Senior Test Analyst - Functional

We are looking for an experienced Senior Test Analyst – Functional Testing who will be a part of Core Modernisation program which involves a major upgrade of core technology infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the successful functional testing of applications being migrated, ensuring seamless functionality within the modernized infrastructure. Our main office is in Sydney, NSW, with the option to work from our additional location in Baulkham Hills. This is a 2-year, fixed-term engagement.

Key Objectives

• Develop, review, and execute functional test plans, test cases, and scripts to validate application migration outcomes.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders, developers, and business analysts to understand migration requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage for migrated applications, identifying and mitigating risks to quality.
• Conduct end-to-end and regression testing for applications impacted by migration activities.
• Maintain, execute test automation suites, and report findings proactively.
• Log, track, and manage defects through to resolution, working closely with the development and migration teams.
• Provide detailed test execution reports, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, and methodologies.

Your Background

To be successful in this role, we are looking for a highly motivated and driven individual with:

• Strong expertise in functional testing, with proven experience in application migration projects preferred.
• Strong knowledge of functional testing methodologies and tools.
• Advanced test automation experience and expertise with Selenium, and/or Cypress, and BDD frameworks.
• Familiarity with JAVA programming, JIRA, QMetry, HP ALM, and Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Advanced experience in payments and settlements systems, services, and operations.
• Ability to analyse migration impacts and translate them into effective test cases.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail in identifying and resolving defects.
• Experience in coordinating with cross-functional teams in complex program environments.
• Effective communication skills to effectively articulate test results and issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Basic understanding of infrastructure modernization concepts, even if not directly involved in infrastructure testing is highly preferred.

About the Team

This role is part of the Payments Settlements department, Business Services Group. Business Services Group is responsible for the provision of banking and payments services to Australian Government agencies, the provision of payment settlement services to Australian financial system participants through the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS) and the Fast Settlement Service (FSS), the conduct of Exchange Settlement Accounts and the production and issuance of Australian banknotes.

What do we offer?

• Impactful work on critical national payments settlements systems that help run the Australian economy.
• Opportunity to be part of innovations in the payments industry.
• Flexible working arrangements.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play  a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.

We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community.  We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

February 09, 2025

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