At Harrison McMillan, our mission is simple: to change lives, one placement at a time. As a trusted recruitment partner to government and industry, we pride ourselves on connecting exceptional people with roles where they can truly make an impact. Harrison McMillan is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to work with a Federal Government Department in Canberra. Key duties and responsibilities Plan and drive testing activities across all stages and iterations of product, systems and service development Provide authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution Carry out appropriate testing methods, automated tools and techniques to solve problems in tools and testing approaches Measures and monitors applications of standards for testing Assess risks and take preventative action Identify improvements and contributes to the development of organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for testing Essential criteria ISTQB Foundation or higher certification Minimum 8 years analyst experience Experience in testing Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and Bespoke coded products Experience using testing tools such as Azure DevOps for test planning, execution, and defect management Demonstrate experience in leveraging appropriate resources and methods to deliver the QA function in a cost-effective manner and capability to update, maintain and articulate testing artefacts Experience in testing of REST Services / SOAP web services and web applications Minimum NV1 security clearance Desirable Domain knowledge of Federal Government systems and testing procedures Experience in MOE, and infrastructure / hardware testing Experience in low code / no code platforms such as Salesforce, Smart IQ, MS Power Apps Experience in Cloud hosted applications and CI/CD pipelines as well as on premise hosted systems
