Senior Test Analyst - Functional

This role is part of the Payments Settlements department, Business Services Group. Business Services Group is responsible for the provision of banking and payments services to Australian Government agencies, the provision of payment settlement services to Australian financial system participants through the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS) and the Fast Settlement Service (FSS), the conduct of Exchange Settlement Accounts and the production and issuance of Australian banknotes.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Test Analyst in the Functional Testing Stream to join our team. This is a 2-year, fixed-term engagement as part of Core Modernisation program which involves a major upgrade of core technology infrastructure. Our main office is located in Sydney, NSW, with the option to work from our additional location in Baulkham Hills.

Key Objectives

• Proven experience and expertise in functional testing, especially in the area of Banking/ NPP domains.
• Develop and implement Test strategies and plans that are appropriate to address the risk and complexity of the projects or initiatives.
• Coordinate functional testing for each agreed project to ensure that functional requirements are met for FSS, RITS, SWIFT, IBM Sterling and associated systems.
• Plan and execute testing related deliverables across various test levels in functional testing.
• Maintain test suites, test data and test environments ensuring environment conflicts are minimised through pro-active management.
• Support coordination and planning of testing activities of systems in the Payment Settlements (PS) department aimed at minimising risk while achieving high levels of quality, in the most pragmatic manner.
• Ensure consistent application of testing standards, practices, and processes, whilst aiming for continuous improvement to achieve value-based practices.
• Work with the team to drive quality improvements particularly in the testing space, to ensure a consistent approach to testing and to foster a quality mindset.
• Analyse requirements and system changes, design and execute tests that aim to minimise risks and achieve the highest levels of quality assurance and reliability.
• Proficiency and experience working in an agile environment preferred.

Your Background

To be successful in this role, we are looking for a highly motivated and driven individual with:

• Advanced experience in payments and settlements systems, services and operations.
• Extensive experience in planning, support and testing of functional changes to mission critical systems.
• Experience in testing of ISO 20022 messages and solid comprehension on message usage guidelines.
• Experience in working with testing tools (e.g. JIRA, QMetry, Database tools).
• Strong technical documentation/interpretation skills and proven ability to be analytical and work creatively to solve problems.
• Practical testing experience in waterfall and agile software development methodology.
• Experience writing tests in GWT and automation scripting is desirable.
• An ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Degree in IT, business, finance or other relevant discipline.

What do we offer?

• Impactful work on critical national payments settlements systems that help run the Australian economy.
• Opportunity to be part of innovations in the payments industry.
• Flexible working arrangements.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play  a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.

We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community.  We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close: January 04, 2025