Australian Energy Regulator – Melbourne VIC

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,meetdeliverytimelines,contributetoacollaborativequalityculture.

Experienceworkingwithin,orwith,agovernment,regulatoryorcomplexstakeholderenvironment.

WorkingknowledgeofJira,APItestingtoolssuchasPostman,SQLandintegratedtestingtools.

FamiliaritywithMicrosoftDynamics365,AzureDataFactory,AzureSynapse,SSASTabularmodels,PowerBIdashboardsorpaginatedreports.





Operatewithahighlevelofautonomyunderlimiteddirection,applyingprofessionaljudgementtoresolvemoderatelycomplextestingissues.

Supportdeliveryoftestingoutcomesacrossmultiplestakeholders,systemsanddeliveryphases.

Provideclearreportingandevidencetosupportriskmanagementandreleasereadinessdecisions.

Selectioncriteria

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.

Timelineandassessment





Ifyouareshortlistedfortherole,youwillbecontactedbysomeonetoprogresstothenextstageoftherecruitmentprocess.Thisisanopportunitytoaskquestions,aswellasdiscussanyreasonableadjustmentsyoumightrequire.

Toassessyoursuitabilityfortherole,aselectionpanelwillbeestablishedcomprisingof2or3peoplefromtheAERoranotheragency.ThePanelChairisusuallythemanagerofthevacantrole,butnotalways.OthermembersareusuallyfromadifferentareaoftheAER.

Ifsuccessfulforfurtherassessment,youmaybeaskedtoparticipateinremoteorvirtuallocations,whichwouldrequireyoutohaveaccesstotechnologyorastablephoneconnectiontoparticipate.Ifyourequirereasonableadjustmentforremoteorvirtualassessments,pleaseadviseusofthisinyourapplication.

Wewillbelookingtoestablishameritpoolfromthisprocessforfutureopportunities.Themeritpoolwillbeavailablefor18monthsfromthedatethisvacancywasnotifiedintheAPSJobsgazette.

Weuseavarietyofassessmentmethodologiestoassessyoursuitabilitydependingontheadvertisedrole.Belowisasummaryoftheassessmenttaskswewillbeusingforthisrole.

Interviews

Behaviouralinterviewsaredesignedtogettoknowyoualittlebetterandsothatyoucangettoknowus.Therewillalsobeopportunitiesforyoutoaskusanyquestions.Youwillrequireaccesstoreliableinternetandtechnologytoparticipate.

ReasoningTests(ARAT)

Theabstractreasoningtestmeasuresyourlateralthinkingskillsincludingabilitytoquicklyidentifypatterns,logicalrulesandtrendsinnewdata,integratethisinformationandapplyittosolveproblems.Werecommendpracticingthistestbeforeundertakingyouractualassessment.Ittakesabout15minutestocompleteandisatimedassessment.

Worksampletest

Worksampletestsaredesignedtotestyourabilitytoperformthejob.Themostcommonworksampletestsareawrittentestwhereyouareprovidedwithascenarioandaskedtowritearesponseorbriefingpaperoradataanalysisexamplewhereyouareprovidedwithadatasampleandthenaskedtoprepareabriefingnotehighlightingkeythemes.

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