Description About the role – Full-time, permanent Role We’re on an exciting journey to bring together our products, services and technology under one brand. Our Test Analysts will directly contribute to delivering our member digital ecosystem that drives great customer experience and underpins out strategic vision to be a technology enabled bank. As an Automation Test Analyst, you will play a key role in ensuring the integrity and reliability of payment systems within our bank. Working closely with the Test Manager, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining manual and functional testing within our Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), defining test scopes and test data for projects relating to Visa & Mastercard payments. Your day will include identifying manual test cases suitable for automation and reviewing and refining our regression test packs. This fast-paced role operates in a dynamic banking environment, requiring strong attention to detail and technical expertise in integration technologies and testing approaches. Key responsibilities include: Design, develop, and maintain modern object-oriented automation frameworks, ensuring alignment with enterprise-defined test architecture and standards. Provide technical leadership and guidance on automation strategy and tooling to support the effective execution of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Contribute to the creation of automation test scopes, plans, and scripts across both project initiatives and BAU activities. Develop and maintain automation test assets using Java, TypeScript, Rest Assured, Tosca, and Postman, with reusability across Unit, System, SIT, UAT, and PVT testing phases. Collaborate with stakeholders to review and provide feedback on requirements, architecture, and design documents, ensuring completeness, correctness, traceability, and testability. Identify, prioritize, and automate manual functional test cases to improve efficiency and consistency in test execution. Define and create automated test data aligned to test objectives and environments. Execute manual and automated end-to-end testing, identifying and managing defects through the Enterprise Defect Process. Use exploratory testing techniques to supplement automation efforts and uncover hidden issues. Monitor and troubleshoot test environments and test execution in distributed cloud environments, ensuring timely resolution and performance optimization. Continuously evaluate and identify shortcomings in test processes, tools, and environments, providing pragmatic and cost-effective recommendations for improvement within the Enterprise Test Practice. Promote quality and compliance by providing guidance on test standards, governance, templates, and best practices to project and delivery teams. Actively contribute to a safe and healthy work environment, reporting hazards or incidents and supporting physical and psychological wellbeing. Proactively identify and manage risks, promoting a culture of risk awareness and applying mitigation strategies where applicable. About you You will have at least two years of experience in software testing, with a strong focus on payments systems, ideally within a banking environment. You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic settings, where competing priorities and shifting deadlines are the norm. Your expertise includes exposure to OSKO, NPP payments, and CUSCAL systems, giving you a solid understanding of real-time payment processing. You have a keen eye for detail and a structured approach to testing, ensuring high-quality outcomes. While your core strength lies in manual and functional testing, any experience with test automation will be highly regarded. Adaptable and proactive, you excel at problem-solving and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive seamless testing processes. Location Whilst our primary office locations are in Adelaide and Brisbane, we are pleased to be able to consider applications from employees within Australia for this role. We also encourage you to put thought into how the work may be undertaken given your location and what support you may require. Why you’ll love working with us: People First Bank – our new brand – says exactly what we’re all about: people. We're committed to supporting and growing our team and creating an outstanding work environment. You’ll have access to financial and lifestyle benefits to support your success and individuality: Flexibility and hybrid working arrangements. Enhance your salary with discounts on banking, health insurance, and shopping across Australia. Advance your career with training, study support, and project opportunities. Competitive leave benefits that empower employees to take time for themselves and loved ones. Wellbeing support with our Employee Assistance Program, wellbeing leave, mental health app, and mental health ambassadors’ program. Make a difference with paid volunteering, Workplace Giving, and diverse community initiatives. Be recognised for your contributions through our peer-driven recognition program. A bit about People First Bank: In March 2023, People’s Choice and Heritage Bank merged to form Heritage and People’s Choice Limited - Australia's leading mutual bank. We are now on an exciting journey to bring together our products, services, and technology under a single brand - People First Bank. We have over 700,000 members and 1,900 employees, with dual head offices in Adelaide and Toowoomba, an Australian-based contract centre and branches across five states. With a vision ‘To deliver positive change through banking’, People First Bank serves members and contributes to the community, while offering an inclusive, flexible work environment. We’re big enough to make an impact; but agile enough to influence and do interesting work. Apply online now: If this sounds like you, this could be the next step in your career. Click 'Apply' now and submit your application, including a cover letter and current resume by Sunday 8th June 2025. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and support candidate requests for adjustments to enable everyone to equitably participate in our selection process.