Senior Test Analyst

Senior Test Analyst

Employment Type: Full time, continuing role in UNSW IT

Location: Kensington campus in NSW (Hybrid Flexible Working) 2–3 days in the office

Starting Salary: $127,351–$143,489 plus generous superannuation and leave loading

About UNSW

UNSW is one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia's prestigious Group of Eight. We are a large organisation with a diverse and talented community doing extraordinary things. We are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do.

UNSW IT is part of UNSW's Operations Division and provides high quality, sustainable, flexible products and state of the art technology services to UNSW. Our priorities are to drive innovative architectures that enable UNSW's digital future and be a trusted partner of the University.

The Role

The Senior Test Analyst is an integral role within domain solutions' teams, collaborating with business analysts, functional analysts, technical developers and IT testing practice CoE. The role is responsible for executing multiple types of testing that are required, both manual and automated, including the preparation of test plans, test cases and test reports. You will stay updated with and apply UNSW IT testing standards and guidelines and learn and become proficient with the tools UNSW IT chooses for testing.

Reports to: Head of Testing with a dotted line into the Technology Manager and Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive analysis of project requirements and design meticulous test cases for thorough coverage.
• Seamlessly perform manual and automated testing within waterfall or agile sprints, covering system integration, functional, volume, user interface, and performance testing.
• Ensure product releases consistently exceed predefined quality standards, emphasizing commitment to excellence.
• Thoroughly document test cases, plans, results, and defects while maintaining a focus on analysing testing efforts for completeness.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including estimations and retrospectives, and contribute to continuous improvement. Additionally, create, maintain, and run automated test scripts for efficient testing processes.
• Foster close collaboration with Business teams, developers and SMEs to ensure alignment with customer and business requirements, promoting a cohesive approach to project success.
• Contribute and be an advocate to the wider development and engineering community through participation in development guilds for knowledge sharing and learning.
• Establish, maintain and execute a common set of test cases and test scripts that can be used repeatedly for both BAU testing and project testing, including the test case scripting using UNSW IT testing framework, process and tools, such as TestRay or Zephyr.
• Analyse and report test activities and results with the aim to identify and implement continuous improvements to testing and QA process, methods, tools and standards.
• Take responsibility for escalating test issues and ensuring they are driven through to resolution.

Who You Are

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in IT or related discipline together with 5+ years' experience in software testing.
• Demonstrated capability in software testing including preparation of test plans, test cases, execution of tests and reporting of defects.
• Extensive experience with CRM D365, Adobe Experience Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Journey Optimiser and Automation using Selenium.
• Extensive experience in the development and implementation of IT testing strategies, including full life-cycle testing methodologies and the systems development life-cycle.
• Understanding of automated testing tools or technical testing frameworks e.g. Cucumber/Gherkin/Karate, Playwright, TestNG, Zephyr, Selenium, Browserstack, Jenkins, Ghost Inspector or similar.
• Comprehensive understanding of various testing phases, such as System Testing, System Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Performance testing etc.

Key Attributes:

• Strong presentation skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to structure and articulate messages to different audiences at all levels.
• Ability to advocate the value of software testing processes and methods to stakeholders including Project Managers, Business Analysts and Developers.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly absorb information and utilise it to analyse, interpret and integrate complex information.
• Proven experience in working autonomously and proactively to identify and deliver innovative insights and models to drive business performance.
• Excellent organisational skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, work independently with effectiveness, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative and resolve complex problems as they arise.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW's aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

Advantageous:

• Experience working in an Agile/Dev-Ops environment.

Benefits and Culture

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW's focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include:

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

How to Apply

Please apply through the application portal and submit a full application including resume and addressing the Who You Are section.

Applications close: 7 July 2026 at 11:30pm

Contact: Jen MacLachlan, Talent Acquisition Partner – UNSW IT, j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au

Please apply through the application portal and not via email.

Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.