At a Glance
- Tasks: Conduct software testing and produce reports for bespoke products in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join a Federal Government agency committed to innovation and quality.
- Benefits: 12-month contract with potential extensions, competitive pay, and professional growth.
- Other info: On-site roles available in Canberra, Melbourne, or Adelaide; security clearance required.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while working on cutting-edge technology in a supportive team.
- Qualifications: Experience in software testing and coding skills in languages like C# or Python.
The predicted salary is between 69300 - 84700 $ per year.
Cleared Recruitment is supporting a Federal Government agency seeking experienced Software Testers. The software tester will provide software testing services to support the development, deployment and ongoing enhancement of on-premises bespoke products and environments. This may include integration with existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and bespoke systems. Services may be delivered as part of a broader delivery or software testing team, or independently, without additional resources.
Security Clearance Level: High-level AGSVA clearance.
Estimated start date: February 2026
Location: Canberra, Melbourne or Adelaide. On-site. No work from home available.
Contract term: 12 months +12+12
Role description:
- Provide application testing support to Integration testing between different applications and environments
- Contribute to documenting the acceptance criteria in user stories
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with ICT and business stakeholders at various levels.
- Create, understand and perform test activities such as test plan creation, test data creation and organising the creation of testing environments.
- Produce reporting artefacts including test summary reports and routine status updates on testing activities.
- Apply experienced understanding across all software test levels (unit, system, integration and user acceptance).
- Manage individually allocated work packages and balance competing priorities.
- Apply knowledge of test methodologies and the fundamental testing process across both Waterfall and Agile development methodologies.
- Identify and record discrepancies between actual and expected testing results.
- Confident use of JIRA and TestRay.
Required Knowledge/Experience and tools:
- Coding Skills: Experience in one or more languages/frameworks, e.g., C#, FastAPI, React, Python.
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Skilled in requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Version Control & Collaboration: Knowledge of branching strategies, pull-request workflows, and code-review etiquette.
- Testing Practices: Experience with unit, integration, and automated testing frameworks appropriate to the technology stack.
- Security Fundamentals: Familiarity with secure coding guidelines, threat modelling, and vulnerability mitigation.
- Team Dynamics: Ability to work effectively in a diverse, multidisciplinary team and mentor junior developers when required.
Key Responsibilities Required:
- Experience conducting software testing activities and producing relevant artefacts.
Highly Desirable:
- Experience with Jira.
Mandatory Qualifications:
- ISTQB Foundation Testing Qualification or higher.
Desirable Qualifications:
- IT-related degree (e.g. Bachelor of Computer Science or Bachelor of IT).
Security Clearance Level: High-level AGSVA clearance.
Software Tester in Canberra employer: Client 1
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