Job Description

Australian Energy Regulator – Brisbane QLD

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Therolerequiresstronganalyticalcapability,soundjudgement,stakeholderengagementskillsandtheabilitytoworkindependentlywithinacomplexregulatoryorgovernmentenvironment.

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Analysebusinessrequirements,technicalspecificationsanduserstoriestoidentifytestconditions,risks,dependenciesandcoveragegaps.

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UseSQLandotherrelevanttoolstoverifydataintegrity,businessrules,calculationsandend-to-endprocessingoutcomes.

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Createandexecutemanualandautomatedtestswhereappropriate,ensuringtestevidenceisaccurate,completeandtraceable.

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Supporttestingactivitiesacrossthesoftwaredeliverylifecycle,fromrequirementsvalidationthroughtoSystemTesting,SIT,Regression,UAT,operationaltestingandreleasereadiness.

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Ensureagreedchangesdonotcompromisedataintegrity,systemquality,businessfunctionalityorthestabilityofexistingservices.

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SupportbusinessreadinessbyassistingwithUATplanning,execution,evidencecaptureandstakeholdersign-offactivities.

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LiaisewithBusinessAnalysts,Developers,ProductOwners,SMEs,SeniorTestAnalystsandbusinessstakeholderstoinvestigateandresolveissues.

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

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Assistindocumentingbusinessprocessesandtestingproceduresinlinewithorganisationalstandardsandindustrybestpractice.

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Workindependentlytomanagecompetingpriorities,meetdeliverytimelinesandcontributetoacollaborativequalityculture.

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Experienceworkingwithin,orwith,agovernment,regulatoryorcomplexstakeholderenvironment.

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WorkingknowledgeofJira,APItestingtoolssuchasPostman,SQLandintegratedtestingtools.

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FamiliaritywithMicrosoftDynamics365,AzureDataFactory,AzureSynapse,SSASTabularmodels,PowerBIdashboardsorpaginatedreports.

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Operatewithahighlevelofautonomyunderlimiteddirection,applyingprofessionaljudgementtoresolvemoderatelycomplextestingissues.

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Supportdeliveryoftestingoutcomesacrossmultiplestakeholders,systemsanddeliveryphases.

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Provideclearreportingandevidencetosupportriskmanagementandreleasereadinessdecisions.

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Selectioncriteria

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AllcandidatesareexpectedtomeettheAPSIntegratedLeadershipProfile(ILS)fortheclassificationadvertised.FollowthelinkformoreinformationontheILS:

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APS6Profile

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Demonstratedexperienceintestinglarge-scaleapplicationsacrosswebapplications,APIs,backendsystems,datapipelinesandreportingsolutionswithinacomplexorganisationalenvironment.

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

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Provenabilitytoanalysebusinessrequirements,technicalspecificationsanduserstoriestodesigncomprehensivetestscenarios,testcases,testevidenceandtraceability.

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

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Well-developedcommunication,stakeholderengagementandAPS6-leveldeliveryskills,includingtheabilitytoworkindependently,exercisesoundjudgement,prioritisecompetingtasksanddeliverqualityoutcomeswithinagreedtimelines.

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Timelineandassessment

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Ifyouareshortlistedfortherole,youwillbecontactedbysomeonetoprogresstothenextstageoftherecruitmentprocess.Thisisanopportunitytoaskquestions,aswellasdiscussanyreasonableadjustmentsyoumightrequire.

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Toassessyoursuitabilityfortherole,aselectionpanelwillbeestablishedcomprisingof2or3peoplefromtheAERoranotheragency.ThePanelChairisusuallythemanagerofthevacantrole,butnotalways.OthermembersareusuallyfromadifferentareaoftheAER.

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Ifsuccessfulforfurtherassessment,youmaybeaskedtoparticipateinremoteorvirtuallocations,whichwouldrequireyoutohaveaccesstotechnologyorastablephoneconnectiontoparticipate.Ifyourequirereasonableadjustmentforremoteorvirtualassessments,pleaseadviseusofthisinyourapplication.

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Wewillbelookingtoestablishameritpoolfromthisprocessforfutureopportunities.Themeritpoolwillbeavailablefor18monthsfromthedatethisvacancywasnotifiedintheAPSJobsgazette.

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Weuseavarietyofassessmentmethodologiestoassessyoursuitabilitydependingontheadvertisedrole.Belowisasummaryoftheassessmenttaskswewillbeusingforthisrole.

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Interviews

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Behaviouralinterviewsaredesignedtogettoknowyoualittlebetterandsothatyoucangettoknowus.Therewillalsobeopportunitiesforyoutoaskusanyquestions.Youwillrequireaccesstoreliableinternetandtechnologytoparticipate.

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ReasoningTests(ARAT)

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The abstractreasoningtestmeasuresyourlateralthinkingskillsincludingabilitytoquicklyidentifypatterns,logicalrulesandtrendsinnewdata,integratethisinformation,andapplyittosolveproblems.Werecommendpracticingthistestbeforeundertakingyouractualassessment.Ittakesabout15minutestocompleteandisatimedassessment.

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Worksampletest

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Worksampletestsaredesignedtotestyourabilitytoperformthejob.Themostcommonworksampletestsareawrittentestwhereyouareprovidedwithascenarioandaskedtowritearesponseorbriefingpaperoradataanalysisexamplewhereyouareprovidedwithadatasampleandthenaskedtoprepareabriefingnotehighlightingkeythemes.

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