Functional Automation Tester – Dynamics 365 / Power Platform

Location: Canberra

Engagement: 12-month contract

Security Clearance: Baseline security clearance

We are seeking an experienced Functional Automation Tester to support a major digital transformation program delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions.

This role combines hands-on manual testing with the design, development and maintenance of automated regression testing across both UI and API/integration layers. You will work within an established testing practice, supporting multiple concurrent projects and helping ensure reliable, usable and high-quality digital business solutions.

The successful candidate will have strong experience testing Dynamics 365, Power Pages, Power Apps and Dataverse-based applications, together with practical experience integrating automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

The Role

You will be responsible for planning, designing and executing functional and automated testing across enterprise applications and digital services.

Key responsibilities include

- Analyse business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios and test cases.
- Perform functional, system, integration, regression and user acceptance testing.
- Test Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions including Power Pages, Power Apps and Dataverse.
- Design, develop, execute and maintain automated UI regression test suites.
- Develop automated API and integration tests covering backend services, authentication flows and system integrations.




- Integrate automated test suites into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines so testing executes automatically through build and release processes.
- Identify, document, manage and retest defects through to resolution.
- Perform end-to-end validation of business processes across interconnected applications and services.
- Maintain test documentation, reporting, traceability and test evidence.
- Work collaboratively with developers, business analysts, product owners and other delivery specialists.
- Manage testing activities across multiple projects and competing priorities.
- Quickly develop an understanding of unfamiliar business processes, technologies and applications.

Essential Experience To be successful, you will demonstrate:

- Strong experience testing Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Power Platform applications, including Power Pages, Power Apps and Dataverse.
- Experience analysing requirements, designing test scenarios, executing tests, managing defects and validating end-to-end business processes.
- Solid experience across UI, functional, integration, system, regression and UAT testing within enterprise or web-based environments.




- Significant experience designing and maintaining automated UI testing using tools such as:
- Playwright
- Selenium
- EasyRepro
- Comparable enterprise automation frameworks
- Strong API and integration testing experience using tools such as:
- Postman / Newman
- REST Assured
- Playwright API testing
- Experience validating APIs, authentication processes, Dataverse integrations, plugins, custom APIs and other backend services.
- Demonstrated experience integrating automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency with Visual Studio Code, Azure DevOps, source control, test management and defect management tools.
- Robust understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary Agile delivery teams.
- Ability to work independently, become productive quickly and operate with minimal supervision.
- Solid adaptability and the ability to move between projects, technologies, testing phases and business domains.

Desirable Experience

Highly regarded experience includes

- ISTQB Automation Certification or equivalent.
- Advanced experience testing Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Power Platform and Power BI solutions.
- Testing server-side or plugin logic within Dynamics 365 / Dataverse environments.
- Experience validating environment variables, secrets and application configuration.
- API Management policy and integration testing experience.

• • Experience using Jira or similar test and defect management tools alongside Azure DevOps.

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