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Quality Assurance Engineer

Seeking Quality Assurance Engineers to support a Federal Government Agency as a Quality Assurance Engineer. Successful candidate can work in any of the ff onsite location: 

Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney

As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for testing and validating various aspects of the operational system, with a focus on security, functionality, performance, usability, and compliance, contributing to the overall quality and reliability of the Digital ID technology solution.

You will work with others responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving the Branch’s technology solutions by helping to ensure testing effort is well aligned with the quality outcomes of the branch.

You will utilise various automated testing tools and techniques to confirm that systems and services function as specified, while also validating the operating environment, tools and processes are behaving appropriately.

Key responsibilities for the role

As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you will:

  • Develop acceptance criteria for functional and non-functional requirements, business processes, features, user stories and business rules.
  • Design and execute test cases and scenarios to ensure products, systems and services fulfil acceptance criteria and deliver the expected business benefits.
  • Work with project team members to ensure comprehensive test coverage. This will include discussing potential improvements and analysing and communicating the results of testing activities.
  • Provide guidance to support the proper use of methods and tools, tailoring processes in accordance with standards, reviewing usage and suggesting improvements.
  • Assess system behaviour against provided requirements and characteristics through both manual and automated testing.
  • Employ specific tools to evaluate user experiences, ensuring security, usability and accessibility requirements have been met.
  • Ensure alignment with established policies, standards, regulations and manage audits related to compliance. You will be required to communicate the results with branch stakeholders to improve compliance of the technology solutions where necessary.
  • Ensure changes are thoroughly tested, meet quality standards, and are seamlessly integrated into the system. This will include planning and executing tests, conducting regression, functional, security, performance testing, and working closely with the development teams.
  • Actively participate in software requirements, analysis, and design phases to provide continuous quality feedback. You will work closely with Business Analysts, Developers and other stakeholder to ensure the solutions meet the requirements and expectations of the end users.
  • Work closely with developers to understand technical aspects of features and changes. Collaborate with cyber security teams to align testing efforts with security objectives.

To create a sustainable Australian Public Service, we seek contractors in the market who have experience working in and alongside the public service with an acute awareness of the importance of knowledge transfer and demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge throughout the duration of engagement. We are also seeking candidates who have proven methods of knowledge management and experience with knowledge management repositories and tools.

Estimated start date Monday, 18 November 2024

Initial contract duration 12 months

Extension term 12 months

Number of extensions 2

Location of work ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA, Offsite

Security Clearance Candidates must be an Australian Citizen also hold, or have the ability to attain, a minimum of a Baseline Security Clearance issued by the Au.stralian Government Security Vetting Agency

In addition, the following traits will be integral to success in this role;

§  Adaptability: Embrace change with a positive attitude, quickly adjust to evolving priorities, and proactively seek innovative solutions to challenges.

§  Problem Solving: Exhibit strong problem-solving skills, taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve issues, and make data-driven decisions.

§  Ownership and Accountability: Take ownership of tasks and projects, meet deadlines, and be accountable for outcomes, with a focus on delivering high-quality results.

§  Resilience: Stay resilient under pressure, handle setbacks positively, and maintain a constructive outlook in challenging situations.

§  Continuous Learning: Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, staying current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices.

§  Empowerment: Empower and support colleagues by fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive work environment that promotes equity, growth, and personal well-being.

§  Quality Orientation: Strive for excellence and ensure that all work is completed to high standards, consistently seeking ways to enhance the quality of deliverables.

§  Feedback-Driven: Actively seek and provide constructive feedback to foster continuous improvement in individual and team performance.

§  Time Management: Effectively manage time and priorities, balancing multiple tasks and responsibilities to meet deadlines and optimise productivity.

§  Conflict Resolution: Approach conflicts with empathy, openness, and a solution-oriented mindset, seeking to resolve issues professionally and constructively.

Candidates must have demonstrated experience in:  

  • Software quality assurance testing.
  • Software development, particularly in agile environments.
  • Understanding of industry leading practices in quality assurance and testing.
  • Developing and executing Load Tests for various web technologies.
  • A solid understanding and hands-on experience developing and executing RESTful API Tests.
  • Test automation frameworks and tools.
  • Microsoft DevOps – any experience with DevOps testing related features is preferable.
  • Programming, preferably with C# and the .NET framework at high competency level. JavaScript frameworks are also preferable, particularly React.
  • Authentication and Authorisation frameworks and testing with them (e.g. OAuth and OIDC).
  • Developing, auditing and reviewing code.
  • Candidates must also hold, or have the ability to attain, a minimum of a Baseline Security Clearance issued by the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency.

Founded in 2006, GoSourcing (www.gosourcing.com.au) is a responsive and client-focused Australian owned successful technology services organisation. GoSourcing is Chaired by ,former Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law. The two executiv...

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