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Form of workAbout Us:
Informatech are a Canberra based ICT consultancy with over 200 staff, specialising in Testing, Infrastructure, Project Delivery and Security. On the back of an excellent financial year where we have grown into new markets and customers, we recently achieved number 22 on the Australian Financial Reviews Fast 100 List and the growth is continuing in the new year.
Location: ACT + Hybrid working arrangements
Security Clearance: Baseline
Estimated Start Date: April 2024
Length of role: 6 Months + 2 x 12 Month extensions
Job Responsibilities:
- Implement the test strategy and test plan across all projects/change
- Create, maintain and execute test requirements and scripts
- Assist in the production release and review of all test deliverables
- Ensure test environment requirements are clearly documented and agreed
- Produce metrics to measure testing quality and progress
- Escalate risks, issues and assumptions identified during test planning, design or execution and communicate them to the Test Manager
- Work closely with business to clarify test requirements during test planning, design and execution
- Liaise with Technical and Business Stakeholders to clarify intended system behaviour and supporting business processes
- Work with various testing methodologies including Waterfall and Agile
- Managing defects according to the Defect Management strategy.
- Contribute to and review testing artefacts, including strategies, plans, risk assessments, test specifications and/or status reports
- Develop, document, monitor and improve testing processes and procedures and promote testing best practices
- Work collaboratively to identify, validate and implement business improvement strategies and change initiatives to contribute to the delivery of agency outcomes
- Training and mentoring of staff involved in test design and execution
- Transfer skills and knowledge to departmental staff and ensure appropriate documentation is stored in accordance with the Department’s recordkeeping policy and practices.
- Produce test artefact documentation including Test Scripts, Defect Register, Test Progress Reports, Test Summary Plans and Detailed Test Plans.
To be successful, you will have:
- ISTQB Foundation Certificate, or equivalent
- Over 5 years experience in Data Warehouse Testing
- Proven ability to prepare and maintain test plans, test cases, test results and defect reporting
- Strong SQL skills and ETL knowledge
- Experience using Azure DevOps
- A thorough understanding of testing practices and processes in agile and waterfall project environment
- The ability to work independently, or at the direction of the Test Manager, following testing processes.
- The skill to provide detailed technical, professional, and/or policy advice in relation to complex problems.
- Excellent communication, analytical, problem solving and time management skills.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills.
- The competency to manage responsibilities that may include setting priorities and managing workflows, potentially encompassing management roles.
Next Steps:
- Send us your most up to date resume along with authority for exclusive representation.
- Provide a one-page pitch against the criteria (to be provided upon request)
- Let us know if you prefer to be a Permanent Employee or Contractor.
- Provide us with details of your preferred payroll company or if you'd like to be PAYG
- Include security clearance details (CSID Number, Level and Expiry)
- Include contact details of 2 referees – these will only be contacted if shortlisted for interview.
- Advise of your notice period/ availability.
- Upcoming leave dates (exceeding 1 week)
