Senior Test Analyst - 7 Month FTC

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: 11th November 2025

This is a full-time, fixed-term position for a duration of seven months. Please note, it is not offered as a daily rate contract.

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

As a Senior Test Analyst you are responsible for ensuring the quality of Rest products & services by designing, executing, and managing comprehensive test plans and test reports. You will be responsible for identifying defects early, improving product performance, and ensuring that the final deliverables meet business and user requirements, thereby reducing risks and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Some key accountabilities: 

• Develop detailed test plans and test cases based on project requirements, ensuring comprehensive coverage of functional and non-functional aspects.
• Collaborate & coordinate with vendors around implementation of testing activities and test phases in line with project goals and timelines
• Effectively manage test data, review and refine test scenarios, and ensure the seamless execution of testing processes to meet quality standards using tools like Jira / Zephyr
• Create & Update Test Reporting Dashboards, providing insights into test coverage, defect status, and overall quality metrics to stakeholders with industry standard Quality Matrices.
• Identify, document, and track defects using Jira, working closely with developers & vendors to ensure timely resolution and conduct defect triages with the wider delivery team members as required.
• Continuously improve testing processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the testing function and contributing towards DTD QA Roadmap
• Plan for opportunities to develop and maintain automated test scripts to improve efficiency and repeatability of testing processes, where applicable.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and project managers, to align testing activities with project goals and timelines.

• Tertiary qualifications in technology
• Formal QA certification/s relevant to the role

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Proven experience as a Senior Test Analyst
• Experience in defining Enterprise Testing Strategies
• Demonstrated experience in performing end-to-end testing in accordance with an established Software Testing Life Cycle
• Demonstrated hands on experience in coordinating and managing UAT for big programs
• Experience carrying out Test Planning, stakeholder management
• Knowledge of testing principles, methods, tools and technologies, including plans, scenarios, strategies and related procedures
• Experience designing and developing Test Plans and Test Cases with minimal Requirements and Design documents
• Working knowledge of test automation frameworks and its implementation
• Ability to work autonomously and act as the point of contact on projects where required
• Industry experience within Superannuation is preferred

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.