Opportunity 12-month rolling hourly rate contract in Melbourne with hybrid work from home flexibility (2 in office, 3 from home). This is an exciting opportunity to head up the testing strategy and delivery for a new greenfields project within a larger multi-stream transformation program. You will be leading 2-3 Testers and setting up the testing strategy, plans and operating rhythm for a new EDW. You will be joining the Analytics and Data Division responsible for the EDW and BI/Analytics solutions including new prototypes to deliver insights to drive performance. Role Develop Test Strategy and Test Planning documents to align with project release plans and delivery methodology Manage the testing information system repository and team access Manage UAT and business user engagement coordinating user testing Identify and plan test activities for the testing resources for the various testing deliverables for the project Plan, monitor, and manage the day-to-day test testing team activities and deliverables Author test summary reports necessary as required and reports on the progress of testing Provide a daily and weekly status report for testing activities Manage and deliver testing activities as per the approved Test Acceptance Plan / Test Plan for the project Coordinate with Application Developers, Business Analysts, Test Analysts, SMEs, 3rd party vendors Facilitate defect triage meetings Requirements Proof of Australian Citizenship to clear federal background checks At least 10 years’ experience as a Test Lead or Test Manager, in a large-complex organisations (federal or state government nice to have) Experience driving projects within larger multi-stream programs (presently 12 streams and growing!) Experience testing EDW and datalakes and analytics solutions with strong SQL skills and ETL (eg Teradata, Snowflake, Power Apps, SAS Viya) End-to-end testing (functional, regression, performance, SIT, UAT) Proven experience building successful relationships across teams and external delivery partners/vendors to effectively manage critical path dependencies and escalations. Extensive experience managing a team of Testers, but also willingness to still be hands on Proven track record managing and leading testing deliverables from developing the testing strategy and plans through to execution, go/no-go decisions and support Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal Apply Please apply via the links provided or email your resume to kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com