Test Lead

• Ongoing Full-time opportunity
• Lead and mentor a testing team, shaping quality outcomes
• Influence key projects that support and safeguard democracy

About the Role

The Test Lead is responsible for leading the planning, developing, coordinating, and executing testing activities for solutions, ensuring the delivery of ICT systems in accordance with business requirements, solution design and operational expectations.

The role is an Ongoing Full-time position.

About the NSW Electoral Commission

The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

Our work includes:

• Running and regulating elections
• Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
• Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
• Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
• Access to self-paced expert-led training via LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
• Staff social events to connect with colleagues
• Work/Life balance (35 hour working week), flex leave, generous holidays and leave conditions
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Convenient CBD location, access to public transport

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• Proven experience across all phases of the test lifecycle, including experience in implementing testing frameworks in Agile or Hybrid methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience in System and System Integration testing, and Application Programming Interface (API) testing.
• Demonstrated experience or capability to manage a small team.
• Demonstrated understanding of testing principles, methodologies, and tools (such as JIRA, Zephyr, Scale).
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or Computer Science, Testing certifications and/or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Politically neutral with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/campaigners.
• Satisfactory criminal record check results.

How to apply

As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the two targeted questions:

• This role requires managing multiple parallel test activities across different applications while ensuring adherence to the Commission's standards. Can you provide an example of a time you successfully lead testing for multiple systems at once? How did you prioritise, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure quality outcomes? (maximum 300 words)
• Provide an example of a complex project that you have tested, explaining what your role in that project and how did you plan and execute the testing activities. (maximum 300 words)

You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role.

For further information regarding the role please download the Role Description.

Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service

For more information on how to apply for a role in the NSW Public Service, please refer here.

The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

If you have any questions about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform your best please contact For more information on recruitment adjustments visit I Work for NSW Adjustments for individual needs.

Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection.

The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission's Talent team on

Other Information

Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW. The Commission's Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.

This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office with a hybrid work arrangement.

Applications Close: Tuesday, 18th November 2025 @ 11.59pm