Functional Automation Tester | Contract | Canberra / Hybrid

Nexosoft is seeking experienced Functional Automation Testers to support the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). AMSA is a customer of Nexosoft, and Nexosoft is working to provide suitable candidates for AMSA’s consideration for this opportunity.

This role will support AMSA’s digital transformation initiatives, with a focus on manual and automated testing across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications, including Power Pages, Power Apps and Dataverse-based solutions. The successful candidates will work within AMSA’s Testing Practice to help ensure the quality, reliability and usability of business solutions.

Prospect overview

- Role: Functional Automation Tester
- Client: Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
- Engagement: ICT labour hire contract
- Initial term: 12 months, with 2 x 12-month extension options
- Location: ACT, with flexible office / work-from-home arrangements; Canberra preferred
- Work type: Hybrid
- Hours: Up to 40 hours per week
- Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline
- Estimated start date: Monday, 05 October 2026

About the role The Functional Automation Tester will deliver manual and automated testing activities across AMSA’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform environment. The role involves analysing requirements, designing test scenarios, executing tests, managing defects and supporting end-to-end business process validation.

A key focus of the role is the design, development, execution and maintenance of automated regression tests across both UI and API/integration layers. Candidates should be comfortable working with modern testing tools and integrating automated test suites into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

Key responsibilities

- Plan,



design and execute manual and automated testing activities across business applications and digital services.
- Develop and maintain automated UI regression test suites for enterprise applications.
- Automate API and integration testing for backend services, integrations and authentication flows.
- Support defect management, test reporting and test management practices across delivery teams.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary Agile project teams.
- Adapt quickly across projects, technologies, testing phases and business domains as priorities change.

Essential criteria

- Demonstrated experience testing Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Power Platform applications (Power Pages, Power Apps, Dataverse) and their associated business processes, including the ability to analyse requirements, design test scenarios, execute tests, manage defects, and support end-to-end business process validation.
- Demonstrated experience performing UI, functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing across web-based and enterprise applications, with a strong understanding of testing methodologies and best practices.
- Strong experience in test automation and modern testing tools, covering both: UI regression testing — design, development, execution, and maintenance of automated UI test suites for enterprise applications, particularly Dynamics 365/Power Platform, using Playwright,



Selenium, EasyRepro, or similar automation frameworks; and API/integration testing — automating validation of backend services and integrations (e.g., API Management-fronted APIs, Dataverse plugins/custom APIs, authentication flows) using tools such as Postman/Newman, REST Assured, or Playwright's API testing capabilities.
- Demonstrated experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), so tests execute automatically as part of build and release processes rather than solely on manual trigger.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Azure DevOps, source control, defect management, and test management and reporting practices. Demonstrated understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) principles and Agile delivery methodologies, including experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility, with the ability to move between projects, technologies, testing phases, teams, and business domains as organisational priorities change.

Desirable criteria

- ISTQB Automation Certification or similar certification.
- Experience testing or supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Power Platform, and Power BI solutions in depth (e.g., server-side/plugin logic, environment variable and secret configuration, API Management policy validation).
- Experience using Jira or similar tools for test management and defect management, alongside Azure DevOps.

Candidate submission requirements

• Available start date

• Hourly rate

• Citizenship status

• Security clearance status

• One-page pitch addressing all criteria specified

• Current résumé

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