Australian Citizens With NV2 Clearance previous defence experience preferred.
Position Description:
This role will work within the SEA2273 Sub-Program of the Warfighting Networks and Applications Support Organisation (WSO), ICT Delivery Division, Chief Information Officer Group, Department of Defence.
The Senior Test Analyst will be required to perform and/or have responsibility for duties including, but not limited to:
1. Act as a senior test and evaluation officer in a mid-sized test team, providing oversight and direction to junior testers, and providing test reporting to management.
2. Conduct Verification and Validation (V&V) of in-scope capabilities in accordance with standard Defence Test and Evaluation (T&E) policy.
3. Work closely with the V&V Manager in support of planning and conducting V&V activities in different phases of the project such as DT&E and AT&E.
4. Create test cases and detailed test procedures to verify and validate systems that support the capability.
5. Plan and execute tests for mission apps to support Preview T&E, Developmental T&E, and Acceptance T&E.
6. Conduct thorough reviews of test procedures and identify areas for improvement.
7. Implement necessary process enhancements to optimise testing efficiency and effectiveness.
8. Identify and promptly raise any risks or issues related to testing and evaluation, and effectively manage them throughout the testing process to minimise potential impact and ensure successful outcomes.
9. Conduct final testing of applications to ensure they meet the required standards and specifications, verifying that systems are fit for their intended purpose.
10. Assist in identifying risks and issues related to V&V, assist with mitigation activities and escalate as required.
11. Review, assign, monitor, follow up, and manage defects.
12. Assist V&V Manager in report and coordination tasks when required.
Required Skills and Experience:
1. A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Senior Tester predominantly testing infrastructure core services.
2. Demonstrated experience working with applications development, testing, integration, and troubleshooting complex Defence projects or similar.
3. Working knowledge of Microfocus Octane, Application Lifecycle Manager (ALM), or similar test management tools for developing test procedures and defects management.
4. Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle, software development methodologies, test and evaluation in development operations, ICT governance frameworks, and maintenance and operations environments.
5. Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills with the ability to present and engage with both internal and external stakeholders and projects.
6. Experienced in execution of test procedures for large systems and system-of-systems with complex integrations.
Desirable Skills and Experience:
1. Experience working within the Defence environment.
2. Demonstrated experience supporting, testing, and validating mission apps or MOTS applications.
3. Experience with the implementation, assessment, and testing of capabilities defined within a Software Defined Data center model.
4. Experience working and testing in Agile and/or DevSecOps delivery frameworks.
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