion for improving processes within an agile environment. Benefits include flexible work options and health cover.

Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to influence teams without authority.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies, plans, and reports.
• Lead and mentor a team of Test Analysts.
• Coordinate release windows and regression suites.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align testing with requirements.
• Contribute to testing frameworks and continuous improvement.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Functional testing

Integration testing

End-to-end (E2E) testing

Release management

Defect management

Mentoring

Collaboration

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Zephyr

Job description

As the Test Lead at HBF, you’ll join our Quality Assurance Engineering Chapter supporting the delivery of technology solutions that our members rely on every day. You’ll play a key role in shaping how we test, release, and improve our digital platforms and staff assets, leading test initiatives, providing guidance to your team and ensuring delivery excellence across multiple systems. This permanent opportunity blends hands-on testing expertise with leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across HBF Health.

What you’ll do

• Develop test strategies, plans, and reports that drive real outcomes
• Lead and mentor a talented team of Test Analysts, helping them grow and develop
• Coordinate release windows, smoke testing, and regression suites across multiple platforms
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Delivery Leads, and business stakeholders to ensure testing is aligned with requirements, standards, and HBF’s risk appetite
• Contribute to testing frameworks, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

• Fully subsidised Gold Hospital Insurance Cover
• Flexible working and work from home options
• 3 additional wellbeing days each year (on top of our standard 20 days annual and 10 days personal leave)
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Access to corporate discounts across gyms, retail, restaurants, and hotels

About you

You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy solving complex problems with smart, digital-first solutions. You have experience in functional, integration, E2E testing, release management, and defect management, and you’re comfortable working across CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery environments.

You’re confident influencing without authority, guiding teams through testing cycles, and delivering outcomes that matter. Coaching, mentoring, and developing people comes naturally to you, and you know how to balance detail-oriented work with big-picture thinking.

If you have experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, Zephyr (or similar), and a strong understanding of the software development and project management lifecycle, you’ll feel right at home in this role.

Next Steps

To apply, click on the “Apply Now" button to complete your application and send through a copy of your CV outlining your skills and experience in relation to this role.

Commitment to diversity & inclusion

At HBF, we believe in the potential of every individual. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are celebrated.

We encourage applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] to discuss how we can accommodate.

To learn more about our commitments visit: Community Initiatives | HBF Health Insurance