• Location: Newstead, QLD
• Remote: Hybrid
• Type: Contract
• Job #18824

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Test Lead to join a delivery team responsible for ensuring solutions are thoroughly tested, sufficiently defect-free and ready for production deployment.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior testing professional with strong leadership capabilities and experience in enterprise workflow solutions.
 

Key responsibilities
 

• Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies aligned with business requirements, technical expectations and project timelines.

• Coordinate and manage manual and automated testing activities, including functional, non-functional, system, integration, regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Collaborate with product owners, architects, developers, business analysts and other stakeholders to integrate testing processes and resolve issues.

• Establish and maintain automated testing frameworks and tools, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.

• Lead, mentor and support testing team members, fostering a collaborative culture focused on quality and continuous improvement.

• Develop and implement testing governance frameworks, processes and practices to improve consistency and quality across ICT solutions.

• Identify, track and manage defects, ensuring risks are addressed and solutions meet quality standards before production deployment.

Highly desirable criteria
 

• Significant senior-level testing experience with a Tier 1 workflow solution, such as Appian.

• Extensive experience across manual and automated testing, including regression, system and User Acceptance Testing.

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing comprehensive test strategies and test cases.

• Strong experience leading and coordinating testing activities within complex technical environments.

Desirable criteria
 

• Relevant qualifications in Test Management or an equivalent discipline.

• Experience using productivity and testing management tools, including Jira, Confluence and Xray.

• Experience implementing automated testing frameworks and improving testing governance and processes.

• Previous experience leading, mentoring or managing testing teams.

Skills and experience
 

• 5–10+ years of professional software development or testing experience, including experience in leadership roles.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, frameworks and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate and deliver multiple testing activities within established timelines.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify and manage defects, assess testing risks and ensure solutions are fit for production.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement, quality assurance and testing governance.

Contact details

For a confidential chat, please contact Shruthi on 0474 545 379 or via email at shruthi@exclaim-it.com.au. We would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.