Automation Test Analyst

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Talent International is searching for an experienced Automation Test Analyst (QA Engineer) to join our client, a global leader in the manufacturing and supply of construction and mining equipment. This role is based in the Brisbane CBD on a 6-month contract, with likely extensions and the possibility to go permanent.

Responsibilities

1. Act as the quality assurance subject matter expert (SME) within the Consite Mine Plus PoV team.
2. Collaborate with platform engineers, data engineers and scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders to define and maintain quality standards.
3. Design and implement test strategies, test plans, and test cases for new and existing features.
4. Conduct appropriate quality assurance tests to ensure the quality of the features delivered to the end-users meet expectations.
5. Drive automation initiatives to support continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
6. Participate in sprint planning, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure quality is considered throughout the development lifecycle.
7. Conduct root cause analysis of defects and work closely with engineering teams to resolve issues.
8. Promote a quality-first mindset and lead the adoption of QA best practices across the team.
9. Monitor, track, and report on software quality metrics.

Key Deliverables

1. Comprehensive test plans and test cases covering functional, integration, regression, and performance scenarios, and their execution.
2. Automated test scripts and frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
3. Defect reports and quality dashboards with clear, actionable insights.
4. Documented quality standards and testing guidelines for the Consite Mine Plus platform.
5. Sign-off reports for releases indicating readiness and QA validation status for CAB approval purposes.
6. Continuous improvements to QA processes and tooling based on retrospectives and feedback.
7. Risk assessments and mitigation plans related to product quality.

Experience And Knowledge

1. Hands-on experience in quality assurance for data platforms, analytics applications, or enterprise software across both functional as well as non-functional scenarios.
2. Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes across the SDLC.
3. Experience designing and executing test strategies for both frontend and backend components of analytics platforms.
4. Familiarity with testing analytics dashboards and visualizations (e.g., Grafana), ensuring data accuracy and usability.
5. Exposure to end-to-end testing application components hosted in cloud environments, particularly AWS.
6. Competence in writing clear, reusable test cases and documenting test results in tools like Azure DevOps, Atlassian JIRA, etc.
7. Understanding of automated testing principles and experience contributing to automation frameworks or pipelines.
8. Experience in carrying out load and performance tests to validate platform performance.
9. Ability to identify data quality issues and collaborate with developers and data engineers to resolve them.
10. Experience working in Agile teams with active participation in sprint and QA planning and reviews.
11. Prior experience in working with Grafana ecosystem of tools (e.g., Grafana, K6 testing tool, and Snowflake is a plus).
12. Working knowledge of data validation techniques as well as experience in validating data consistency, transformation logic, and end-to-end data workflows would also be a plus.

Skills And Abilities

1. Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand complex data flows and identify discrepancies or edge cases.
2. High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering defect-free, production-quality solutions.
3. Ability to write clear, comprehensive, and reproducible test cases and test plans.
4. Proficiency in test case management and issue tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Atlassian JIRA).
5. Good understanding of SQL for validating data accuracy and integrity across large datasets.
6. Comfortable interpreting and testing dashboards and visualizations to ensure they reflect correct business logic.
7. Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman, JMeter, etc for validating backend services.
8. Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product owners, and business analysts.
9. Strong communication skills for articulating bugs, quality risks, and status clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
10. Initiative-driven mindset with the ability to proactively identify quality improvements and process enhancements.
11. Adaptability to changing priorities, requirements, and timelines in a fast-paced Agile environment.
12. Good understanding of test automation principles and the ability to contribute to or maintain existing automation scripts.

Education Required

• Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science, or an equivalent qualification

How To Apply

To find out more, please "Apply for this job" or contact Jenifer Mitchell at (07) 3031 4511 or jenfier.mitchell@talentinternational.com

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