Application closing date: Tuesday, 12 November 2024 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (in Canberra)
Estimated start date: Monday, 02 December 2024
Location of work: ACT
Working arrangements: Candiates will be required to work from the Services Australia office. WFH may be considered 2-3 days per week but will be considered on a case by case basis.
Length of contract: 12 Months
Contract extensions: 2x 12 months
Security clearance: Ability to obtain Baseline clearance
Rates: $90 - $120 per hour (inc. super)
Services Australia is seeking a Senior Test Engineers to ensure that ICT solutions improve quality, performance, architectural and functional requirements and are fit for business purpose. Senior Test Engineers ensure that all test effort activities are effectively completed and carried out in accordance with agreed test guidelines. Senior Test Engineers work under the limited direction of senior staff. They exercise both initiative and judgement in the interpretation of policy and in the application of practices and procedures. Decision making is dependent on judgement, skills and knowledge. Senior Test Engineers manage and organise their own work in the context of competing priorities, including contributing to business planning, changes in workplace practices and innovative improvement strategies. Senior Test Engineers may manage a team.
Key duties may include, but are not limited to:
create and execute complex test cases on appropriate testing platforms using own in-depth technical analysis of specifications create complex test data within external software vendor environment review test cases from team members to ensure quality develop and review test plans, test cases, task cards and supporting test data, working to the specifications provided apply in-depth technical analysis, practices and procedures when designing, executing and creating test cases assist with defining requirements for the test environments record and analyse test results, and report any unexpected or unsatisfactory outcomes contribute to team improvement initiatives and projects, including team tools, process changes, and test automation identify, analyse, manage and document all defects, programming errors and operational characteristics that are inconsistent with stated requirements and design specifications conduct testing to ensure the ICT Service functions as per requirements create test data in vendor environment. monitor and manage time and effort to ensure test cases are running to project schedule and escalate any issues manage a small team including setting local priorities, managing resources, and assisting with the development of work plans manage and support a team including managing performance, attendance, health and wellbeing develop staff capability through coaching, mentoring and training ensure work aligns with business processes and overall delivery outcomes collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure effective and timely implementation of projects provide advice and assistance to external software vendors in regards to testing and development of software resolve or escalate issues as required and suggest alternative approaches perform cost analysis activities as required exercise appropriate delegation in accordance with legislation and guidelines.PrimaryKnowledge/Skills/Systems/Tools required for role include: Experience with SAP CRMEssential Criteria Demonstrated experience of a minimum of two (2) years working as a Tester in large scale Australian Public Sector environment or similar.
Desirable Criteria The Candidate's employment history, prior experience in undertaking the same or similar role for an organisation of the same or similar size and complexity as Services Australia. The Candidate's professional qualifications, relevant to the position being applied for. The Candidate's professional accreditations, if applicable to the position being applied for. The Candidate's skills relevant to the position being applied for. The response describing how the Candidate's skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications would contribute to the position being applied for.
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