Address- Employment Type: 2 x Full time continuing role within UNSW IT
- Remuneration: starting salary $118,883 plus generous superannuation
- Experience with Authoring using Adobe Experience Manager or similar tools is ESSENTIAL
- Location: UNSW Kensington Campus (Hybrid Working Opportunities)
About UNSW:
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UNSW IT is part of UNSW’s Operations Division and provides high quality, sustainable, flexible products and state of the art technology services to UNSW. Our priorities are to drive innovative architectures that enable UNSW’s digital future and be a trusted partner of the University. The Test Engineer is an integral role of their respective domain solutions' teams, collaborating with business analysts, functional analysts, technical developers and IT testing practice CoE. The role is responsible for executing multiple types testing that are required, manual and automated, including the preparation of test plans, test cases and test reports. The role is expected to stay updated with and apply UNSW IT testing standards and guidelines and to learn and be proficient with the tools UNSW IT choose for testing. The Test Engineer reports into the Technology Manager and will have a dotted line into the Head of Testing.
Specific accountabilities for this role include:
- Conduct comprehensive analysis of project requirements and design meticulous test cases for thorough coverage.
- Seamlessly perform manual and automated testing within agile sprints, covering system integration, functional, volume, user interface, and performance testing.
- Ensure product releases consistently exceed predefined quality standards, emphasizing commitment to excellence.
- Thoroughly document test cases, plans, results, and defects while maintaining a focus on analysing testing efforts for completeness.
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including estimations and retrospectives, and contribute to continuous improvement. Additionally, create, maintain, and run automated test scripts for efficient testing processes.
- Foster close collaboration with Business teams, developers and SMEs to ensure alignment with customer and business requirements, promoting a cohesive approach to project success.
- Contribute and be an advocate to the wider development and engineering community through participation in development guilds for knowledge sharing and learning.
- Ensure that the automation code adheres to the established governance policies, security requirements, and compliance standards.
- Establish, maintain and execute a common set of test cases and test scripts that can be used repeatedly for both BAU testing and project testing, including the test case scripting using UNSW IT test automation framework, process and tools, such as Karate or Selenium.
- Analyse and report test activities and results with the aim to identify and implement continuous improvements to testing and QA process, methods, tools and standards.
- Take responsibility for escalating test issues and ensuring they are driven through to resolution.
Skills and Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in IT or related discipline together with 5+ years’ experience in software testing.
- Demonstrated capability in software testing including preparation of test plans, test cases, execution of tests and reporting of defects.
- Extensive experience in the development and implementation of IT testing strategies, including fulllife-cycle testing methodologies and the systems development life-cycle. Experience working in an Agile/ Dev-Ops environment will be advantageous.
- Experience with Authoring using Adobe Experience Manager or similar tools is ESSENTIAL
- Experience with mobile testing using BrowserStack or similar tools.
- Experience with visual testing using GhostInspector or similar tools.
- Experience with building and configuring pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.
- Experience with automated testing tools or technical testing frameworks e.g. Cucumber/Gherkin/Karate, Playwright, TestNG, Zephyr, Selenium or similar.
- Comprehensive understanding of various testing methodologies, such as BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) and TDD (Test Driven Development)
- Strong presentation skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to structure and articulate messages to different audiences at all levels.
- Ability to advocate the value of software testing processes and methods to stakeholders including Project Managers, Business Analysts and Developers.
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly absorb information and utilise it to analyse, interpret and integrate complex information.
- Proven experience in working autonomously and proactively to identify and deliver innovative insights and models to drive business performance.
- Excellent organisational skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, work independently with effectiveness, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative and resolve complex problems as they arise.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined above and in the position description.
More Information: visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/
Contact
Jen MacLachlan, email: ************@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: Sunday 7th of July at 11.30pm
Benefits and Culture
- Flexible hybrid working
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
- Discounts and entitlements
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
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