APS 6 Automation Tester

Posted 19 April 2024
Salary$650 - $750 per day
LocationCanberra
Job type Full time
DisciplineGovernment FederalGovernment Local
ReferenceJO-2404-492576

Job description

 APS 6 – Automation Tester
  • $650 - $750 / Daily (plus super)  
  • Canberra
  • Contract (12-months, possible extension)
  • Hybrid
About the role
Automated testing of Salesforce solutions will be a core component of your role. Working closely with the Test Manager, the Automation Tester will work within a Scrum team to establish and integrate test automation within the Scrum workflow and build processes. You have an integral role in the team, driving quality and efficiency.

Duties
  • Implement automation frameworks, ensuring usability, effectiveness, efficiency and maintainability are met. Frameworks must support backend and UI components, with a particular emphasis on Accessibility.
  • Set standards for writing test code and automation coding principles to be used across the team.
  • Drive in-Sprint delivery of automated tests meeting acceptance criteria and enabling the Definition of Done.
  • Write tests and supporting automation code.
  • Create manual scenarios.
  • Contribute to the continual improvement of automation testing practices.
  • Support the Test Manager to grow the team of automation testers and breadth of coverage.
Essential Criteria
  • Experience building and executing automated test regimes as part of a DevOps team using CI/CD methodologies.
  • Expert “hands-on” technical proficiency with UI functional automation using tools such as Playwright, Selenium WebDriver and BDD frameworks like Cucumber and experience using continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, and building automation test pipelines.
  • Solid skills on testing REST API using Postman and writing automation scripts for REST API tests.
  • Bachelor’s or higher degree in Engineering, Computing Science or Mathematics or another relevant technical field.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a test automation role
Desirable Criteria
  • Experience on testing Salesforce and MuleSoft based solutions.
  • Passion for driving quality through testing and automation.
  • Ability to communicate clearly.
  • Analytical approach, attention to detail, and ability to work with a high degree of role autonomy and “can do” attitude.
  • Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.
Application Requirements 
  • Applicants must hold Australian citizenship.
  • National Criminal History Records Check and completion of the Agency’s screening checks
  • Applications close 22/04/24
  • Baseline Clearance
  • Selection Criteria
For further details, please contact Mishael Solomon on 02 6162 7317 or email via MSolomon@dfp.com.au

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