• Lead, plan and execute functional testing in an Agile environment
• Pave your way and utilise your automation skills to this newly created role
• Hybrid working combining office-based and work from home

About Alinta Energy:

At Alinta Energy, we’re constantly striving to do better. Whether it’s lowering customers costs, providing world class local service or sustainable energy, our aim is to be better. And to keep getting better day after day. Better for our customers. Better for Australia. And better for our environment.

We’re a leading Australian utility with an owned and contracted generation portfolio of 3,000MW, over 1 million combined electricity and gas retail customers, and around 1,000 employees across Australia and New Zealand. Supplying energy in Australia for over 20 years, today we’re a vertically integrated energy company providing generation, retail and wholesale supply of gas and electricity across Australia. We support the development of renewable energy generation and offer local customer service through support hubs in Perth, Western Australia, and Morwell in Victoria.

Our Culture:

It’s an exciting time to become a part of our growing team at Alinta Energy. Our people are our greatest asset and we’re committed to a culture that’s focussed on being better at providing great service externally and internally. An organisation where people truly matter. That’s better.

About the role:

We are looking for a Software Quality Automation Lead to join our IT Digital team on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible to ensure that the product and service meets the established standards of quality including reliability, usability, and performance.

Duties:

• Liaise with the Business Analyst and Technical Analyst during user story definition to ensure acceptance test criteria is adequately defined.
• Supervise all testing activities and work closely with the team to ensure the product or services are tested thoroughly.
• Plan testing activity as part of a scrum delivery teams across functional domains such as billing, credit, payments and customer care.
• Work with the delivery team to perform system end to end testing, (integration, regression and user acceptance Testing).
• Assist in the development of analysis that may be required for developing workarounds where a defect cannot be corrected for a release.

Skills and experience:

• Extensive Testing experience utilising Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum)
• Strong understanding of Testing Framework and Automation tools.
• Ability to develop defect management policies and defect status reporting and to assist in the preparation of testing status and risk reports.
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a range of tasks as delegated throughout the project lifecycle.
• High Level of SQL, Confluence and JIRA knowledge.

Whilst it’s advantageous to have RPA development experience such as UiPath, this is not essential. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Software Quality Automation Lead who is looking to manage Quality Testing and lead a small team in a professional environment. You will be a key member of the Digital IT team and have the opportunity to truly make your mark in this brand new created role.

One of our key values at Alinta is ‘People Matter’, so even if you don’t possess all the mentioned skills and experience, we would still encourage you to apply!

Benefits:

• Hybrid working arrangements for most roles, combining office-based and work from home
• Staff energy discount offer (where products are available)
• Generous employee referral bonus
• Salary Packaging options
• Wellness programs including our Employee Assistance Program and free full access to the Headspace application
• Paid community volunteer leave
• Access to LinkedIn learning
• Discount program for a range of products and services
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Company paid salary continuance insurance
• Ability to purchase additional leave
• Modern offices with free snacks, drinks, and coffee

Let’s spread the positive energy together…

Alinta Energy is a 2023 Circle Back Initiative employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please note that if your application progresses you will be required to complete background/pre-employment checks. These checks may include but are not limited to - right to work/immigration checks, reference checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks and additional finance checks for finance related positions.

How to apply:

Click “APPLY” to submit your application. Closing Date: 14th of July 2023.

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