Australian Energy Regulator - Canberra ACT

Therolerequiresstronganalyticalcapability,soundjudgement,stakeholderengagementskillsandtheabilitytoworkindependentlywithinacomplexregulatoryorgovernmentenvironment.

Analysebusinessrequirements,technicalspecificationsanduserstoriestoidentifytestconditions,risks,dependenciesandcoveragegaps.

UseSQLandotherrelevanttoolstoverifydataintegrity,businessrules,calculationsandend-to-endprocessingoutcomes.

Createandexecutemanualandautomatedtestswhereappropriate,ensuringtestevidenceisaccurate,completeandtraceable.

Supporttestingactivitiesacrossthesoftwaredeliverylifecycle,fromrequirementsvalidationthroughto System Testing,SIT,Regression,UAT,operationaltestingandreleasereadiness.

Ensureagreedchangesdonotcompromisedataintegrity,systemquality,businessfunctionalityorthestabilityofexistingservices.

SupportbusinessreadinessbyassistingwithUATplanning,execution,evidencecaptureandstakeholdersign-offactivities.

Liaisewith Business Analysts,Developers,Product Owners,SMEs,Senior Test Analystsandbusinessstakeholderstoinvestigateandresolveissues.

Prepareandmaintaintestartefacts,includingtestplans,testcases,executionrecords,defectreports,testsummariesandreleaseevidence.

Assistindocumentingbusinessprocessesandtestingproceduresinlinewithorganisationalstandardsandindustrybestpractice.

Workindependentlytomanagecompetingpriorities,meetdeliverytimelinesandcontributetoacollaborativequalityculture.

Experienceworkingwithin,orwith,agovernment,regulatoryorcomplexstakeholderenvironment.

Workingknowledgeof Jira,APItestingtoolssuchas Postman,SQLandintegratedtestingtools.

Familiaritywith Microsoft Dynamics365,Azure Data Factory,Azure Synapse,SSASTabularmodels,PowerBIdashboardsorpaginatedreports.





Operatewithahighlevelofautonomyunderlimiteddirection,applyingprofessionaljudgementtoresolvemoderatelycomplextestingissues.

Supportdeliveryoftestingoutcomesacrossmultiplestakeholders,systemsanddeliveryphases.

Provideclearreportingandevidencetosupportriskmanagementandreleasereadinessdecisions.

Selectioncriteria

AllcandidatesareexpectedtomeettheAPSIntegrated Leadership Profile(ILS)fortheclassificationadvertised. FollowthelinkformoreinformationontheILS:

APS6Profile

Demonstratedexperienceintestinglarge-scaleapplicationsacrosswebapplications,APIs,backendsystems,datapipelinesandreportingsolutionswithinacomplexorganisationalenvironment.

Strongunderstandingoftestingprinciples,methodologiesandpractices,includingfunctional,integration,regression,UATsupport,defectmanagementandreleasereadinessactivities.

Provenabilitytoanalysebusinessrequirements,technicalspecificationsanduserstoriestodesigncomprehensivetestscenarios,testcases,testevidenceandtraceability.

Experiencevalidatingdataingestion,transformation,integrityandreportingoutputs,includingETLprocesses,SQL-basedvalidation,dashboards,paginatedreportsandcomplexbusinessrules.

Well-developedcommunication,stakeholderengagementandAPS6-leveldeliveryskills,includingtheabilitytoworkindependently,exercisesoundjudgement,prioritisecompetingtasksanddeliverqualityoutcomeswithinagreed





Timelineandassessment

Ifyouareshortlistedfortherole,youwillbecontactedbysomeonetoprogresstothenextstageoftherecruitmentprocess. Thisisanopportunitytoaskquestions,aswellasdiscussanyreasonableadjustmentsyoumightrequire.

Toassessyoursuitabilityfortherole,aselectionpanelwillbeestablishedcomprisingof2or3peoplefromtheAERoranotheragency. The Panel Chairisusuallythemanagerofthevacantrole,butnotalways. Othermembersareusuallyfro

Ifsuccessfulforfurtherassessment,youmaybeaskedtoparticipateinremoteorvirtuallocations,whichwouldrequireyoutohaveaccesstotechnologyorastablephoneconnectiontoparticipate. Ifyourequirereasonableadjustment

Wewillbelookingtoestablishameritpoolfromthisprocessforfutureopportunities. Themeritpoolwillbeavailablefor18monthsfromthedatethisvacancywasnotifiedintheAPSJobsgazette.

Weuseavarietyofassessmentmethodologiestoassessyoursuitabilitydependingontheadvertisedrole. Belowisasummaryoftheassessmenttaskswewillbeusingforthisrole.

Interviews

Behaviouralinterviewsaredesignedtogettoknowyoualittlebetterandsothatyoucangettoknowus. Therewillalsobeopportunitiesforyoutoaskusanyquestions. Youwillrequireaccesstoreliableinternetandtechnologytopartici

Reasoning Tests(ARAT)

Theabstractreasoningtestmeasuresyourlateralthinkingskillsincludingabilitytoquicklyidentifypatterns,logicalrulesandtrendsinnewdata,integratethisinformation,andapplyittosolveproblems. Werecommendpractici

Worksampletest

Worksampletestsaredesignedtotestyourabilitytoperformthejob. Themostcommonworksampletestsareawrittentestwhereyouareprovidedwithascenarioandaskedtowritearesponseorbriefingpaperoradataanalysisexamplewhere

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📌 Senior Test Analyst/Test Lead (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Energy Regulator
📍 Canberra