Jobs/Senior Data Test Analyst
Agency / Department
Experience Level
Senior
Employment Type
Contract
Expected Rate (inc. Super)
$140 per hour***
Location
Australian Capital Territory
Overview
Department of Education, Skills and Employment is seeking an experienced tester with a strong data testing and analysis background to work within a data-centric environment. The successful candidate would be accountable for undertaking and maturing a range of testing activities (both manual and automation) to support the department’s key ICT data and integration capability.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Work under limited direction and be accountable for undertaking a range of test planning, analysis, design, and execution activities.
- Lead and manage the defect management and triage processes.
- Uplift the manual testing capability with the aim to expand the existing automation testing capability.
- Work collaboratively and cohesively within an Agile, multi-disciplinary team alongside business analysts, data analysts, developers.
- Contribute to product backlogs, including user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Provide advice about best practice testing process to a range of business and technical stakeholders.
Essential Criteria
- Must have current BASELINE clearance
- Documented minimum of 3 years’ experience working with large and complex data sets in relational databases.
- Demonstrated experience in the development of SQL queries and scripts against data warehouses and transactional systems.
- A working understanding of data governance, including privacy and confidentiality requirements when using data.
- Solid experience within an Agile software development environment with a proven track record of developing test strategies and test plans, including the management of testing activities.
- Demonstrated experience in the development of functional and regression test scenarios and test cases whilst maintaining traceability between requirements and test artefacts.
- Demonstrated ability to work closely and effectively within an Agile multi-disciplinary team environment including liaising with diverse stakeholders with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt and work in a constantly changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the defect and triage processes.
- Experience in testing of data-centric RESTful APIs.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, design, and conduct both manual and automated testing of APIs.
- Experience interpreting and testing using data source to target mapping documents.
- Experience in test management and test automation tools.
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills with specific attention to quality and detail.
- Well-developed team collaboration and communication skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated negotiation and liaison skills.
- Ability to work under limited direction and be accountable for completion of work.
Desired Criteria
- Experience with the development and support of Production defect management processes.
- Experience with developing and guiding a broad range of business and technical stakeholders on User Acceptance best practice testing practices and processes.
- Experience with the planning and activities required to transition from manual testing to automated testing
Security Clearance
Extension
**Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for more information regarding the expected rate