About the Company Compare the Market, yep, the one with the meerkats, is on an exciting growth trajectory and we are inviting experienced Senior Test Analysts to join us, where your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the high-quality testing of complex and innovative technical solutions, ultimately delivering exceptional quality to our customers that will make a significant impact on the lives of people all over Australia. At CTM, you won't just be an employee; you'll be a crucial part of our mission to empower our customers to make informed purchasing decisions across various insurance, finance, and household product categories; thereby improving and simplifying their lives, while saving them time, effort, and money. We are all about Integrity, Growth, Excellent Customer Service, and being Peerless - without compromise. About the Role We are looking for Senior Test Analysts whose key to success will be their enthusiasm, curiosity, knowledge of the insurance industry, and their ability to work collaboratively with others to build new systems that will be designed to support complex business models. As a CTM Senior Test Analyst professional, you are driven and passionate about Testing and Quality, and can lead the analysis, design, planning, preparation, and execution of testing across an enterprise scale application landscape. A strong background in insurance, health and financial systems will be highly advantageous. Compare the Market is currently redeveloping its core platform and using this to underpin all our service offerings including Energy, Insurance and Lending, so there will be scope to work on a range of projects covering our whole business. Accountabilities Working with agile teams to deliver quality solutions Working with the stakeholders and the teams to ensure Acceptance Criteria and tests are strong and of value Ensure estimations, goals and/or roadmaps have sufficient time to ensure quality Ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements Champion and own quality throughout the full lifecycle Proactively contribute and champion the delivery of quality improvements Independently and proactively embed quality into software engineering practices Lead quality and test reviews to ensure quality first is applied to all changes, applying a risk-based approach to priority and urgency Challenge ways of working to improve the quality of delivery Execute automated tests and exploratory tests using a risk-based approach Regularly share knowledge across the wider Quality Practice community and other disciplines Engage in Root Cause Analysis and Retrospectives to regularly inspect and adapt Design, code and maintain automated test cases Monitor the operation and performance of automated tests to ensure they are stable, performant and relevant Keep up to date with industry quality trends, tools, practices and share this knowledge Actively contribute to post-live quality checks and monitoring as necessary Apply discretionary effort to ensure the requirements of the role are fully met Educate and drive the wider team to design and execute test cases Experience Required Extensive Agile, software test and quality practice experience Extensive experience working with the full delivery lifecycle Proven experience of CI/CD Software Engineering practices Strong communicator who can articulate to different audiences Strong functional, exploratory and test automation experience Stakeholder/relationship management and problem-solving skills Confidence to challenge technical solutions, architecture decisions and test at a very technical level Testing qualification (e.g., ISTQB) Tertiary qualifications in IT, engineering, computer science or business-related discipline What we enjoy at Compare the Market At CTM, our workplace is both diverse and inclusive, and we cultivate a culture that is collaborative and innovative within our close-knit teams. We are a "work from the office" company as we believe that performance, culture, innovation and collaboration are at their best when we're working together in person. Besides getting to work with some really awesome fun-loving overachievers dedicated to leading, supporting, mentoring, challenging, and learning with you, day-to-day, you'll also get to enjoy: City fringe location - close to public transport and street parking. Compare the Market launched a 9-day fortnight trial in January 2024. This program is designed to offer employees greater flexibility in their work schedules while maintaining business performance and ensuring a healthy work-life balance. In summary, participants will work additional hours across the 9 working days to access every second Friday off. Your role will be eligible to participate in this trial if it suits your circumstances. We have vibrant social and community activities including annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events across each of our sites. Enjoy additional leave days - 'ME' leave and 'Volunteer Day' leave. Employee discounts on Car, Home, Travel insurance plus discounts with a broad range of providers, including gym memberships, accommodation, dental care and more. Income protection insurance provided to support you in the event of non-work related illness or injury. Access to the Employee Assistance Program Compare the Market is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We acknowledge that we are strengthened by diversity, and we encourage all applicants to apply who have the right to live and work in Australia. Intrigued? Don't limit yourself. Apply now … it's Simples!! *Note to Recruiters: We politely ask that you avoid any approaches or sending unsolicited resumes to our recruitment team and hiring leaders across our business.
