An EL1 Automation Test Manager leads the planning, coordination and delivery of enterprise test automation initiatives, ensuring quality outcomes across complex projects and programs. The role requires working independently under broad direction, managing resources, maintaining forward work plans, and driving the successful implementation of automation strategies and testing processes. EL1 Automation Test Managers build strong stakeholder relationships, lead and motivate testing teams, manage risks and priorities, and consider strategic and operational impacts when making decisions. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential to effectively engage with technical and business stakeholders and support successful delivery outcomes.

The key duties of the position include:

Key responsibilities:

- Lead the strategic uplift of automation testing capability, frameworks and roadmaps, working with the Test Director to drive innovation, efficiency and quality outcomes across projects and programs.
- Provide end-to-end governance and oversight of automation testing, including test planning, estimation, resourcing, environments, dependencies and final test sign-off prior to production implementation.
- Lead the design, execution and coordination of automated testing, including continuous integration, test orchestration, defect management and post-implementation production verification.
- Provide strategic advice, assurance and management reporting on testing progress, outcomes, risks, issues and quality, ensuring appropriate preventative and corrective action.
- Lead the development, review and quality assurance of test strategies, scripts, artefacts and technical deliverables, ensuring alignment with departmental standards and best practice.
- Lead, allocate and develop multidisciplinary testing resources, providing explicit direction, mentoring, workload management and timely performance management.
- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships, providing authoritative testing advice, managing expectations and promoting the value and services of the Enterprise Testing and Quality Assurance Section.
- Drive continuous improvement, knowledge management and capability uplift, including process improvements, change control, knowledge transfer and compliant documentation and recordkeeping.

Key capabilities:

- Lead enterprise test automation activities,



working with Test Managers and delivery teams to implement automation strategies, frameworks, standards and roadmaps across projects and programs.
- Design, develop, review, and optimise automated test solutions using Tricentis Tosca or comparable enterprise automation technologies, promoting reusable, scalable and maintainable automation assets.
- Manage automation engineering and integration, including CI/CD pipelines, test environments, test data, system interfaces, and technical dependencies to enable reliable and efficient automated test execution.
- Analyse complex business and technical requirements to determine automation suitability and develop robust automated test solutions covering end-to-end business processes, integrations, and interfaces.
- Plan and manage automation delivery, including scope, estimates, schedules, priorities, resources, and dependencies, ensuring alignment with project priorities, enterprise testing strategies, and quality objectives.
- Provide technical assurance and problem resolution, leading root-cause analysis of complex automation, application, environment, integration and test-data issues, and managing associated defects, risks, and mitigations.
- Provide technical leadership and capability development to automation testing professionals through coaching, mentoring, technical reviews, knowledge transfer, and the promotion of consistent automation engineering practices.
- Upholding APS code of conduct whilst always maintaining a safe and respectful environment.

Desirable qualifications:

- ISTQB Advanced Agile Test Analyst.
- ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Test Analyst.
- ISTQB Foundation Mobile Application Testing.
- ISTQB Foundation Agile Extension.
- Certification in Tosca or Automation testing toolsets.

Eligibility

- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made.




- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:
- Satisfactory completion of a criminal history check, and where relevant, a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check,
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where required),
- Providing evidence of qualifications (where required), and
- Obtaining and maintaining a security clearance at the required level.

- For this role applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance or hold a current security clearance at an appropriate level.
- To be eligible for the role, applicants must hold a formal qualification in one or more of the following certificates (or equivalent/relevant practical experience):

- Degree in Information Technology.
- ISTQB Foundation / Advanced Test Analyst.
- ISTQB Foundation / Advanced Technical Test Analyst.
- ISTQB Test Manager.
- ISTQB Test Automation Engineer.

Notes

- Applications close 11:30pm AEDT.
- Applicants are asked to quote reference number 26-CDIODIV-32367 to assist when making an enquiry.
- This recruitment process is being used to fill both ongoing and non-ongoing positions. Non-ongoing positions will be offered on a specified term basis for an initial period of up to 12 months with the possibility of being extended (this will not exceed a total of 24 months in the same or similar role).

Getting to know the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is focused on achieving better health and wellbeing for all Australians. If you would like to join our team, and can meet our job requirements, we invite you to apply for a position with us to build better health, better care and better quality for all Australians. The department is committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace where the experiences, skills and perspectives of all individuals are valued. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and cultures, so we can better represent the community we serve. The department welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, mature age people, people who identify as LGBTI+, and people with parenting and/or caring responsibilities.

📌 Executive Level 1 - Automation Test Manager - Enterprise Testing and Quality Assurance Section (Sydney)
🏢 Australian Department of Health Disability & Ageing
📍 Sydney