Test Engineer

at  University of New South Wales

Job no: 525194
Work type: full time
Location: Sydney, NSW

Categories: Information Technology

• 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)

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/

• 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.