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The Role:
Accountable for critical evaluation of technology and tools, putting forward recommendations and seeing these through to implementation and BAU (Business as Usual).
· Accountable for the identification and communication of risks.
· Provide advice and undertake more complex activities associated with testing.
· Accountable for driving and defining standards throughout the testing lifecycle.
· Responsible for developing strong test capability & test automation capability. The lead brings Department testing knowledge and deep expertise of testing principles and processes to develop this expertise and capability in the chapter members.
· Monitor, measure, control, and report to management on test progress, product quality, test results and test completion.
· Accountable for development and maintenance of a requirements traceability matrix.
Skills and Experience Required:
• Contribute towards defining a Test Automation framework and the automation of manual testing tasks across all projects within the Department
• Apply sound technical understanding of relevant automated test tools and related technologies (e.g. Selenium, Appium, Specflow and automation framework) in development of automated test suites, preferably with experience automating mobile application testing.
• Apply practical programming experience using .Net (preferably C#), SQL, XML, and package management (e.g. nuget, npm etc) and experience with Github repository management.
• Identify and automate manual test cases where necessary.
• Take ownership, plan, and execute both functional and non-functional tests within agreed timeframes.
• Implement and manage continuous automated testing integration using Microsoft tools with Azure DevOps experience being highly desirable.
• Adhere to the Departments system development methodologies in all test activities.
• Develop a sound business understanding ensuring tests are defined and developed, with close alignment to the business use of the system.
• Extend and enhance the System documentation repository, covering new or changed system functionality.
• Ability to communicate testing outcomes clearly and succinctly in a test closure report.
Location and Contract Term: This role is based in Canberra or Brisbane . 12 month contract with 2 x 12-month extension options pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens. A Baseline security clearance is required.
How to Apply: Applications close 22 April.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information
IT Test Lead
| Job title : | IT Test Lead |
| Contract type : | Contract |
| Location : | Canberra |
| Sectors : | |
| Salary : | Competitive |
| Start date : | 2025-04-13 |
| Duration : | 12.0 MONTH |
| Job Reference : | V-51588 |
| Contact name : | Kelly Shockley |
| Contact email : | kelly@whizdom.com.au |
| Job published : | 10 days ago |
Accountable for critical evaluation of technology and tools, putting forward recommendations and seeing these through to implementation and BAU (Business as Usual).
· Accountable for the identification and communication of risks.
· Provide advice and undertake more complex activities associated with testing.
· Accountable for driving and defining standards throughout the testing lifecycle.
· Responsible for developing strong test capability & test automation capability. The lead brings Department testing knowledge and deep expertise of testing principles and processes to develop this expertise and capability in the chapter members.
· Monitor, measure, control, and report to management on test progress, product quality, test results and test completion.
· Accountable for development and maintenance of a requirements traceability matrix.
Skills and Experience Required:
• Contribute towards defining a Test Automation framework and the automation of manual testing tasks across all projects within the Department
• Apply sound technical understanding of relevant automated test tools and related technologies (e.g. Selenium, Appium, Specflow and automation framework) in development of automated test suites, preferably with experience automating mobile application testing.
• Apply practical programming experience using .Net (preferably C#), SQL, XML, and package management (e.g. nuget, npm etc) and experience with Github repository management.
• Identify and automate manual test cases where necessary.
• Take ownership, plan, and execute both functional and non-functional tests within agreed timeframes.
• Implement and manage continuous automated testing integration using Microsoft tools with Azure DevOps experience being highly desirable.
• Adhere to the Departments system development methodologies in all test activities.
• Develop a sound business understanding ensuring tests are defined and developed, with close alignment to the business use of the system.
• Extend and enhance the System documentation repository, covering new or changed system functionality.
• Ability to communicate testing outcomes clearly and succinctly in a test closure report.
Location and Contract Term: This role is based in Canberra or Brisbane . 12 month contract with 2 x 12-month extension options pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens. A Baseline security clearance is required.
How to Apply: Applications close 22 April.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information
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