Senior Automation Tester

at  RIO Tinto

SENIOR AUTOMATION TESTER – BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

Rio Tinto is building a world-class software engineering capability
Within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, we are building an internal software development and delivery team focusing on high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto. We are building this capability and capacity with the support of a strategic partnership with Endava, one of the world’s leading software engineering companies. We are recruiting for junior, experienced and leadership roles to establish this capability for scaling as we shift our technology landscape to products and platforms. We are building a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative and fun with challenging problems and opportunities to solve.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Senior Automation Tester who will have the opportunity to accelerate the innovation and delivery of the different processes and products within Products and Software Development (P&SD). Someone eager to have a high impact on the digital transformation journey we are currently on. You will participate in different projects and be part of a multicultural team in an inclusive environment. We are looking for a team player, passionate about programming and oriented towards providing the best experience to the end user. Someone with excellent communication and time management skills, a fast learner with a growth mindset.
The Senior Automation Tester will be responsible for planning, design, management, execution and reporting of tests, using appropriate testing tools and techniques and conforming to agreed standards, to ensure that new and amended systems, configurations, packages, or services, together with any interfaces, perform as specified.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Senior Automation Tester will be an integral part of a Scrum team, defining and creating test cases and test plans.
• Maintain test scripts and execute them.
• Take part in all application development life cycle phases, according to the agreed test strategy.
• Communicate with Business Analysts to determine the requirements and priorities which should be considered when testing.
• Advocate and implement shift left strategies, testing early and often
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies.
• Create test scripts in .Net.
• Develop comprehensive business valid test cases and conditions and prepare test data.
• Specify requirements for environment, data, resources, and tools while helping improve testability.
• Create and maintain automation code for all test stages (Smoke, Sanity, Regression) in a continuous integration / continuous development (CI/CD) pipeline environment.
• Define and maintain living documentation for test strategies, structure, and best practice.
• Provide reports on metrics including quality, progress, anomalies, risks, and issues.
• Provide guidance and assistance to colleagues on any aspect of test planning and execution.
• Mentor Junior Developers and contribute to the inclusive and high performing culture of the team.