Test Planner

Leidos; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Test Planner to support Geoscience Australia's Digital Earth programme by developing and maintaining fit-for-purpose test strategies, plans and assurance activities across the Terminus, Tesseract and Ridan streams.

You'll work as part of an integrated delivery team, coordinating test readiness and guiding delivery teams to identify and manage quality risks throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and assuring testing for complex software and digital platforms.
• Experience coordinating multiple test stages across Agile, iterative and/or hybrid delivery.
• Strong knowledge of test management, defect management, traceability, quality risk assessment and release-readiness reporting.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and communicate risk-based test strategies, integrated test plans, schedules and estimates, aligned with evolving delivery priorities.
• Assess requirements, solution designs, user stories and acceptance criteria, defining appropriate coverage across functional, integration, system, regression, user acceptance, operational and non-functional testing.
• Coordinate test readiness across environments, test data, dependencies, resources and entry and exit criteria, working closely with developers, DevOps engineers, project managers, security specialists and business stakeholders.
• Establish requirements-to-test traceability, coordinate test reviews and defect triage, and monitor test execution, defects, blockers and residual quality risks throughout delivery.
• Provide clear, evidence-based test reporting, assurance and release-readiness advice, while contributing to continuous improvement in testing practices, templates, metrics and tooling.

Skills

Test planning

Test management

Stakeholder coordination

Agile delivery

Documentation

Job description

About Leidos Australia

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work. This includes:

• Flex Your Way - Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing That Matters - Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
• Learn Without Limits - Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
• Work That Makes an Impact - Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
• Build Your Future - Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
• And Much More - These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About the Team

You'll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

The Civil Digital Modernisation business delivers IT services to Australian Federal and State Government departments and agencies to accelerate digital modernisation and ensure secure, resilient, and adaptive environments that meet evolving regulatory, compliance, and business needs. Our approach integrates advancing data, AI, cloud, and automation delivering agility, security, efficiency, and innovation at scale.

The Opportunity

The Test Planner supports Geoscience Australia's Digital Earth programme by developing and maintaining fit-for-purpose test strategies, plans and assurance activities across the Terminus, Tesseract and Ridan streams. You'll work as part of an integrated delivery team, providing structured test guidance, coordinating test readiness and evidence, and helping delivery teams identify and manage quality risks throughout the delivery lifecycle.

In this role, you will:

• Develop, maintain and communicate risk-based test strategies, integrated test plans, schedules and estimates, aligned with evolving delivery priorities.
• Assess requirements, solution designs, user stories and acceptance criteria, defining appropriate coverage across functional, integration, system, regression, user acceptance, operational and non-functional testing.
• Coordinate test readiness across environments, test data, dependencies, resources and entry and exit criteria, working closely with developers, DevOps engineers, project managers, security specialists and business stakeholders.
• Establish requirements-to-test traceability, coordinate test reviews and defect triage, and monitor test execution, defects, blockers and residual quality risks throughout delivery.
• Provide clear, evidence-based test reporting, assurance and release-readiness advice, while contributing to continuous improvement in testing practices, templates, metrics and tooling.

About You

We are looking for someone who brings judgement, curiosity and a collaborative approach to work that matters.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience planning and assuring testing for complex software, digital platforms, data services or cloud-enabled solutions, with the ability to translate requirements and technical designs into pragmatic, risk-based test approaches.
• Experience coordinating multiple test stages, environments, test data, dependencies and stakeholder groups across concurrent Agile, iterative and/or hybrid delivery activities.
• Strong knowledge of test management, defect management, traceability, quality risk assessment and release-readiness reporting, including the ability to analyse results and communicate impacts and options clearly.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to prepare concise technical documentation and assurance artefacts for both technical and governance audiences.
• The ability to work with general direction and exercise judgement and autonomy, alongside sufficient technical unders