Provides specialist testing and quality assurance expertise across functional, automation, performance and data testing disciplines, contributing to the successful delivery of digital projects, programs and organisational outcomes.

The key duties of the position include:

Performance Test Analyst

Key responsibilities:

- Ability to assist Performance Test Managers with drafting and reviewing test artefacts and providing testing specific advice to projects as required.
- Support performance test estimates, schedules, impact analysis and resource coordination, maintaining forward work plans and allocations aligned with team skills and project needs.
- Review Performance Test requirements, design complex test cases and data requirements, conduct peer reviews, execute tests using enterprise toolsets, and identify and report defects.
- Draft and maintain Performance test artefacts, including test sign-off documentation, and provide testing-specific advice to projects.
- Identify, communicate and escalate risks, issues, assumptions and gaps in capability, skills or frameworks to Performance Test Managers, contributing to contingency and mitigation planning.
- Lead small teams of professional testers and/or project testing activities, managing work allocation, timesheets and performance support.
- Build effective internal and external stakeholder relationships, transfer skills and knowledge to departmental staff, and maintain and store documentation in accordance with departmental recordkeeping policies and practices.
- Work under limited supervision to deliver agreed outcomes within performance project timelines, demonstrating customer service, a solution focus, adaptability.

Unique arrangements:

- Woden ACT is the preferred location but is not mandatory.

Key capabilities:

- Ability to design, review and execute load tests, complex scenarios, develop test data requirements, analysing test results and prepare high-quality performance test artefacts.
- Ability to support Performance Test Managers in implementing testing standards, frameworks and best practices, and provide specialist testing advice to projects.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate testing teams, manage work allocation and resources, monitor delivery and achieve team and customer outcomes.
- Solid stakeholder engagement, analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate and negotiate complex technical issues across technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable experience:

- 6 or more years’ experience in performance testing, including load, stress, spike and endurance testing.
- Strong hands-on experience with LoadRunner for performance test scripting, execution, analysis and reporting.
- Experience using Splunk and Grafana for log analysis, performance monitoring and identifying root causes of performance issues.
- Experience testing cloud-based and distributed systems, including Azure and/or AWS environments.

Desirable qualifications:

- Certification in Performance testing toolsets.
- Degree in Information Technology or equivalent certificate.
- ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst or equivalent certificate.
- ISTQB Technical Test Analyst or equivalent certificate.

Data Warehouse Test Analyst

Key responsibilities:

- Work with Data Warehouse Test Managers to streamline test processes, frameworks and roadmaps, embedding testing best practices across projects and programs.
- Support the development of test estimates, schedules, impact assessments and resource plans for data warehouse and related testing activities.
- Implement approved data Warehouse test strategies and plans, ensuring testing activities comply with departmental methods, standards and governance requirements.
- Analyse data warehouse requirements, define complex data needs, design and peer-review test cases, execute testing and manage defects using enterprise toolsets.
- Prepare and maintain high-quality test artefacts, including test documentation, reports and sign-off materials required for production implementation.
- Maintain forward work plans, allocate resources based on skills and priorities, and proactively identify and escalate risks,



issues, assumptions and capability gaps.
- Lead small testing teams or projects, including coordinating workloads, monitoring delivery, supporting performance and transferring knowledge to departmental staff.
- Deliver outcomes under limited supervision by building effective stakeholder relationships, providing specialist testing advice and promoting continuous improvement while meeting project timelines.

Key capabilities:

- Demonstrate strong technical expertise in ETL and Data Warehouse testing, applying specialist knowledge to complex testing activities and providing accurate, evidence-based advice.
- Work under limited direction with autonomy and accountability, exercising sound judgement when interpreting requirements, policies, testing standards, practices and procedures.
- Plan and prioritise complex testing activities, ensuring high-quality outputs while contributing to short-term delivery objectives and longer-term strategic testing initiatives.
- Undertake complex research, analysis and problem-solving, including investigation of data quality, ETL, integration and testing issues to support informed decisions and effective outcomes.
- Identify, assess and manage testing, data, delivery and operational risks, ensuring appropriate treatments and quality assurance are applied within the area of responsibility.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation in Data Warehouse testing practices, processes and approaches, contributing to broader business improvement and workplace change.
- Build and maintain complex internal and external stakeholder relationships, anticipating stakeholder needs, providing specialist advice and representing the work area to achieve project and organisational outcomes.
- Lead, coach and develop testing staff, building team capability through knowledge transfer, performance feedback and career development while promoting strong Data Warehouse testing practices.

Desirable qualifications:

- Degree in Information Technology.
- ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst.
- Certification in Data Warehouse testing toolsets.

Automation Test Analyst

Key responsibilities:

- Support test estimates, schedules, impact analysis and resource coordination, including automation development and execution activities; maintain the section’s forward work plan and allocate resources to teams according to their skills.
- Review requirements, develop complex test cases and data, design and maintain reusable automated test suites using Tosca and other enterprise tools, conduct peer reviews, execute tests, and identify and report defects.
- Prepare test artefacts and production implementation sign-off documentation, including automated test results and coverage, and provide specialist testing and automation advice to projects.
- Lead small testing teams and/or projects, managing work allocation, timesheets and performance issues to support delivery.
- Identify skill and framework gaps with Test Managers; proactively escalate risks, issues and assumptions arising during planning, design and execution, and develop contingency plans to mitigate risks.
- Deliver timely, customer-focused solutions under limited supervision, adapting to challenging circumstances and applying strategic and lateral thinking to improve work practices, optimise automated regression testing and support integration with CI/CD pipelines.
- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships, transfer skills and knowledge to departmental staff, including coaching in test automation practices, and store documentation in accordance with departmental recordkeeping policies and practices.

Unique arrangements:

- Woden ACT is the preferred location but is not mandatory.

Key capabilities:

- Strong capability in Tosca automation, programming and scripting,



including functional, mobile and API test automation.
- Create, execute and report high-quality test automation artefacts, including matrices, cases, defects and complex test data.
- Identify, design, build and maintain automated test suites using appropriate tools; support the Test Automation Framework, schedule execution and maintain test farm machines.
- Estimate testing effort, track progress against estimates, report variances to team management, and coordinate resources to meet project deliverables.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build strategic relationships, negotiate across technical levels and communicate complex information to diverse audiences.

Desirable experience:

- Demonstrated 6+ years’ experience in Tosca test automation, including leading automation activities and delivering complex testing projects.
- Experience testing across Windows and complex application environments, including Siebel, .NET, SAP, Salesforce, MuleSoft, mobile applications and cloud device platforms.
- Experience implementing automated testing within CI/CD and DevOps environments, including Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines and test management 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 Performance Test Analyst and Data Warehouse Test Analyst roles, applicants must hold a formal qualification in ISTQB Foundation Test Analyst (or equivalent/relevant practical experience).
- To be eligible for the Automation Test Analyst role, applicants must hold formal qualifications and skills in the following:

- TOSCA Certification AS1 & AS2.
- High level of capability with a range of other test automation tools and languages, such as VBScript/VB.NET, Selenium, Appium, Java, C#, Rest Assured, Rest Sharp, Maven, SoapUI, JavaScript, SQL, NoSQL, HTML, and other languages.
- ISTQB Foundation or equivalent certification.
- ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst or equivalent certification.
- Experience or knowledge of, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation test tools.

Notes

- Applications close 11:30pm AEDT.
- Applicants are asked to quote reference number 26-CDIODIV-32368 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.

📌 APS Level 6 - Performance Test, Data Warehouse Test & Automation Test Analyst - Enterprise Testing and Quality Assurance Section (Sydney)
🏢 Australian Department of Health Disability & Ageing
📍 Sydney