Cathara Consulting is an Australian-based Consulting firm specialising in Business Transformations, Technology Consulting & Resourcing Services.

Our Darwin based client requires a Senior Test Analyst, for an initial 12-month contract.

You must be willing to relocate to Darwin and remain there for the duration of the contract. No remote working options are available for this opportunity.

Scope of Works

The Senior Test Analyst will be responsible for a full range of testing related activities and tasks, providing testing capability to the allocated program/project and help to ensure that products are delivered on time and to a high level of quality. The Senior Test Analyst will be required to support the relevant Test Manager and Project Manager(s) in the execution of testing activities in line with the program schedule, working with project team members, the business and the vendor(s) as required.

Develop testing related project deliverables in a timely manner, e.g. Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Status reports and Test Scripts

Perform analysis, design, development, and execution of test cases for system, user acceptance and production verification testing.

Execute and record test results and the management of defects and their resolutions.

Record defects, participate in defect triage meetings, retest fixes, and identify regression tests.

Lead and support automation testing and integration testing activities across multiple systems and testing phases.

Work closely with project team members during testing activities and to support requirements traceability during solution delivery.

Perform end-to-end testing across multiple systems and testing phases.

Mentor and support Test Analysts.





Support the Test Manager and Project Managers with program delivery execution through timely and quality testing outputs.

Essential Skills and Experience

A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Senior Test Analyst.

High level leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to take a lead role across business and project stakeholders.

Excellent liaison skills in particular the ability to negotiate with people across business areas, functions and the organisation with a focus on achieving high quality outcomes.

Experience in developing Test Cases for System Test, System Integration, User Acceptance Testing, Production Verification Testing, and Regression test suites.

Experience in managing and coordinating the UAT phase with business stakeholders.

Test automation using Smart Bear or similar automation products.

Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts and automation regression suites using SmartBear TestComplete.

Demonstrated experience in automating integration test scenarios across multiple systems, interfaces, APIs, databases or file-based data transfers.

Experience using Atlassian products (Confluence and JIRA).

Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Swagger.

Strong experience in data validation and ensuring data accuracy across systems.

Experience in integration and end-to-end testing across multiple systems.

Ability to investigate and analyse issues across integrated systems.

Desirable Skills and Experience

Experience working in the law enforcement or policing sector within government.

Experience working in education sector within government.

Previous experience in a government large-scale/multi-year program workplace.

Possess relevant certification such as ISTQB.

Mandatory requirements

Hold a current National Police Clearance (NPC) or be willing to obtain one.

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📌 Senior Test Analyst (Northern Territory)
🏢 Cathara Consulting
📍 Northern Territory