Australian Energy Regulator – Brisbane QLDTherolerequiresstronganalyticalcapability,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.
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) The abstractreasoningtestmeasuresyourlateralthinkingskillsincludingabilitytoquicklyidentifypatterns,logicalrulesandtrendsinnewdata,integratethisinformation,andapplyittosolveproblems.Werecommendpracticingthistestbeforeundertakingyouractualassessment.Ittakesabout15minutestocompleteandisatimedassessment.
Worksampletest Worksampletestsaredesignedtotestyourabilitytoperformthejob.Themostcommonworksampletestsareawrittentestwhereyouareprovidedwithascenarioandaskedtowritearesponseorbriefingpaperoradataanalysisexamplewhereyouareprovidedwithadatasampleandthenaskedtoprepareabriefingnotehighlightingkeythemes.
#J-*****-Ljbffr

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