Senior Test Analyst

Location Melbourne CBD
Discipline Software Development, Testing & QA
Job reference 163844
Salary AU$700 - AU$900 per day

This State Government Department is looking for a Senior Test Analyst, to work within a team dedicated to delivering test outcomes aligned with agile ways of working in a complex and dynamic project environment. The role is responsible for developing and executing test activities in accordance with agreed test plans using proven industry test practices and innovation.

Deliverables

  • Lead and manage the output of test execution activities with a view of meeting sprint goals and objectives
  • Provide input to test summary reports and ensure test metrics reports are generated to communicate progress and outcomes during test planning and test execution
  • Collate, track and manage the list of identified issues and defects, follow-up on fixes, and re-test fixes to these defects until resolution of all issues.
  • Collaborate regularly with project stream leads and provide regular communications to enable a consistent understanding of testing processes, guidelines and tools.
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and project team members to create partnerships essential to the success of the project
  • Work closely with the DevOps lead to establish test automation practices with agile delivery teams that supports the programs principles of automation
  • Ensure principles of left shift testing is applied and promote team ownership of quality with sufficient test coverage
  • Support and participate in sprint planning, user story acceptance criteria, preparation and execution of system implementation and production transition.
  • Support Test Lead and Delivery Lead with designated duties as they arise.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Strong experience working as a Senior Test Analyst on large programs and /or projects
  • Execution of testing activities in accordance with specialised industry recognised principles and practices and techniques such as 'left shift testing', automation testing and manual testing.
  • Working in agile project delivery environment and familiarisation with agile concepts
  • Strong experience working with data and developing test cases for master data management
  • Demonstrated experience in creating Agile artefacts, particularly providing input to user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Strong workshop facilitation experience
  • Experience in Business Process Management (BPM) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems is desirable.

Knowledge and Skills

  • Strong knowledge of industry testing methods, techniques and practices used in the context of an agile project delivery model
  • Strong knowledge of data and understanding of master data management concepts
  • Strong knowledge of testing tools and technologies
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong communication, engagement and leadership skills

Evaluation Criteria

  • Demonstrated experience working as a Senior Test Analyst within a large ICT program or project delivery environment aligned with agile software development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, ScrumBan, SAFe)
  • Expert knowledge and demonstrated experience of testing methods and techniques used in support of achieving defined sprint goals and program outcomes, specifically relating to test master data management test execution.
  • Proven experience and up-to-date knowledge of new or emerging test management and automation technologies including Selenium, Katalon, Azure DevOps, Cucumber and ACCELQ.

Juan Carlos Marino Londono
Recruitment Specialist


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