Test Lead

About the Team

This role is part of the Payments Settlements department, Business Services Group. Business Services Group is responsible for the provision of banking and payments services to Australian Government agencies, the provision of payment settlement services to Australian financial system participants through the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS) and the Fast Settlement Service (FSS), the conduct of Exchange Settlement Accounts and the production and issuance of Australian banknotes.

About the role

Key Objectives
- Lead the creation and implementation of a comprehensive functional test strategy for the Payments migration workstream, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
- Engage with project stakeholders, developers, and business analysts to gather and understand detailed migration requirements and acceptance criteria, fostering clear communication and mutual understanding.
- Offer strong leadership in testing activities, ensuring comprehensive test coverage, and facilitating the smooth implementation of automated test strategies and plans.
- Log, track, and manage defects from identification through to resolution, working closely with development and migration teams to ensure timely and effective fixes.
- Generate detailed test execution reports, providing insights and actionable recommendations to stakeholders to inform decision-making and improve project outcomes.
- Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, and methodologies, staying abreast of industry best practices and emerging trends.

Your Background

To be successful in this role, we are looking for a highly motivated and driven individual with:

- In-depth knowledge of functional testing methodologies and tools.
- Advanced experience and expertise in test automation, particularly with Selenium, Cypress, and BDD frameworks.
- Familiarity with JAVA programming, JIRA, QMetry, HP ALM, and Microsoft Azure DevOps.
- Advanced experience in payments and settlements systems, services, and operations.
- Ability to analyse migration impacts and translate them into effective test cases.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail in identifying and resolving defects.
- Experience in coordinating with cross-functional teams in complex program environments.
- Effective communication skills to articulate test results and issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Basic understanding of infrastructure modernization concepts, even if not directly involved in infrastructure testing, is highly preferred.

What do we offer?
- Impactful work on critical national payments settlements systems that help run the Australian economy.
- Opportunity to be part of innovations in the payments industry.
- Flexible working arrangements.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drive the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.

We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Application Close:
March 06, 2025

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