About the Role 

The Test Specialist is responsible for designing and developing test requirements and test cases as well as the execution of the tests together with identifying and resolving software defects prior to software implementation.

Key Responsibilities 

• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle.
• Prior experience in using software testing tools.
• The ability to understand and assimilate different points of view.
• A love of working with people in a team-focused environment.
• Prior exposure or willingness to learn AGILE methodologies.
• The willingness to take ownership of challenging tasks, even beyond your initial scope of responsibility.
• The ability to collaborate with team members remotely or face to face.
• Openness to sharing ideas and accepting other team members’ feedback.
• Execute testing scripts and scenarios based on standard procedure templates
• Provide update to Test Manager on testing status on a regular basis
• Contribute to testing of any actions taken to rectify users’ problems to ensure user and system requirements are met and that changes integrate with the production system
• Contribute to the provision of documentation and advice regarding applications to enable support functions to work pro-actively
• Maintain test environments and deploy new versions as required
• Maintain documentation for regression testing

Skills/Experience 

• You will be degree qualified, have 5 years of experience in a Testing Role
• Demonstrate experience in executing test scripts demonstrate writing of test scripts
• Demonstrate ability to test functionality for custom services applications can work with client test tools (i.e. SOAP UI, Rational Test products, etc)
• Demonstrate experience in creating and running automated test scripts
• Demonstrated Experienced in testing with a technical background of a system that complies with a published technical standard/specification
• Be an Australian citizen
• Resident in Australia for the past 5 years (i.e., can’t have moved to Australia only 4 or 4.5 years ago)
• Not spent greater than 12 months cumulative out of Australia during the past 5 years
• Satisfy an AU Gov client Pre-Engagement Integrity Check
• Be eligible to obtain an AGSVA baseline security clearance or already have AGSVA baseline security clearance

WHO WE ARE 

Kirra Services is a leading provider of IT services and recruitment personnel, headquartered in Canberra, ACT. Award-winning winners of the Seek SARA 2025 Small Recruitment Company of the Year, we partner closely with a range of Federal Government agencies and are continuously seeking talented professionals to join our growing team.  

Kirra Services is proudly SupplyNation Certified and majority Indigenous-owned. We are committed to creating opportunities for all Australians and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply for all roles.