It Test Analyst

About 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

Start Date: April 2024

Length of role:  6 Months + 2 x 12 Month extensions 

Role Overview:

As an IT Test Analyst within this Federal Government Department, your primary focus will be on testing the function and interfaces of the systems that constitute the Department’s core business processing systems. You will source and analyze design documents, and contribute to the preparation, peer-review, and execution of test scripts.

Operating within an agile environment, you will utilize test management tools to prepare and execute test scripts, document results, analyze data, and prepare test artifacts. You will also escalate issues, defects, and incidents in line with the assigned work scope from the Scrum Master or Team Lead.

Your role may extend to leading sections of work within a release and undertaking specialist or technical research and analysis activities to enhance testing practices. Additionally, you may supervise junior employees, manage staff performance, allocate work, and identify opportunities for on-the-job training.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare, create, maintain, execute, and review test requirements and scripts based on design analysis, collaborating with design, build, and business teams.
• Document test plans in line with the department Test Strategy
• Adhere to Defect Management strategy to raise defects and perform troubleshooting.
• Identify data requirements for test cases and manage test data creation and maintenance.  
• Provide guidance on testing documentation and manage escalated issues arising from testing
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, System Analysts, Architects, and Business Subject Matter Experts to clarify system behavior and business processes.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with multiple business teams and assist in testing activities as needed.
• Assist the Enterprise Testing and Quality Assurance section and other teams with testing activities as required 
• Provide feedback and reports on estimates of testing effort and progress for project management and planning purposes.
• Contribute to quality assurance reviews and suggest improvements 
• Utilize various testing methodologies including Waterfall and Agile.
• Transfer skills and knowledge to departmental staff and ensure proper documentation storage according to the Department’s recordkeeping policy.

To be successful, you will have:

• Over 3 years of experience within Manual Testing
• Hold an ISTQB Foundation Certificate or equivalent certificate, or relevant practical experience.
• Analysing documented specifications, user stories and requirements to support the creation of test cases
• Write, review, and execute test cases.
• Demonstrated ability to work under limited direction with competing priorities and be accountable for completion of work; and Demonstrated ability to adapt and work in a constantly changing environment.
• 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 team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and skilled at prioritisation and multi-tasking.
• Ideally exposure to or previous experience in .Net, Seibel, Sales force applications
• Accessibility testing experience is desirable

Next steps:

• Apply via Seek or send **************@informatech.com.au your most up to date resume along with authority for exclusive representation.
• Provide a one page pitch against the skills and experience required for the role (full details available upon request)
• Let us know if you prefer to be a Permanent Employee or Contractor.
• Provide us with details of your preferred payroll company – ITG Payroll/ Other (If other, Company Name, ABN, Physical Address and Email Address) 
• Include security clearance details (CSID Number, Level)
• 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)