Business Analysts - Testers - Junior Developer

The Australian Sports Commission is embarking on the Green and Gold decade. An exciting time filled with international sporting competitions on home soil, including the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup, and culminating in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We have an ambitious new Strategic Vision and we need the best players on our team to help us deliver real results for the sporting sector and all Australians.

Are you up for the challenge?

About the team – The Technology Group shapes and drives the ASC’s technology and digital strategy, to deliver capabilities and services for the ASC and the sector and ensure technology remains consistently integrated and leveraged across the business. The branch provides technical and digital expertise to ASC business areas, including delivering, maintaining, and supporting ICT architecture, digital platforms, and tools to enable ASC’s delivery of effective digital experiences for the sector.

About the roles – We are looking to fill multiple roles across the Technology Group. Available roles include:

• ASC 5 & 6 Business Analysts (4 roles available)
  • The ASC’s Business Analysts are responsible for leading engagement with stakeholders to capture business requirements and develop pragmatic designs for digital-enabled solutions, including the review, analysis and evaluation of system and user needs for teams across the ASC.
  • ASC 6 Business Analysts are expected to lead, establish and evaluate complex business processes, including anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for optimisation, and developing and implementing solutions, and provide mentoring and coaching to junior staff, including reviewing and providing technical oversight of work.
• ASC 5 & 6 Testers (3 roles available)
  • The ASC's Testers are responsible for designing and running tests on software usability to support the delivery of the ASC’s sector and corporate software and systems. They will be involved in the quality assurance stage of software development and deployment, including conducting automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose and any bugs or issues are removed within a product before it gets deployed to staff and/or stakeholders.
  • ASC 6 Testers are expected to lead, establish and evaluate complex software testing activities, including anticipating testing requirements, and uncovering areas for optimisation; develop and lead software testing planning across the ASC’s digital platforms; and provide mentoring and coaching to junior staff, including reviewing and providing technical oversight of work.
• ASC 4 Junior Developer (1 role available)
  • ASC Junior Developers contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of technical platforms across SharePoint, CRM, integration, and analytics environments to ensure platform solutions provide reliable, secure, and efficient digital services for ASC.

About you – We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent attention to detail and who thrives in an agile environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work effectively in a changing and dynamic environment is critical for all roles in the Technology Group.

• Business Analysts are expected to have demonstrated analytical skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to develop innovative solutions, translating these into fit-for-purpose designs and approaches. Experience working with DevOps, Dynamics 365 and/or SCRUM or Agile methodologies is desirable.
• Testers are expected to have proven experience as a software tester and have a solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies and practices.
• Junior Developers are expected to have experience and/or strong understanding of one or more of the following technologies: Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Sharepoint Azure integration services, Azure reporting tools, .Net.

Further information about the roles and key capabilities are available in the Job Description. Candidates are expected to advise which role/s they wish to be considered for in their application.

The Business Analysts and Tester roles are being offered as FIXED TERM positions until MARCH 2025 with the possibility of being extended or made ongoing.

The Junior Developer role is being offered as an ONGOING position. A FIXED TERM position may also be available.

Why work with us?

We have offices located in Canberra, Melbourne, and Sydney.  Across all locations, we offer:

• Options for flexible working arrangements.
• Annual allowances towards training based on individualised career goals.
• Access to a customised ASC L&D calendar for ongoing professional and career development.
• Generous superannuation scheme with up to 15.4% employer contributions.
• Corporate discount on AIS Shop merchandise.
• Access to Clearinghouse for Sport, an information sharing platform for Sporting professionals.

Additionally, our Canberra campus offers:

• Free onsite parking
• Onsite facilities including café, dining hall, gym, and swimming pool.
• Priority placement for your children to access the award winning, onsite AIS Caretaker’s Cottage Childcare Centre.