Test Practice Lead and Test Managers (EL1)

at  Australian Bureau of Statistics

• salary: $113,288 - $130,959 (plus 15.4% super)
• locations: Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne preferred; Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Geelong or Perth considered
• permanent & temporary positions; full-time or part-time hours; flexible working arrangements
  The Australian Bureau of Statistics is looking to fill one Test Practice Lead role and various Test Manager roles in the Business Analysis, Testing and DevOps section of the Technology & Security Division (TSD).
  The role of testing and quality assurance practices at the ABS focuses on ensuring software and solutions implemented is of high quality, fit-for-purpose and fit-for-use.
  These are permanent ongoing, and non-ongoing positions, with hybrid model of working from home and the office applies.

As a Test Practice Lead your typical responsibilities will be:

• guiding test team members in improving their testing techniques, reporting skills, programming abilities and familiarity with tools through a Community of Practice and other initiatives
• providing short-term, immediate coaching to team members, offering practical guidance, addressing challenges and helping testers enhance their performance
• ensuring that quality assurance practices are followed
• managing test team resources efficiently, balancing project demands and available test resources
• contributing to strategic planning by aligning testing efforts with business objectives
• evaluating and ensuring the quality of products or services provided by external suppliers
• providing leadership in establishing Quality Engineering principles and practices in the ABS, fostering a quality driven culture across all teams that contribute towards building in quality
• researching and networking to identify opportunities for improving practice.

As a Test Manager your typical responsibilities will be:

• developing or adapting and implementing overarching test strategies for projects/programs, covering the entire testing lifecycle, and including different aspects of functional and non-functional testing, accurately identifying the most effective mix of manual, automation and performance test strategies needed for successful delivery
• creating test plans according to delivery methodology (waterfall, agile, hybrid), and according to the objective of the project, activity or release
• preparing and validating testing estimates, including identifying resource requirements, to inform project planning and allocation of personnel
• leading a small team of Test Analysts and coordinating with other teams to ensure the test strategy and test plan objectives are achieved
• working collaboratively with the broader ABS testing cohort to establish common and good practice methods and techniques.