Test Lead Consultant

Accenture Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Career development program

Local and international career机会

Job summary

Accenture Australia is seeking an experienced Test Lead-Consultant to own test strategy, planning and delivery for POS solutions. You will manage functional, integration, API and performance testing, and collaborate with business, product and engineering teams across delivery.

The role requires hands-on testing expertise, stakeholder management and experience with JMeter. You will mentor engineers, handle UAT support, and participate in release readiness and production validation.

Qualifications

• Experience in test management, strategy and governance for large programs.
• POS knowledge including transactions, payments, pricing, promotions, returns, reconciliation and integrations.
• Expertise in functional and non-functional testing, API testing, defect management and impact analysis.
• Hands-on experience with JMeter and API performance testing.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC and UAT processes.
• Occasional early morning shift (As needed)
• Should be ready to work 2 weekends a month.

Responsibilities

• Lead test strategy, planning and execution of POS applications.
• Define test scope, scenarios, cases, acceptance criteria and quality metrics.
• Manage functional, integration, system, regression, API and performance testing.
• Coordinate with business, product and engineering teams throughout delivery.
• Lead defect triage, risk management, reporting and quality governance.
• Support UAT, release readiness, production validation and deployment.
• Mentor test engineers and drive consistent quality practices.

Skills

Test management

POS testing

API testing

JMeter

Stakeholder management

JIRA

Confluence

Agile/Scrum

SDLC

UAT processes

Shift availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Test Lead-Consultant to own test strategy, planning and delivery for our client and Point of Sale (POS) solutions. The role requires strong domain knowledge, stakeholder management and hands-on performance testing experience, preferably with JMeter.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead test strategy, planning and execution of POS applications.
• Define test scope, scenarios, cases, acceptance criteria and quality metrics.
• Manage functional, integration, system, regression, API and performance testing.
• Coordinate with business, product and engineering teams throughout delivery.
• Lead defect triage, risk management, reporting and quality governance.
• Support UAT, release readiness, production validation and deployment.
• Mentor test engineers and drive consistent quality practices.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in test management, strategy and governance for large programs.
• POS knowledge, including transactions, payments, pricing, promotions, returns, reconciliation and integrations.
• Expertise in functional and non-functional testing, API testing, defect management and impact analysis.
• Hands-on experience with JMeter and API performance testing.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC and UAT processes.
• Occasional early morning shift (As needed)
• Should be ready to work 2 weekends a month.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with store platforms, store applications and large transformation programs.
• Experience leading distributed test teams across multiple workstreams.
• ISTQB, Agile, Scrum, SAFe or performance-testing certification.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.

On-call and Shift Expectations

• 1 week in a month early morning shift (3:30 am to 11 am)
• 1 weekend in a month (morning / regular shift) as per rotation

Benefits of working at Accenture

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia and New Zealand

At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work.

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