Based in Darwin - no remote option
- 12 month daily rate contract with extensions
- Government Healthcare experience essential
Large Government ICT organisation based in Darwin and delivering very complex, high value, and / or high-risk ICT programs and multi-year digital transformation initiatives is seeking a Test Analyst to support the delivery of a major program and perform a range of tasks including:
- requirements analysis and static testing
- test analysis, test condition identification, design, development and execution of test cases for system, system integration, user acceptance and production verification testing
- consult and gather input from business SMEs and development team in developing or supporting the development of user acceptance and production verification testing
- facilitating test case reviews
- recording of test results and evidence
- test data identification and creation
- troubleshooting test failures and errors
- raising defect records, participation in defect triage, and retesting fixes
- identification of regression tests in area of change
- create and maintain test case to requirement traceability
- raise risks and issues relating to testing to Test Manager
- provide test progress report and status updates.
**Deliverables**
Support project delivery and take responsibility for the following:
- consultation with project team, end-users and other key stakeholders to manage assigned test activities
- complete and provide review feedback on requirements, specifications and test cases
- test case creation, execution and management
**Essential Skills and Experience**
- Demonstrated experience in manual testing methods and tools such as Jira.
- Ability to troubleshoot and narrow down the specific conditions causing failure.
- Intermediate skills with SQL Server databases.
- Ability to identify product risks for targeted testing.
- Demonstrated accountability for reporting and reconciliation on testing outcomes to the Test Manager and stakeholders.
**Desirable Skills and Experience**
- Experience in developing and executing automation testing possibly using SmartBear Software.
- Experience in case management in child protection, youth justice, or similar systems will be well regarded.
- Experience working in a large scale/multi-year program environment will be well regarded.
- University degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or related field.
- High level social and written skills with ability to effectively support colleagues and stakeholders in the project and other interested stakeholders.
- Ability to work either in a large team environment with members of diverse cultures and backgrounds or remote offices connected to Darwin.
- Self-starter with high personal drive and a positive attitude.
- Disciplined and accountable for supporting and maintaining work products.
- Behaves in a respectful and professional manner, maintaining high integrity and transparency when delivering work.
- Excellent problem solver and critical thinker.
- Promotes teamwork and collaboration by engaging stakeholders and team members.
**The successful applicant will be required to be based in Darwin for the duration of the contract.