Urgent requirement of Automation Tester - Contract - Canberra Requirements 1. • Experience working within a team of Automation Specialists • Experience in supporting the development and implementation of ICT Projects within a remote team environment. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate internally with IT areas, project teams, and business areas. • Experience with automation test tools like Selenium, Postman, Swagger and Cucumber. • Highly effective in managing multiple, concurrent activities, while understanding and managing priorities, dependencies, and risk. • Ability to independently develop and determine approaches to solutions practically and creatively. • Strong conceptual, analytical, and interpretive skills with a high level of attention to detail. • Demonstrated experience in building and implementing CI/CD pipelines. 2. In order for your submission to be considered compliant, we will require your submission in the following format: Everything should be provided in 1 PDF Document which includes: Page 1 - a completed copy of the AEC Candidate Submission Guide provided as part of the industry brief (Emailed to the listed BuyICT contact address upon RFQ publication): • Provide information for the following items: Candidate Name, Position Title, Opportunity ID, Candidate Availability, Location, Citizenship Status, Security Clearance Level, Planned Leave (exceeding 1 week), Additional Engagements, Submitting Consultant. • Choose an item or check the box that applies to the following options: Previous AEC Employee or Contractor, Current AEC Contractor, Code of Conduct, Submission History, Authority to Represent, Submission Compliancy. • Consultant comments may be added (must be limited to the space provided). Page 2 - A one-page pitch addressing the selection criteria. This should not exceed one page. Pages 3 - 5 - A resume of no more than three pages. We will strictly adhere to the requirements outlined above – submissions that do not meet the listed criteria will be deemed not compliant. Desirable: Experience with C# and JavaScript. Department: Australian Electoral Commission Estimated start date: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 Initial contract duration: ASAP to 30 June 2027 Extension term: Not applicable Experience level: APS6 equivalent Location of work: QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW, TAS Working arrangements: Hybrid Maximum hours: 40 hours per week Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1