Automation Test Lead - FTC until December 2026
Posted 6 days ago by Reserve Bank of Australia
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Sydney, Australia
Summary: The Automation Test Lead will play a crucial role in the Functional Testing team within the Payments Settlements department, focusing on the automation of testing for critical national payments systems. This position is a fixed-term contract ending in December 2026, offering flexible working arrangements. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive automation experience to enhance testing processes and ensure high-quality outcomes. The role emphasizes collaboration and continuous improvement in a dynamic environment that supports the Australian economy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate high proficiency in the technical analysis of applied automation for testing complex and integrated business domains.
- Plan and execute automated functional testing related deliverables across various test levels.
- Develop and maintain testing artefacts including progress reporting.
- Ensure consistent application of testing standards, practices, processes, and tools.
- Drive quality improvements in testing and foster a quality mindset within the team.
- Deliver project quality and contribute to system enhancements for improved usability and business experience.
- Participate in the upkeep of UAT test environments and validate patches applied when required.
- Improve test automation footprint across applications, test types, and levels.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in automation using Selenium-Java and proven delivery of test automation frameworks.
- Overall eight years of experience in test automation.
- Experience with Cucumber - Serenity framework and testing APIs is highly desirable.
- Hands-on experience with build tools (e.g., Maven), source control management tools (e.g., Git Lab, SVN), and continuous integration tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
- Proven experience in planning, support, and testing of functional changes to mission-critical systems.
- Experience in payment, clearing, and settlement systems is desirable.
- Knowledge of Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery processes.
- Experience with defect and test management tools such as JIRA, ALM, Qmetry.
- Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration and communication with stakeholders.
- Degree in IT, business, finance, or relevant discipline.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other