
QA Tester
4 days ago
**Position Title**: Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst
**Job Type**: Part-Time (3 days/week equivalent)
**Location**: Hybrid - Remote with 1 day per week in our Sydney office
**About Digital Purpose**:
At Digital Purpose, we're passionate about transforming meaningful ideas into reality through technology. As a female-led, Australian-based custom software development team, we specialise in creating B2B digital products with multiple integrations, delivering impactful solutions across sectors such as disability, education, gender equality, healthcare, Indigenous communities, refugees, and workplace wellbeing. Our collaborative approach ensures we guide our clients from concept to completion, building products that truly matter.
**About the Role**:
**Key Responsibilities**:
- **Test Strategy & Ownership**: Lead the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of test strategies for all projects, ensuring full regression and smoke tests are in place. Own the test plans for each product, ensuring clarity on which tests have been executed per release and maintaining a complete set of test cases.
- **Test Development & Maintenance**: Take ownership of existing test scripts, updating and expanding them as needed to improve coverage. Work with developers and tech leads to ensure test scripts evolve with each release.
- **Manual Testing & Quality Assurance**: Drive thorough and detailed testing, covering both "happy path" and error scenarios. Ensure all JIRA tickets are tested effectively, verifying that requirements are met before deployment. Proactively identify gaps and think critically to test beyond expected functionality.
- **Collaboration & Leadership**: Act as the primary point of contact for all testing activities, working closely with developers, tech leads, product managers, and other stakeholders. Ensure the manual testing process is well-integrated into the development cycle and advocate for quality at all stages.
- **Documentation & Transparency**: Maintain and improve test documentation, ensuring all test cases, results, and defects are clearly recorded. Provide visibility into test coverage and execution per release, aligning with company standards and guidelines.
**Qualifications**:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance with a focus on manual testing.
- Proficiency in test management tools; experience with Jira and Confluence is advantageous.
- Familiarity with test tools; experience with Zephyr Scale, Browserstack and Sentry is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work independently in a remote setting and effectively within a team environment.
- Proven experience in cross-browser and cross-device testing (including mobile and tablet).
- Advantage to have experience with accessibility to testing
**Why Join Digital Purpose?**
At Digital Purpose, we believe in meeting you where you are, offering pragmatic solutions tailored to your needs. Our team is passionate about delivering products that make a positive impact, and we foster a warm, inclusive culture that values diversity and innovation.
**Commitment to Diversity**:
**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 22.8 per week
**Benefits**:
- Professional development assistance
- Work from home
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a good working PC or laptop, to conduct the interview with?
**Experience**:
- QA: 5 years (preferred)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Redfern NSW 2016
Application Deadline: 21/03/2025