Application closing date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (in Canberra)

Estimated start date: Monday, 01 July 2024

Location of work: QLD

Full Time Requirement: Onsite, standard 8 hours per day, and 40 hours per week in total. On site at least 3 days a week. Flexible Working Arrangements (including remote working arrangements): Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis against the business requirements of the department and the needs of the immediate work area

Length of contract: 12 months

Contract extensions: 2 x 12 months

Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline

Rates: $70 - $90 per hour (inc. super)

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) enables access to quality skills, training, and employment to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces – supporting individuals, businesses and our nation to prosper.

Test Analyst will work in Agile teams in our high-profile software development projects. This is a fast-paced environment, and we require enthusiastic, professional Testers who have experience working on large, complex projects.

The successful applicant will be an integral part of development teams that build and maintain systems, having the opportunity to use leading edge technology. They will be responsible for analysis of requirements, the design, preparation, and execution of test cases in a large enterprise system.

We are looking for Test Analysts to perform manual testing activities with responsibilities including:

You will be required to:

• Analyse documented specifications, user stories and requirements to support the creation of test cases
• Write, review and execute test cases.
• Effectively prioritise testing efforts, and test case execution.
• Report and track the resolution of defects/issues as they are found in testing.
• Work with the ability to be proactive, flexible, and agile, whilst managing changing goals and scope in a multidisciplinary agile project team.

Responsibilities may include:

• Undertaking manual testing against functional and non-functional project requirements, including data migration, system integration and accessibility.
• Preparing, reviewing, and executing test cases, and recording results in Azure DevOps. 
• Analyse requirements and ensure appropriate test coverage.

Essential Criteria

1. Extensive experience (5 years ) undertaking system and integration testing of large-scale systems, using manual testing methods.
2. Well-developed testing skills, including the ability to write, review and execute complex test cases.
3. Demonstrated understanding of Testing principles such as Test Phases,Test reporting, Test Traceability, Defect Triage and the Defect Management Lifecycle Demonstrated experience in SQL and querying databases using tools such as SQL Visual Studio.
4. Effectively prioritise testing efforts and test case execution, and report and track the resolution of defects/issues.
5. Experience working in an Agile software development environment as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, and experience using Azure DevOps toolset.
6. Strong personal qualities including well developed communication skills, an ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team, sound prioritization, time management and organizational skills. Must also have strong personal drive and commitment to delivering quality outcomes.

Desirable Criteria

1. Previous experience working on the Department’s Employment and Workplace Relations IT systems or experience in a Government Agency is highly desired.
2. Experience of writing and managing test cases using Azure DevOps.