Aps6 - Test Lead, Digital Delivery Branch

**Contact Officer**:
**Closing Date**:
**11.59pm AEST,**Monday 2 June 2025**

**The opportunity we have available**

Organised within the Chief Operating Officer Group within the department, Information Technology (IT) Division’s purpose is to connect people and technology, empowering the department to excel.

The ITD provides the digital collaboration and communications tools necessary to connect a geographically dispersed workforce and to optimise hybrid working arrangements. We manage industry and public facing digital systems, deliver desktop services to over 2,400 staff, support over 30 office locations across Australia and oversee the department’s cyber security capability.

The Digital Solutions Section within the Digital Delivery Branch (DDB) is responsible for project delivery and sustainment of a variety of digital solutions, including:

- Reporting and Program Management (RPM)
- to the Departments Infrastructure Investment Program Management and Reporting solution
- Road Vehicle Regulator (ROVER)
- The system which supports the regulatory activities associated with the Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVS Act).
- Regulator Application for Compliance, Enforcement, Calculation And Reporting (RACECAR)
- The system which supports the regulatory activities associated with the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES)

We are looking for self-motivated, experienced IT professionals with extensive knowledge and experience in quality assurance and testing of Digital Solutions developed utilising a range of Microsoft technologies and services.

**What will you do?**

As a Test Lead in the Digital Solutions section, you will be working in a small multidisciplinary development team responsible for developing and maintaining digital solutions across a range of diverse departmental programs.
Key responsibilities will include:

- Test planning, design and execution
- Defect triage and management
- Test reporting
- Assisting with User Acceptance Testing
- Assisting with the 3 technical support for Digital Solutions
- Participate in regular sprint planning, showcases, retrospectives and other agile/scrum activities as required.

**Who are we looking for?**
- NET
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Azure DevOps
- Azure B2C
- Other Azure services
- REST APIs
- Prepare estimates for testing activities and tasks to inform Project and BAU planning.
- Communicate effectively with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders, utilising various written and verbal techniques.
- Remain flexible and be adaptable to pivot accordingly to shifting organisational priorities.

Tertiary qualifications in an IT discipline, relevant industry certifications or demonstrated industry experience will be highly regarded.

**RecruitAbility minimum requirements**

Minimum requirements for this role include:

- At least 3 years’ experience as system tester, testing solutions utilising the relevant technologies (outlined in the who are we looking for summary)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment.
Job applicants with disability who met the requirements are advanced to the next stage of the selection process:

- Opt into the scheme
- Declare they have a disability, and
- Meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised in the scheme

More information can be found at RecruitAbility scheme: A guide for applicants | Australian Public Service Commission.

**What else can we offer?**

We are dedicated to fostering personal and professional development, empowering individuals to set goals, acquire new skills, and cultivate unique qualities that define who they are. We believe that this not only leads to a more fulfilling and happier life but also enhances the overall quality of our work. Some of the benefits we offer include:

- Access to our study Assistance Program that provides paid leave and financial support for you to undertake courses of study that contribute to the improvements of your professional skills and knowledge relevant to our work and broader Australian Public Service.
- Through our investment in learning and development opportunities, and a positive performance culture, we provide diverse career pathways for our people to enable their mobility and adapt in a rapidly changing world.
- Improve your leadership skills, through the department’s Professional Coaching Scheme and tailored leadership opportunities for staff members.
- Flexible working opportunities, including part time hours, home based work and job sharing.
- We offer generous leave entitlements of 20 days personal circumstances leave per year, with one month’s accrual of leave credited on commencement and 150 hours of paid annual leave (based on a full-time employee), plus a range of other miscellaneous leave options to support you.

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