Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

RFQ No:INDTST 18 A

Role:Automation Tester

Closing Date:10am 16 November 2017

Contract Start Date:1/1/2018

Contract Duration/End Date:31 December 2018

Proposed Work Order Start Date / 1 January 2018
Proposed Contract Period / Up to 31 December 2018 with 12 months extension
Contract Option Period / 12 Months
Subject to funds availability and delegate approval
Purpose of Services / Main Functions of the Position include but are not limited to:
  • Design, development and execution of automation test scripts for testing a variety of mainly Microsoft application products including, CRM, SharePoint
and .Net applications, including cloud based solutions
  • Design, implementation and execution of regression, functional, manual and automated tests
  • Documentation and tracking of defects
  • Test harness creation and use
  • Back end (Database) testing and interrogation
  • Mobile Platform Testing,
  • Production of meaningful reports and recommendations from testing results
  • Use of VSTS/TFS, Visual Studio, MS test, NUnit, Selenium C# and XML technologies
  • Experience using agile approaches and being part of an MDT delivery team

Security requirements, security clearances and police checks / ALL Contractors engaged through this process must have a MANDATORY Standard Criminal History Check and a Baseline Security Level Clearance in process with the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) prior to commencement
Other requirements / The Contractor Personnel must be an Australian Citizen and hold a current security clearance of Baseline or above else one will be required prior to commencing with the Department.
The Contractor Personnel is required to sign a confidentiality agreement.
The Contractor Personnel agrees to comply with all Departmental Policies including (but not limited to) the Customer’s Security Policies and Guidelines, abide by the AAPS Code of conduct, ICT Usage Polices, Fraud Control Plan, and the Smoke Free Workplace Policy.

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Other Requirements / Applicants must be Australian Citizen and hold a current security clearance of Baseline or above.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Important: All of the criteria below must be addressed individually as part of your application

Mandatory Criteria:

  • Demonstrated experience in the use of VSTS/TFS and more than 3 years experience in testing with a solid knowledge of testing procedures, processes, tools and techniques
  • Extensive experience and proficiency in developing acceptance criteria and test plans, the analysis, development and execution of automation tests and defect tracking, in agile projects
  • Well-developed skills in, communication; judgement; research and analysis; problem solving, planning and the ability to work with only limited guidance in a MDT

Weighted Criteria

  • Evidence of the following will be considered advantageous:
  • Ability to learn new applications, business processes and procedures quickly
  • Well-developed organisational skills, including the ability to manage changing priorities and meeting deadlines
  • Experience in Test Automation
  • Experience in test harness creation and use Back end (Database) testing and interrogation Mobile Platform and Cloud Based Testing
  • Use of VSTS/TFS, Visual Studio, MS test, NUnit, Selenium C# and XML technologies

Business Address: Unit 4, 15 Tench Street, Kingston. ACT 2604, Mailing address: Po.Box 153 Civic Square, ACT -2608,

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