Senior Quality Test Engineer

As a Senior Quality Test Engineer, you will be providing support to various teams across the organisation to adopt agile testing, test automation and quality practices. Ensuring that new and amended systems, configurations, packages, or services, together with any interfaces, perform as specified, and that the risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented.

This is a 6 month cover contract; and you would be brought on as a salaried member of staff.

What will you be doing?

• Conducting Testing Activities: Conducting both automated and manual testing activities across all IT solutions, ensuring that testing activities accurately assess business acceptance criteria for IT project and product deliverables.
• Collaborating in Team Environments: Collaborating effectively in a cross-functional team environment, advocating for quality in all aspects of the delivery lifecycle, and developing quality strategies to ensure consistently high standards.
• Preparing and Executing Tests: Preparing test data and documentation, including test plans and test cases, and executing system, integration, performance, and regression testing as required.
• Utilising Testing Tools: Applying appropriate test tools to ensure the stability, reliability, and performance of RAC application systems, and raising any defects found during test cycles in a defect management tool.
• Advising on User Testing: Advising business units on user acceptance testing activities and interpreting, executing, and documenting complex test scripts.
• Mentoring and Coaching: Mentoring other members of the Quality and Testing team, coaching analysts and engineers in the execution of test automation and advocating for quality control processes organisation wide.
• Enhancing Test Automation: Ensuring automated regression test packs are up to date, identifying automation test scenarios, maintaining and enhancing the automation framework, leveraging CI/CD for test automation scheduling, and being accountable for the automation backlog to reduce technical debt and drive continuous improvements.

What are we looking for in you?

• Educational Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline (IT or Business) are desirable, with ISTQB Foundation/Advanced Test Analyst and Certified Agile Tester accreditation being highly desirable.
• Testing Expertise: Significant experience in developing automated tests and frameworks using tools such as Selenium, NUnit, and Playwright, and thorough knowledge of testing methodologies and processes (e.g., TDD/BDD, Risk-Based Testing, exploratory testing).
• Agile Experience: Significant experience in an Agile development environment and modern enterprise-level IT system testing.
• Issue Tracking and Performance Testing: Experience using issue and scope tracking tools (e.g., Jira), with experience in performance testing being desirable.
• Skills and Analysis: Ability to develop a detailed understanding of systems and business processes, test complex integrations, and design and review test plans, cases, and reports. Expertise in designing, reviewing, and maintaining automated test suites and tools (C#, TypeScript).
• Communication and Problem-Solving: Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on quality, alongside strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility and Availability: Availability to meet operational working hours, reasonable overtime, be on-call outside of working hours as required, and travel between RAC sites, including occasional regional or interstate travel.

What can we offer you?

• Innovative Technology Environment: Work with cutting-edge technologies and be part of a team driving digital transformation across RACWA.
• Growth Mindset Culture & focus on Career Development: Join a team that values personal development and enables continuous learning opportunities, certifications, and career progression within a supportive and growth-focused environment.
• Work-Life Balance: Benefit from flexible and hybrid working arrangements, including temporary remote work options and a focus on work-life balance.
• Impactful Projects: Contribute to high-impact projects or products that directly enhance RACWA's services to its members and the community.
• Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: Be part of an organisation that embraces diversity and inclusion, ensuring a welcoming environment for all employees.
• Employee Wellbeing: Take advantage of a strong focus on employee wellbeing, including mental health support, wellness programs, and fitness incentives.
• Community and Social Responsibility: Engage in meaningful community and social responsibility initiatives that align with RACWA's values and mission.

About RAC

RAC WA is a member-focused organisation dedicated to serving the Western Australian community. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable, and connected future for all Western Australians.
RAC values inclusivity, diversity, and flexibility in the workplace. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome everyone. For assistance during the application process, contact [email protected].