About the Role
We are seeking a detail-focused Software Application Tester to support the delivery of custom-built software applications within a complex telecommunications environment. This role is ideal for someone who can work across business-critical systems, integrated platforms, customer and operational workflows, and release testing activities.
What You’ll Do
- Analyse requirements, user stories, technical specifications, integration designs, and acceptance criteria to identify test coverage needs.
- Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, regression packs, and traceability documentation.
- Execute manual, system, integration, regression, user acceptance, and release readiness testing.
- Raise, document, prioritise, retest, and close defects using agreed defect management processes and tools.
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, architects, product owners, network specialists, and operational teams to resolve issues and manage testing risks.
- Prepare clear test evidence, status updates, defect reports, release summaries, and test completion reports.
- Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to strengthen testing processes, automation coverage, and release quality.
About You
- You have experience testing bespoke, custom-built, or enterprise software applications in complex integrated environments within the telecommunications industry.
- You understand the software testing lifecycle, defect lifecycle, release management, and quality assurance practices.
- You can interpret functional specifications, solution designs, API specifications, and data mappings.
- You have used industry-standard test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira and Zephyr.
- You are familiar with test automation tools such as Selenium Grid, Flask and Pytest and API testing tools such as SoapUI, Postman and Newman.
- You are analytical, organised, and able to investigate defects across multiple systems and stakeholder groups.
- You communicate clearly and can explain defects, risks, blockers, and test outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- You have relevant experience in software testing, quality assurance, telecommunications systems, or enterprise application delivery.
- You have relevant qualification in information technology, software engineering, telecommunications, computer science, or a related discipline.
Pay: $90,000.00 – $120,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Melbourne VIC 3000
