Testing Enterprise Architect | Federal Government | Automation Capability
* Location: Sydney (preferred) Canberra or Brisbane
* Work arrangement: Hybrid – Office / WFH
* Contract: 3 year (3 x 12-month contract) Senior Rates
Reporting into the Senior Director you will be leading the direction and further transforming and maturing the testing function with best-practice automation, tooling and metrics capabilities to support increased delivery cadence, quality and experience for internal stakeholders and external customers. This is an exciting role for a capable and experienced Senior Test Automation Architect.
You will need to be an Australian Citizen to be considered for this role.
Key duties and responsibilities
* Test Automation Capability – Delivery of an organisation wide, best-practice Test Automation Capability, covering Scope & Success Criteria-based Assessment & Recommendations Endorsement, Framework, Strategy, Operating Model, and Standards. Tool selection, setup/configuration, testing/validation, Proof of Concept trials on assigned projects/products, knowledge transfer and handover to delivery teams. Refinement based on lessons learned and delivery team feedback.
* Test & Defect Metrics Capability – Creation of a test and defect metrics capability at enterprise level, using PowerBI across multiple products and technologies, as well as connectivity to source test data tools. Setup/configuration, testing/validation. Proof of Concept trials on assigned projects/products, knowledge transfer and handover to delivery teams. Refinement based on lessons learned and delivery team feedback.
* Test Tool Administration & Configuration – Advanced administration and configuration of Agency test and defect management tools. Setup/configuration, testing/validation. Proof of Concept trials on assigned projects/products, knowledge transfer and handover to delivery teams. Refinement based on lessons learned and delivery team feedback.
Essential criteria
* Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Test Architect, focusing on test automation, metrics & tooling
* Have strong technical skills/understanding with experience in delivery of large mission critical systems, various cloud environments and large databases and applications like Oracle.
* Professional certification and minimum 1-year practical experience in CMMi or TMMi
* Strong configuration/setup level experience of Azure DevOps, ALM, Jira, ServiceNow and PowerBI
* Strong and wide-range automation tool setup experience e.g. TestComplete, Tosca, RPA/AI, UFT, Selenium, Postman, Cucumber, Soap/IU etc.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in standard development, delivery & operational processes e.g. ISO9001, ITSM, & SIAM
* Degree in IT, Engineering or related field is desirable
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