Test Lead

• Location: Brisbane, Queensland
• Remote: Hybrid
• Type: Contract
• Job #18579

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Test Lead to join a large and complex ICT environment, leading the delivery of high-quality testing and quality assurance outcomes across a range of technology initiatives.

This role is responsible for providing end-to-end leadership of software testing activities, ensuring solutions are delivered to a high standard and align with both business and technical requirements. You will work closely with project teams, technical specialists, vendors, and business stakeholders to establish testing strategies, manage quality risks, and drive continuous improvement across testing practices.
 

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver comprehensive test strategies, approaches, and test plans.
• Establish and govern testing standards, metrics, reporting frameworks, and quality processes.
• Define testing scope, resource requirements, schedules, environments, dependencies, and risks.
• Produce and maintain key testing artefacts, including test strategies, test plans, traceability matrices, and test data requirements.
• Lead and coordinate system, integration, regression, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing activities.
• Monitor test execution progress and ensure testing milestones are achieved within agreed timelines.
•  Approve release readiness and provide recommendations for production deployment.
• Manage defect triage, prioritisation, root cause analysis, and resolution activities.
• Identify, assess, and manage quality risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide clear reporting on testing progress, quality metrics, defect trends, and residual risks.
• Lead, mentor, and coach test analysts and vendor resources.
• Manage vendor testing services and ensure delivery against agreed quality standards.
• Define and promote automation strategies, quality engineering practices, and CI/CD quality gates.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across testing frameworks, processes, and tooling.
• Research and adopt emerging testing practices, including AI-assisted testing, cloud testing, and automation optimisation.
   

Highly desirable criteria

• ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager (CTAL-TM) certification or equivalent.
• ISTQB® AI Testing (CT-AI) certification or equivalent.
• Strong experience managing stakeholders, vendors, and third-party delivery partners.
• Experience leading testing activities within large-scale and complex ICT environments.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience working with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms and modern testing approaches within distributed environments.
• Understanding of AI-driven testing methods and quality engineering practices.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, or equivalent test management platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Exposure to monitoring, observability, and performance testing tools.
• Experience contributing to enterprise-wide testing governance and capability uplift initiatives.

Skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) certification or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading software testing and quality assurance activities in complex ICT environments.
• Strong understanding of risk-based and requirements-based testing methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong experience in defect management, quality assurance governance, and release readiness assessments.
• Ability to influence outcomes and build productive working relationships across technical and business teams.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary testing teams and vendor resources.

Contact details

For a confidential chat, please contact Raisa on 0437 318 208 or via email at [raisa@exclaim-it.com.au](mailto:raisa@exclaim-it.com.au) and we would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.