Test Analyst

AJQ Consulting is a leading provider in the delivery of Information Technology & Professional Services.

Our success is built on our team.

We aim to provide our team with meaningful projects to work on where they can stretch their minds and showcase their expertise. With our growth mindset including customer-centric approach, we add value to our communities and to our clients’ outcomes.

We are proud to be supporting government initiatives across multiple sectors which has a direct impact on our communities’ experience.

We have partnered with a Federal Government Agency and are looking to place a Functional Automation Tester to join our team on a 12 month contract basis with a possibility to extend. The role will be based in Canberra.

The role requires the ability to quickly understand new business processes, applications, and technologies, while effectively managing testing activities across multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

The successful candidate will be expected to become productive within a short onboarding period, work independently with minimal supervision, and contribute to a high-performing testing team.

A key aspect of the role is the design, development, execution, and maintenance of automated regression tests — spanning both UI and API/integration layers — alongside manual testing activities, and ensuring these tests run as part of AMSA's CI/CD delivery pipelines rather than purely on demand. The position requires strong UI and API testing experience and a solid working knowledge of modern testing and development tools to support the delivery of high-quality business outcomes.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated experience testing Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Power Platform applications (Power Pages, Power Apps, Dataverse) and their associated business processes, including the ability to analyse requirements, design test scenarios, execute tests, manage defects, and support end-to-end business process validation.

• Demonstrated experience performing UI, functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing across web-based and enterprise applications, with a strong understanding of testing methodologies and best practices.

• Strong experience in test automation and modern testing tools, covering both:
  * UI regression testing — design, development, execution, and maintenance of automated UI test suites for enterprise applications, particularly Dynamics 365/Power Platform, using Playwright, Selenium, EasyRepro, or similar automation frameworks and API/integration testing — automating validation of backend services and integrations (e.g., API Management-fronted APIs, Dataverse plugins/custom APIs, authentication flows) using tools such as Postman/Newman, REST Assured, or Playwright's API testing capabilities.

• Demonstrated experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), so tests execute automatically as part of build and release processes rather than solely on manual trigger.

• Demonstrated proficiency with Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Azure DevOps, source control, defect management, and test management and reporting practices.
  Demonstrated understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) principles and Agile delivery methodologies, including experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams.

• Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility, with the ability to move between projects, technologies, testing phases, teams, and business domains as organisational priorities change.

• Baseline Security Clearance a must.

To find out more about AJQ Professional Services and other opportunities, please go to our website and follow us on LinkedIn:

www.ajq.com.au

www.linkedin.com/company/AJQ

AJQ strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified applicants.