Capability Lead Quality Assurance & Testing

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 132,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Wellness Benefits

Job summary

MBIE in Wellington seeks an experienced testing leader to join as Capability Lead, Quality Assurance & Testing. You will provide strategic leadership to a team of testing professionals and partner with stakeholders, vendors, and delivery teams to ensure robust and reliable solutions.

Reporting to the Manager Quality Assurance & Testing, you will shape MBIE's testing capability, drive high-quality outcomes across complex digital programmes, and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading testing capabilities and teams.
• Strong knowledge of testing practices, tools and methodologies.
• Experience across multiple SDLC delivery frameworks, including Agile.

Responsibilities

• Lead MBIE's testing capability and team of testing professionals.
• Partner with stakeholders, vendors and delivery teams to ensure robust solutions.
• Drive quality outcomes across complex digital programmes and initiatives.

Skills

Test Management SME

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Agile methodologies

Strategic thinking

Job description

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE Discover a career with purpose at MBIE Lead a high-performing team, developing testing capability while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Drive quality outcomes across complex digital programmes, partnering with stakeholders, vendors, and delivery teams to ensure robust and reliable solution Full time permanent opportunity | Wellington based Salary range: $132,417 - $160,472 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits You must be able to meet MBIE's Privileged Access requirements to hold this role. These requirements are similar to those for holding a New Zealand security clearance, and involve criminal, credit and background checks. Applicants should generally have a verifiable history of residing in NZ, AU, CA, US and/or UK for the five years prior to commencing employment.

About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:

High-quality testing plays a critical role in ensuring the systems and services we deliver are robust, reliable, and fit for purpose. We're looking for an experienced testing leader to join us as our Capability Lead, Quality Assurance & Testing. As Capability Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and leading MBIE's testing capability. Reporting to the Manager Quality Assurance & Testing, you'll provide strategic leadership, technical expertise, and people leadership to a team of testing professionals while partnering closely with stakeholders across the Ministry, technology teams, vendors, and suppliers. You'll be a trusted advisor who champions the value of quality assurance and testing, helping to ensure successful delivery across a diverse portfolio of technology programmes and initiatives.

Skills and Experience Required - Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana:

• Proven experience as a Test Management Subject Matter Expert
• Strong knowledge of contemporary testing practices, tools, and methodologies
• Experience working across multiple SDLC methodologies and delivery frameworks, including Agile environments
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring, and performance development
• The ability to influence and build credibility with a diverse stakeholder group
• Strong strategic thinking and sound decision-making capability
• Experience driving quality outcomes across complex technology programmes
• Excellent relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development
• A collaborative leadership style and a passion for developing high-performing teams
• Must have legal right to live and work in NZ
• Have the ability to gain and maintain a national security clearance (Check: Getting and maintaining a national security clearance | Protective Security Requirements)

About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders. We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable. People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours. Mahi Tahi - Better Together Māia- Bold and brave Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future Pono Me Te Tika - Own It Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'. MBIE recognises the partnership founded under TeTiritio Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to TeTiritio Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa NewZealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities. E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapa kua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Applications close on Sunday, 23rd August 2026 at 23:59