EL1 Test Lead - Salesforce

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Contract
  • AU$150 - AU$160 per hour

Our client is a federal government organisation with offices throughout Australia. Due to growth, they are seeking EL1 Test Lead with Salesforce project experience to join their team in Richmond or Geelong.

  • 12-month initial contract plus 12-month extension
  • Hybrid with 3 days per week onsite
  • Federal government role – Australian citizens can only apply

The role
Our client is undertaking major work programs to deliver innovative fit-for-need ICT-based solutions to improve their Scheme. We are seeking a passionate, experienced Test Lead to join the Office of the CIO (OCIO). The Test Lead will lead and conduct testing activities across Scheme Digital Platforms projects. Working closely with the Test Manager to ensure OCIO test strategy and standards are in place. This role is not hands on testing, but you will be managing a team up to 12 testers with a Salesforce project.
Key duties and responsibilities

  • Manage test delivery with vendors and internal staff to ensure that across projects the delivery remain within scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets as defined with project teams.
  • Test SME understanding the tools and leading management and other stakeholders to use them.
  • Analyse and report on test activities and results, and escalating issues and risks to project management.
  • Develop test plans, test cases and supporting test data and/or requirements, under own direction from the specifications.
  • Assign execution test cases at various stages of testing.
  • Contribute to team improvement initiatives and projects, including team tools, process changes, and test automation.
  • Identify, manage and document defects, programming errors and operational characteristics that are inconsistent with stated requirements and design specifications.
  • Manage testing for multiple projects.
  • Accurately record time and effort for test case.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure effective and timely implementation of projects.
  • Manage Defect Triages and meetings.
  • Coordinate with business teams and supports them during UAT.

To apply you will need the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Experience leading testing activities for complex programs and creating Test Summary reports.
2. Agile testing experience with team member accountability to commitment and delivery each sprint.
3. Extensive experience using test management tools including Jira Xray and CRM, specifically Salesforce.
4. Analytical skills and problem-solving skills needed to manage multiple factors on a project simultaneously.
5. Strong team-work skills across business, vendors and geographically dispersed virtual teams.
6. Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships and facilitate innovation and new ways of working with teams.

Desirable criteria
1. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
2. Demonstrated experience working for large organisations on complex software deployments.
3. Other relevant experience in a related technical field (application development, Database development, deployment/implementation and infrastructure).
4. Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.

APPLY:
Submit your resume or contact Shelley at kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com or call on 0408 388 680 for further information. Shortlisted will be contacted.

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