Senior Test Analyst - Data Analytics

Company Description

Supporting millions of Australians since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits returned to members, not shareholders.

Job Description

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support over 1.9 million members, managing around $70 billion of funds and are recognized as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their superannuation, they’re more likely to achieve a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is founded on our values and behaviors, we aspire to Be Bold, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Show Resilience. In short, we want our people to excel and love their work.

• Understand the environment architecture, various applications, data flow process and its limitations from the testing perspective. Subsequently, develop a risk-based test approach using available resources.
• Promote the continuous enhancement of quality standards and code quality, by conducting reviews and walkthroughs with the data scrum team.
• Introduce meaningful, viable, and feasible quality standards, which can be adopted and upheld by the team, to improve quality across the delivery life cycle.
• Develop well-considered test approaches for all relevant changes on the data platform and ensure the best possible test coverage.
• Ensure that all test artifacts are thoroughly and clearly documented throughout the planning and execution phases.
• Ensure that the following components are addressed during planning and execution:
  • Functional testing (focused on business outcomes)
  • Reconciliation
  • Data completeness
  • Data Accuracy checks
  • Error and Exception Handling
  • ETL process checks
  • Data Retention
  • Unhappy / Negative scenario validation
• Create production release notes for every release.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of quality assurance, automated testing, continuous delivery and agile practices by collaborating with the team and keeping current with modern software development/data warehousing practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Database and ETL testing
• Experience in implementing automation in the Data realm.

Required experience, understanding or qualifications including:

• Advanced SQL skills
• Detailed understanding and hands-on testing experience of Data Warehouses, Business Intelligence, and Analytics systems.
• Ability to work autonomously and act as the main contact on projects if needed
• Demonstrated experience in using industry-standard Testing Techniques, including the use of decision tables and state transition diagrams
• Experience in an Agile software development and testing environment
• ISTQB certified Advanced Technical Test Analyst or similar is preferred
• Industry experience within Superannuation/Investments is preferred

Additional Information

Benefits

Our benefits have been designed so you can customize your experience with us and include:

• Opportunities for personal and professional development
• Flexible, hybrid working – work to suit your lifestyle (must be based in Australia)
• Purchase leave scheme and gender-neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
• Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops)
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviors)

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the diverse backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and cognitive styles. This includes people with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, and those with interrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only individuals with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as of 31 December 2022. Rest is recognized as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

Rest will review applications before the closing date and may close the role early.