Position Overview
- Permanent, Full-time opportunity
- True hybrid working – work from home and our Mitcham office
- $166,650 per annum inclusive of 12% superannuation
About Us
We’re on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We’re one of Australia’s largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria’s population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.
Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you’ll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.
We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.
The Role
As the Testing Centre of Excellence (CoE) Lead, you will establish and evolve Yarra Valley Water's enterprise-wide testing practice, enabling technology solutions to be delivered with quality, consistency and confidence.
You will define and embed testing frameworks, standards and best practices across the Technology Group, driving continuous improvement and building modern testing capabilities. With a strong focus on automation, AI-enabled testing, quality engineering and scalable delivery, you'll help teams adopt smarter, more effective ways of working.
As the enterprise testing leader, you will shape testing strategy, resolve complex quality challenges and help ensure technology solutions are delivered with confidence, consistency and quality. Through collaboration, governance and continuous capability uplift, you will ensure testing remains a strategic enabler of successful technology delivery.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Establish and evolve enterprise testing strategy, governance and operating model to improve quality, consistency and delivery confidence.
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Advance enterprise testing capability and quality engineering through modern practices, automation, measurement and continuous improvement.
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Provide enterprise testing assurance, quality insights and risk oversight to support delivery readiness and informed decision-making.
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Foster collaboration across stakeholders, vendors and communities of practice while defining and evolving enterprise testing standards, frameworks and tooling.
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Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation and quality-focused delivery.
What we’re Looking for
- Proven experience establishing and evolving enterprise testing governance, quality assurance frameworks, and standards.
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Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across the organisation, building commitment to enterprise testing practices through practical value and trusted relationships.
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Demonstrated expertise in test automation strategy, frameworks, and tooling.
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Experience driving testing capability uplift, practice leadership, and continuous improvement.
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Experience managing testing vendors and technology partners.
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Proven ability to provide enterprise testing governance, quality assurance and testing insights across complex technology portfolios.
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Experience working in Agile, hybrid, and iterative delivery environments.
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Knowledge of AI-assisted testing and emerging testing technologies.
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Experience embedding testing within CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and modern engineering practices.
Why Yarra Valley Water?
We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level. Creating opportunities for you to grow – both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.
- $166,650 per annum inclusive of 12% superannuation
- Flexible working arrangements where our people are empowered to design their days with their team. Read our hybrid playbook HERE.
- Free and secure on-site parking with on-site café at our Mitcham office.
- 16 weeks paid parental leave.
- 15 days paid personal leave, which can be used for caring, illness, wellbeing and mental health needs.
- 5 days paid reproductive leave which can be used for experiencing symptoms or undergoing procedures associated with issues such as menopause, menstruation, endometriosis, PCOS, prostate health, or IVF.
- Request to swap certain public holidays for another day of paid leave.
To read more about our benefits and culture, read our employee handbook HERE.
Did you Know?
Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalised people tend to only apply when they meet all of them. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily tick every box, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.
How to Apply
Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume.
Closing date: Tuesday 4th August 2026
This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.
We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds.
If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please call 03 9872 2599 or email [email protected].
If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email [email protected].
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.
Yarra Valley Water is recognised by Australian Disability Network as a Disability Confident Recruiter employer.
