Location:
Canberra ACT (Hybrid Working Arrangement)
Security Clearance:
Must have baseline clearance
Location:
Canberra ACT (Hybrid Working Arrangement)
Security Clearance:
Must have baseline clearance
About the Role
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is seeking experienced Functional Automation Test Analysts to join its Testing Practice and support the delivery of the myAMSA digital transformation program.
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, designing, executing, automating, and maintaining testing activities across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions, including Power Pages, Power Apps, Dataverse, and integrated enterprise services. The role requires a balance of manual and automated testing skills, with a strong focus on implementing automated regression testing within Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
Candidates must be able to quickly understand business processes, adapt to changing priorities, and contribute effectively within multidisciplinary Agile delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
Functional & System Testing
Analyse business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories.
Develop comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts.
Execute functional, system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
Validate end-to-end business processes across multiple applications and environments.
Identify, document, prioritise, and manage defects through resolution.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 & Power Platform Testing
Perform testing of:
Dynamics 365 applications
Power Apps
Power Pages
Dataverse solutions
Business process workflows
Power Platform integrations
Validate platform configurations, security roles, business rules, and workflows.
Support testing activities across development, test, UAT, and production release cycles.




Test Automation
UI Automation
Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated UI regression test suites.
Develop automation frameworks using:
Playwright
Selenium
EasyRepro
Similar enterprise automation tools
Improve automation coverage and testing efficiency.
API & Integration Automation
Develop and execute automated API tests for:
REST services
Dataverse APIs
Custom APIs
Authentication and security flows
Azure API Management integrations
Utilise testing tools including:
Postman
Newman
REST Assured
Playwright API Testing
CI/CD Integration
Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps pipelines.
Ensure automated tests are executed as part of continuous integration and release processes.
Monitor automated test execution results and resolve failures.
Support quality gates and release readiness assessments.
Test Management & Reporting
Maintain test plans, test scripts, traceability matrices, and test evidence.
Produce testing status reports and quality metrics.
Support defect triage and root cause analysis.
Contribute to continuous improvement of AMSA testing practices.
Requirements
Essential Skills & Experience
Dynamics 365 & Power Platform Testing
Demonstrated experience testing:
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Power Platform solutions
Power Apps
Power Pages
Dataverse environments
End-to-end business processes
Including:
Requirements analysis
Test planning
Test execution




Defect management
Business process validation
Testing Methodologies
Strong practical experience in:
Functional Testing
Integration Testing
System Testing
Regression Testing
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
End-to-End Testing
Across web-based and enterprise applications.
Test Automation
Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining automated test solutions using:
UI Automation Tools
Playwright
Selenium
EasyRepro
Cypress (desirable)
API Automation Tools
Postman/Newman
REST Assured
Playwright API Testing
REST API validation frameworks
DevOps & Quality Engineering
Experience with:
Azure DevOps
Git Source Control
CI/CD Pipelines
Test Management
Defect Management
Test Reporting
Release Validation
Development Tools
Strong working knowledge of:
Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Azure DevOps
Source Control Management
Agile collaboration tools
Agile Delivery
Experience working within:
Agile delivery environments
Scrum teams
Cross-functional delivery teams
Fast-paced project environments
Desirable Skills & Experience
Microsoft Technology Stack
Experience testing:
Advanced Dynamics 365 capabilities
Dataverse Plugins
Custom APIs
Workplace Variables
Secret Management
API Management (APIM) policies
Power BI solutions
Azure-based integrations
Test Management Platforms
Experience using:
Jira
Xray
Zephyr
Azure DevOps Test Plans
Certifications
Highly regarded certifications include:
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
ISTQB Test Automation Engineer
Certified Agile Tester (CAT)
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (MB-910)
Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
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