Australian Citizens With NV2 Clearance previous defence experience preferred.

Position Description:

This role will work within the SEA2273 Sub-Program of the Warfighting Networks and Applications Support Organisation (WSO), ICT Delivery Division, Chief Information Officer Group, Department of Defence.

The Senior Test Analyst will be required to perform and/or have responsibility for duties including, but not limited to:

• Act as a senior test and evaluation officer in a mid-sized test team. Providing oversight and direction to junior testers, and providing test reporting to management.
• Conduct Verification and Validation (V&V) of in-scope capabilities in accordance with standard Defence Test and Evaluation (T&E) policy.
• Work closely with the V&V Manager in support of planning and conducting of V&V activities in different phases of the project such as DT&E and AT&E.
• Creation of test cases and detailed test procedures to verify and validate systems that support the capability.
• Plan and execute tests for mission apps to support Preview T&E, Developmental T&E and Acceptance T&E
• Conduct thorough reviews of test procedures and identify areas for improvement.
• Implement necessary process enhancements to optimise testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identify and promptly raise any risks or issues related to testing and evaluation, and effectively manage them throughout the testing process to minimise potential impact and ensure successful outcomes.
• Conduct final testing of applications to ensure they meet the required standards and specifications, verifying that systems are fit for their intended purpose.
• Assist in identifying risks and issues related to V&V, assist with mitigation activities and escalate as required.
• Review, assign, monitor, follow up and manage Defects.
• Assist V&V Manager in report and coordination tasks when required.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Senior Tester predominantly testing infrastructure core services.

• Demonstrated experience working with applications development, testing, integration and troubleshooting complex Defence projects or similar.
• Working knowledge of Microfocus Octane, Application Lifecycle Manager (ALM), or similar test management tools for developing test procedures and defects management.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle, software development methodologies, test and evaluation in development operations, ICT governance frameworks and maintenance and operations environments.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to present and engage with both internal and external stakeholders and Projects.
• Experienced in execution of test procedures for large systems and system- of-systems with complex integrations.

Desirable Skills and Experience

Experience working within the Defence environment.

• Demonstrated experience supporting, testing and validating mission apps or MOTS application.
• Experience with the implementation, assessment and testing of capabilities defined within a Software Defined Data center model.
• Experience working and testing in Agile and/or DevSecOps delivery frameworks.