The Test Analyst ensures software quality through test case design and execution, collaborating with stakeholders and managing defects. Responsibilities include preparing test datasets, maintaining test environments, and reporting testing progress.
About Objective:
At Objective, we create software that makes a difference. With over 400 people and five development labs spread across Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom, Objective is a leading developer of SaaS solutions for the government.
Our role:
The Test Analyst is responsible for ensuring software quality by analysing requirements, designing and executing test cases, and identifying defects. They collaborate with stakeholders, perform manual and automated testing, document results, and report defects, ensuring the software meets business and technical specifications.
The Test Analyst reports to the Development Manager and has no people management responsibilities.
A day in your role:
- Define and prioritise application requirements for testing and verification
- Develop and maintain traceability documentation and test effort estimates
- Design and execute high-quality test plans (functional, non-functional, automated, and manual)
- Prepare test datasets and analyse test results, diagnosing and documenting defects
- Manage defects in an issue tracking system with full traceability to requirements
- Maintain integrity of the test environment, including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and rollbacks
- Participate in customer and internal workshops, providing testing expertise and support
- Track and report on testing progress against agreed schedules
Your skills, experience and beyond:
- 3+ years’ experience in estimating, planning, executing, and reporting on software testing activities.
- Proven ability to design, write, and execute automated tests using Playwright with TypeScript, and ideally experience with Tosca.
- Hands-on experience with API testing tools such as Postman and RestAssured.
- Strong skills in creating and running performance tests using JMeter.
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms, with a focus on AWS.
- Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitLab.
- Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools, ideally Xray Test Management for Jira.
If you do not tick every box, do not let that stop you. We value potential, learning agility, and diverse perspectives just as much as experience, and we encourage you to apply.
At Objective, we recognise and celebrate our diverse team as pivotal to our strong employee engagement and our high-performing culture, underpinned by Our Values.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristics or on any other basis prohibited by applicable laws in the regions where we operate.
To ensure a positive experience, please inform our Talent Team of any adjustments or accommodations you may require during the recruitment process, so we can support you effectively.
Top Skills
AWS
Gitlab
Jmeter
Playwright
Postman
Restassured
SQL
Tosca
Typescript
Xray Test Management For Jira
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