Highlights

- 12 + 8 Months Contract

- Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD, SA (Hybrid working.)

- Must be Australian Citizen.

- NV1 Clearance minimum.

- Client: Fed Gov

Our Fed Gov client is looking to engage enthusiastic UAT Test Manager to join a skilled multi-disciplinary team.

Key Duties:

- Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities across state and territory program and firearm registry teams, Commonwealth agencies, and delivery partners participating in the National Firearms Register (NFR) Program.

- Develop and maintain UAT strategies, plans, schedules, reporting, and associated testing artefacts.

- Act as the central coordination point for jurisdictions and agencies, ensuring alignment on testing objectives, timelines, acceptance criteria, and implementation readiness.

- Facilitate stakeholder engagement, testing workshops, working groups, and governance activities to support delivery outcomes.

- Monitor and report on testing progress, risks, issues, dependencies, defects, and readiness, escalating matters as required.

- Coordinate UAT data requirements, including test data preparation, environment readiness, and data availability across participating jurisdictions.

- Coordinate and oversee data migration validation, data matching, and data reconciliation activities to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of NFR data.

- Manage the identification, investigation, and resolution of data discrepancies, defects, and business validation issues.

- Support jurisdictional review, endorsement, and sign-off of testing, data validation, and reconciliation outcomes.

- Support implementation planning and operational readiness activities, fostering effective collaboration and information sharing across participating agencies and jurisdictions.

Essential Criteria:





- 10+ years demonstrated experience leading and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities within large, complex programs.

- 5+ years demonstrated experience coordinating outcomes across multiple organisations, jurisdictions, or government agencies.

- Experience developing and managing UAT plans, schedules, reporting, risks, and governance artefacts.

- Experience coordinating data migration validation, reconciliation, or business data quality activities in enabling testing outcomes.

- Robust stakeholder engagement, facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills. and ability to build productive relationships and drive outcomes in a multi-stakeholder environment.

- Experience managing and negotiating competing priorities and dependencies within complex delivery programs.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Desirable:

- Experience working with Commonwealth, state, or territory government agencies.

- Experience delivering testing activities for national or cross-jurisdictional programs.

- Experience supporting large-scale data migration, data transformation, or information-sharing initiatives.

- Familiarity with law enforcement, firearms, regulatory, or national information-sharing environments.

Why SKILL'D?

- Ultra Competitive - Our low fee (charged to client) means you are ultra-competitive and more likely to win the position.

- 100% Transparency - Open, Honest and Trusted. All fees are disclosed.

- 100% Freedom - We don't have Lock-in clause, your freedom is guaranteed.

- Run by former contractors - With over 25+ years in federal ICT contracting, we have the knowledge and insights to win your next contract. Most contractor friendly agency.

Contact

- Hit Apply now!

- ORplease send your resumes to: [email protected].

- Call Senti on [0402 947 987](tel:0402 947 987) to learn more about this opportunity.

📌 UAT Test Manager - 12 + 8 Months Contract (Canberra)
🏢 SKILL'D People
📍 Canberra