Test Planner – Flexible, Impactful Testing Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Australia seeks a Test Planner to join the Geoscience Australia Digital Earth programme, developing and maintaining fit-for-purpose test strategies and assurance activities across streams. You’ll work in an integrated delivery team, guiding test readiness and helping delivery teams manage quality risks throughout the lifecycle.

You will coordinate requirements-to-test traceability, establish test criteria, and report evidence-based results.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience planning and assuring testing for complex software, digital platforms or cloud-enabled solutions.
• Experience coordinating multiple test stages, environments, data and stakeholders across Agile/Hybrid delivery.
• Strong knowledge of test management, defect management, traceability and release readiness reporting.
• Excellent written communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and communicate risk-based test strategies and integrated plans.
• Assess requirements and designs to define coverage across functional, system and non-functional testing.
• Coordinate test readiness across environments, data and resources with DevOps and security teams.
• Establish requirements-to-test traceability and monitor test execution and quality risks.
• Provide evidence-based test reporting and drive continuous improvement in testing practices.

Skills

Test planning

Test management

Stakeholder engagement

Agile testing

Geospatial data

Cloud environments

Job description

Leidos Australia seeks a Test Planner to join the Geoscience Australia Digital Earth programme, developing and maintaining fit-for-purpose test strategies and assurance activities across streams. You’ll work in an integrated delivery team, guiding test readiness and helping delivery teams manage quality risks throughout the lifecycle.

You will coordinate requirements-to-test traceability, establish test criteria, and report evidence-based results.