JOB DESCRIPTION:
**Location of work: ACT, NSW, SA**
**Security clearance: Australian Citizen, Must be able to obtain Baseline**
**Job details**
**Key duties and responsibilities**
**Key Accountabilities**:This position requires a comprehensive understanding of the role of testing in software development lifecycle. Strong capability in defining the scope of testing within the context of each release / delivery based on requirements. Defect identification and management is an integral part of this role to ensure delivery of a quality product.
**Specific**
**Key Accountabilities are detailed below**:
- Testing Management
- Assist in the development of test strategies/plan and test estimates
- Creation and documentation of test cases based on requirements and other artefacts.
- Creating or running test reports and communicating within the project team.
- Assist in triaging defects to ensure categories of failures are identified and categorised appropriately
- Execute manual test cases for multiple test phases
- Assist and guide business users during User Acceptance Testing
- Working relationships and Interpersonal skills
- Work within a small multi-disciplined and geographically dispersed team
- Effective communication across a wide range of audiences and ability to adapt approach to suit the audience
- Ability to effectively communicate, help others to understand and demonstrate how success/failure of a requirement/solution is validated
- Be able to effectively communicate with those that demonstrate low technical or testing expertise/knowledge
- Managing Testing Lifecyle
- Lead Testing and UAT activities including working with the project team to facilitate the business executing UAT
- Perform the execution of a number of test phases including System Testing and System Integration Testing
- Defect Identification, Management and Communication
- Working to resolve and unblock testing including requirements clarifications (either with BA or requirement owner)
**Essential Requirements**
- Minimum of 2-3 years' experience covering all areas of the testing lifecycle in multiple industries
- Experience in working in a collaborative and distributed Agile environment with mínimal direction and supervision.
- Experience in Agile development lifecycle and practices
- The ability to liaise with staff across all levels of the business
- Experience in writing and execution of test cases
- Familiarity with being able to run, analyse and report on test outcomes
- Experience in reviewing and assessing testability of requirements
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experience in the use of Testing Tools specifically Azure Devops
**Desirable**
- Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience desirable
- ISTQB Test Analyst Certification
- ISTQB Certified Foundation Level Agile Tester
**Job Type**: Contract
Contract length: 24 months
Pay: $800.00 - $900.00 per day
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (preferred)
Application Deadline: 27/07/2025
Expected Start Date: 18/08/2025