Australian Energy Regulator - Sydney CBD NSW
Therolerequiresstronganalyticalcapability,soundjudgement,stakeholderengagementskillsandtheabilitytoworkindependentlywithinacomplexregulatoryorgovernmentenvironment.
Analysebusinessrequirements,technicalspecificationsanduserstoriestoidentifytestconditions,risks,dependenciesandcoveragegaps.
UseSQLandotherrelevanttoolstoverifydataintegrity,businessrules,calculationsandend-to-endprocessingoutcomes.
Createandexecutemanualandautomatedtestswhereappropriate,ensuringtestevidenceisaccurate,completeandtraceable.
Supporttestingactivitiesacrossthesoftwaredeliverylifecycle,fromrequirementsvalidationthroughtoSystemTesting,SIT,Regression,UAT,operationaltestingandreleasereadiness.
Ensureagreedchangesdonotcompromisedataintegrity,systemquality,businessfunctionalityorthestabilityofexistingservices.
SupportbusinessreadinessbyassistingwithUATplanning,execution,evidencecaptureandstakeholdersign-offactivities.
LiaisewithBusinessAnalysts,Developers,ProductOwners,SMEs,SeniorTestAnalystsandbusinessstakeholderstoinvestigateandresolveissues.
Prepareandmaintaintestartefacts,includingtestplans,testcases,executionrecords,defectreports,testsummariesandreleaseevidence.
Assistindocumentingbusinessprocessesandtestingproceduresinlinewithorganisationalstandardsandindustrybestpractice.
Workindependentlytomanagecompetingpriorities,meetdeliverytimelinesandcontributetoacollaborativequalityculture.
Experienceworkingwithin,orwith,agovernment,regulatoryorcomplexstakeholderenvironment.
WorkingknowledgeofJira,APItestingtoolssuchasPostman,SQLandintegratedtestingtools.
FamiliaritywithMicrosoftDynamics365,AzureDataFactory,AzureSynapse,SSASTabularmodels,PowerBIdashboardsorpaginatedreports.




Operatewithahighlevelofautonomyunderlimiteddirection,applyingprofessionaljudgementtoresolvemoderatelycomplextestingissues.
Supportdeliveryoftestingoutcomesacrossmultiplestakeholders,systemsanddeliveryphases.
Provideclearreportingandevidencetosupportriskmanagementandreleasereadinessdecisions.
Selection criteria
AllcandidatesareexpectedtomeettheAPSIntegratedLeadershipProfile(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,prioritisecompetingtasksanddeliverqualityoutcomeswithinagreedtimelines.
Timeline and assessment




Ifyouareshortlistedfortherole,youwillbecontactedbysomeonetoprogresstothenextstageofterecruitmentprocess.Thisisanopportunitytoaskquestions,aswellasdiscussanyreasonableadjustmentsyoumightrequire.
Toassessyoursuitabilityfortherole,aselectionpanelwillbeestablishedcomprisingof2or3peoplefromtheAERoranotheragency.ThePanelChairisusuallythemanagerofthevacantrole,butnotalways.OthermembersareusuallyfromadifferentareaoftheAER.
Ifsuccessfulforfurtherassessment,youmaybeaskedtoparticipateinremoteorvirtuallocations,whichwouldrequireyoutohaveaccesstotechnologyorastablephoneconnectiontoparticipate.Ifyourequirereasonableadjustmentforremoteorvirtualassessments,pleaseadviseusofthisinyourapplication.
Wewillbelookingtoestablishameritpoolfromthisprocessforfutureopportunities.Themeritpoolwillbeavailablefor18monthsfromthedatethisvacancywasnotifiedintheAPSJobsgazette.
Weuseavarietyofassessmentmethodologiestoassessyoursuitabilitydependingontheadvertisedrole.Belowisasummaryoftheassessmenttaskswewillbeusingforthisrole.
Interviews
Behaviouralinterviewsaredesignedtogettoknowyoualittlebetterandsothatyoucangettoknowus.Therewillalsobeopportunitiesforyoutoaskusanyquestions.Youwillrequireaccesstoreliableinternetandtechnologytoparticipate.
Reasoning Tests (ARAT)
Theabstractreasoningtestmeasuresyourlateralthinkingskillsincludingabilitytoquicklyidentifypatterns,logicalrulesandtrendsinnewdata,integratethisinformation,andapplyittosolveproblems.Werecommendpracticingthistestbeforeundertakingyouractualassessment.Ittakesabout15minutestocompleteandisatimedassessment.
Worksample test
Worksampletestsaredesignedtotestyourabilitytoperformthejob.Themostcommonworksampletestsareawrittentestwhereyouareprovidedwithascenarioandaskedtowritearesponseorbriefingpaperoradataanalysisexamplewhereyouareprovidedwithadatasampleandthenaskedtoprepareabriefingnotehighlightingkeythemes.
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📌 Senior Test Analyst/Test Lead (New South Wales)
🏢 Australian Energy Regulator
📍 New South Wales