Test Manager

Test Manager

Location - Parramatta - 50% Hybrid

Job Description:

Location – Parramatta – 50% Hybrid

Employment type – Ongoing – Full-time

Salary – Clerk Grade 11/12 $154,231- $178,369 plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading 

Your role

Lead test management and quality engineering for complex digital, technology and business change initiatives across the delivery lifecycle. The role establishes proportionate, risk-based test strategies, governance, plans and controls; directs function, integration, non-functional, regression and user acceptance testing; provides independent, evidence-based advice on solution quality and implementation readiness; and develops testing capability, automation and continuous improvement to support reliable services and customer outcomes.

What you’ll do

• Develop risk-based test strategies, governance, plans and controls aligned to the organisational test framework.
• Lead system, integration, end-to-end, regression, non-functional and user acceptance testing as appropriate.
• Manage test scope, schedules, resources, environments, data, tools and entry and exit criteria.
• Direct defect triage, coverage analysis, quality gates, retesting and residual risk assessment.
• Provide independent quality reporting and clear recommendations on release readiness and go-live risk.
• Manage the development of test automation suite.
• Adopt reusable testing assets across delivery teams.
• Manage test suppliers, multidisciplinary teams and specialist assurance partners (e.g. for performance testing and penetration testing).
• Coach practitioners and uplift testing standards, capability, tooling and continuous improvement.

 

What we’re looking for

 

• Expert knowledge of risk-based test management, integration, regression, user acceptance and non-functional testing.
• Experience managing environments, test data, defects, automation and quality metrics.
• Confidence providing independent assurance and challenging release readiness under pressure.
• Demonstrated success coordinating business testers, technical teams, external maintenance contractors, vendors and senior stakeholders.

 

 

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in information technology, computer science, engineering, business or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant knowledge, skills and experience. ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management, or an equivalent recognised advanced testing qualification, is desirable.
• The role may be required to support planned test cycles, implementation-readiness activities or releases outside normal business hours.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with Salesforce, MuleSoft or comparable enterprise integration platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing and quality engineering practices.
• ISTQB Advanced Level Test Management or equivalent recognised certification.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

 

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.