About The University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is one of Australia's leading universities and has an international reputation for excellence in teaching, learning and research. It has almost 24,000 students enrolled across four faculties and is committed to student success and research excellence.
* Lead quality assurance activities across major enterprise transformation projects at UWA.
* Contribute to critical payroll, rostering, and workforce technology initiatives through both manual and automated testing.
* Full‐time appointment on a fixed‐term basis for 12 months.
* Competitive base salary plus 17% superannuation.
About the area
UWA is making significant investments in the Information and Technology Services to enable its strategic direction and goals. UWA is also looking to utilise technology advancements to expand its services and create new and innovative teaching and research models. Robust, flexible, integrated, and agile enterprise architecture, information and technology services are vital to enabling the university strategic objectives.
At University IT, we drive innovation to support UWA's teaching, research, and operational excellence. As part of our Test and Release Team, you will support the University's technology transformation by ensuring the quality and reliability of digital solutions across enterprise systems.
About the opportunity
* Support critical payroll transformation activities, including payroll validation, interpretive timesheet testing, and parallel payroll run testing to ensure pay accuracy, compliance, and business continuity during system upgrades and deployments.
* Contribute to maintaining high standards of testing practices across complex enterprise initiatives, including software development, system integrations, payroll platforms, workforce management systems, and infrastructure‐related upgrades.
* Support the continued adoption and enhancement of test automation practices, frameworks, and tools to improve testing efficiency, coverage, and quality outcomes across University IT projects.
About you
* Relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
* Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, test suites, and automated test scripts for enterprise applications and integrated systems.
* Experience testing payroll, rostering, workforce management, HR systems, or interpretive timesheet solutions will be highly regarded.
* Experience in payroll system testing, including parallel payroll run validation, award interpretation, interpretive timesheet testing, and reconciliation of payroll outcomes, will be highly regarded.
* Experience working with test management and automation tools such as Azure DevOps and Katalon, including supporting automation framework improvements and regression testing activities.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
Our commitment to inclusion and diversity
UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community, and people living with disability.
Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Friday, 29 May 2026
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