Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

at  NSW Education Standards Authority

ABOUT US

At the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) we work with the NSW community to drive improvements in student achievement.
We achieve this by supporting all school sectors with high-quality syllabuses, assessment (including managing the HSC and NAPLAN), teaching standards (e.g., accrediting teachers) and school environments (including setting and monitoring school standards).
To find out more about the important work we do for NSW visit our website.

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer provides technical consulting/subject matter expertise in the design, execution, analysis and reporting of test plans and strategies for enterprise systems/sub-systems under development and the application of quality assurance processes in order to safeguard the quality, reliability and completeness of NESA ICT applications. They perform hands-on quality checks and provide technical support to internal and external users while mentoring and guiding other team members and assisting product owners in formulating the overall test strategy.

On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking enterprise system and/or sub-system testing and quality assurance projects in collaboration with key stakeholders, vendor representatives and other IT teams/experts.
• Providing technical consulting and subject matter expertise to support the development and implementation of testing strategies, plans and scripts.
• Designing test cases and test scripts using the test management and test automation tools.
• Analysing and reviewing test results and provide reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues and recommendations for improvement while ensuring accurate record maintenance in line with the organization’s policies.
• Working collaboratively to discuss test results and ensure that issues, problems, and defects that arise during testing are resolved efficiently.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance: Proven track record of designing and implementing test strategies in complex environments.
• Experience in a leadership role, demonstrating the ability to lead and mentor a team of Quality Assurance Engineers.
• Expertise in test strategy design tailored to the unique challenges of complex digital products.
• Experience in relevant automation testing tools and frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of the education sector, accreditation processes, and the regulatory framework for teachers will be held in high regard.

Download the role description.