Tester

Department of Education and Training of Australia; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education and Training of Australia is seeking a Tester to join the Digital Business Division. You will plan, execute and report testing to support stable releases, identify defects and verify fixes within test automation frameworks.

You will develop and maintain automated scripts and collaborate with cross-functional teams across public sector ICT projects to deliver reliable digital services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in conducting testing (manual and automated) and using test automation tools.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, standards and accessibility requirements.
• Experience building and maintaining strong working relationships across teams and stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Experience managing multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Experience supervising and leading staff in an effective and positive manner.
• Experience working within public sector ICT or service delivery environments.
• Experience supporting digital, ICT or service delivery reforms.

Responsibilities

• reviewing system requirements, functional specifications and user stories to develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test cases and supporting test data
• undertaking functional, integration, regression, usability and security testing to ensure software solutions meet requirements
• testing updates, enhancements and maintenance activities for existing systems to support a consistent and reliable user experience
• performing testing of enterprise applications built using various server technologies, including validation of data integrity and business rules
• developing, maintaining and executing manual test suites using Azure DevOps and supporting the use of automated testing tools such as Tosca and Playwright
• working collaboratively with Agile delivery team members to understand system functionality and testing requirements
• applying best-practice testing methodologies including risk-based testing, traceability and evidence-based validation
• producing, maintaining and reporting on testing artefacts including test execution results, defect reports and testing status updates
• conducting testing of SOAP and REST web services to support internal system integrations and government interfaces
• managing defects in accordance with departmental processes including logging, prioritisation, retesting and confirmation of resolution.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Test automation tools

Agile delivery

Public sector ICT

Leadership

Risk-based testing

Tools

Azure DevOps

Tosca

Playwright

Job description

Ready to make an impact where it counts? Join us as a Tester and play a key role in keeping critical digital systems running smoothly. Bring your technical expertise, problem solving skills and leadership mindset to support essential services that enable biosecurity and regulatory outcomes.

Why YOU are important to us and what impact will you have on the Digital Business Division and the departments' goal.

The Digital Business Division (DBD) delivers digital products and services across DAFF, including export and biosecurity regulation, operations and compliance, as well as corporate areas. The division is focussed on modernising DAFF's digital capabilities and delivering substantial digital business and service reforms across exports and biosecurity for the department and industry. We collaborate across Government to promote sharing and re-use of digital products, tools and capabilities.

The Digital Solutions and Enablement (DSE) Branch provides retail digital and data services for a range of different business areas across the Biosecurity and Compliance Group. The branch operates in an agile and continually evolving digital and data environment which has unique challenges and opportunities. The branch is highly connected and integrated with relevant business areas in Biosecurity and Compliance.

The Biosecurity Integrated Information System (BIIS) Operations and Self-assessed Clearance (SAC) Systems (BOSS) Section is responsible for the sustainment, technical change, and operational support of the department's core import and SAC systems, including the Import Management System (IMS) and Document Lodgement Service (DLS). The section manages BIIS Platform releases, security and integration with broader digital programs, working closely with business and delivery partners to ensure stable and compliant operations.

The Digital Identity and Account Team is responsible for designing, delivering, governing and operating DAFF's external digital identity, account and access management capabilities. The team provides the platforms, services and policies that enable customers to securely access DAFF digital services, manage their identities and business relationships and act on behalf of individuals or organisations. This includes customer authentication, multi-factor authentication, access and authorisation management, customer accounts and profiles, digital identity governance and integration with whole-of-government digital identity services. The team works across the department to ensure identity services are secure, compliant, reusable and provide a consistent customer experience across DAFF's digital channels.

This is where you play an important role.

The Tester ensures digital systems meet business and technical requirements by planning, executing and reporting on testing to support stable releases and quality outcomes. They identify defects, assess risk and verify fixes through regression and end-to-end testing. Working within test automation frameworks they select tools, develop and maintain automated scripts and conduct technical testing to current standards. Testers collaborate with developers, analysts, vendors and change teams to resolve issues, maintain testing records, adapt to Agile or Waterfall delivery and align delivery capacity with business expectations.

The main duties of a Tester may include, but are not limited to:

• reviewing system requirements, functional specifications and user stories to develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test cases and supporting test data
• undertaking functional, integration, regression, usability and security testing to ensure software solutions meet agreed business and technical requirements
• testing updates, enhancements and maintenance activities for existing biosecurity systems to support a consistent and reliable user experience across environments and platforms
• performing testing of enterprise applications built using various server technologies (.NET, SQL, Centura, Delphi, C++ and more), including validation of data integrity and business rules
• developing, maintaining and executing manual test suites using Azure DevOps and supporting the use of automated testing tools such as Tosca and Playwrite where applicable
• working collaboratively with Agile delivery team members (including developers, business analysts and other testers) to understand system functionality and testing requirements
• applying best-practice testing methodologies including risk-based testing, traceability and evidence-based validation
• producing, maintaining and reporting on testing artefacts including test execution results, defect reports and testing status updates
• conducting testing of SOAP and REST web services to support internal system integrations and business-to-government (B2G) interfaces
• managing defects in accordance with departmental processes including logging, prioritisation, retesting and confirmation of resolution.

Please note that this recruitment process will initially be used to fill two ongoing vacancies in the sections listed above and that the roles may be able to be performed from any of the locations listed on the Job Description. The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies in the division where the duties are of a similar nature.

Who we are looking for

Knowledge and experience

• Proven experience in conducting testing (manual and automated) and using test automation tools.
• A strong understanding of testing methodologies, standards and accessibility requirements.
• Experience building and maintaining strong working relationships across teams and other stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes.
• Experience managing multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Experience supervising and leading staff in an effective and positive manner.
• Experience working within public sector ICT or service delivery environments.
• Experience supporting digital, ICT or service delivery reforms.

VetPaths

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