Senior Automation Tester

Senior Automation Tester – Brisbane, Australia

Rio Tinto is building a world-class software engineering capability 

Within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, we are building an internal software development and delivery team focusing on high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto.  We are building this capability and capacity with the support of a strategic partnership with Endava, one of the world’s leading software engineering companies.  We are recruiting for junior, experienced and leadership roles to establish this capability for scaling as we shift our technology landscape to products and platforms.  We are building a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative and fun with challenging problems and opportunities to solve.  

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Automation Tester who will have the opportunity to accelerate the innovation and delivery of the different processes and products within Products and Software Development (P&SD). Someone eager to have a high impact on the digital transformation journey we are currently on. You will participate in different projects and be part of a multicultural team in an inclusive environment. We are looking for a team player, passionate about programming and oriented towards providing the best experience to the end user. Someone with excellent communication and time management skills, a fast learner with a growth mindset.

The Senior Automation Tester will be responsible for planning, design, management, execution and reporting of tests, using appropriate testing tools and techniques and conforming to agreed standards, to ensure that new and amended systems, configurations, packages, or services, together with any interfaces, perform as specified.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Automation Tester will be an integral part of a Scrum team, defining and creating test cases and test plans.

• Maintain test scripts and execute them.

• Take part in all application development life cycle phases, according to the agreed test strategy.

• Communicate with Business Analysts to determine the requirements and priorities which should be considered when testing.

• Advocate and implement shift left strategies, testing early and often

• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies.

• Create test scripts in .Net.

• Develop comprehensive business valid test cases and conditions and prepare test data.

• Specify requirements for environment, data, resources, and tools while helping improve testability.

• Create and maintain automation code for all test stages (Smoke, Sanity, Regression) in a continuous integration / continuous development (CI/CD) pipeline environment.

• Define and maintain living documentation for test strategies, structure, and best practice.

• Provide reports on metrics including quality, progress, anomalies, risks, and issues.

• Provide guidance and assistance to colleagues on any aspect of test planning and execution.

• Mentor Junior Developers and contribute to the inclusive and high performing culture of the team.

About you

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification, I.e. Bachelor of IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering etc.

• Minimum of 7+ years in test automation and test framework development.

• Experience in automation testing with C#.

• Experience in designing and implementing testing frameworks.

• Automation testing experience in both frontend and backend (DB, API).

• Ability to understand both technical and business requirements.

• Knowledge of testing best practices.

• Detail-oriented with strong cross-functional skills.

• Knowledge of and experience in testing techniques used to plan and execute software tests of all application components (functional and non-functional).

• Knowledge and experience with metrics and test result analysis tools.

• Knowledge of and experience in OOP concepts.

• Automation frameworks (types, structure, components).

• Automation reporting tools (NUnit reports, CI Plugins, 3Rd party tools).

• Strong analytical abilities and troubleshooting skills.

• Version control systems (GIT, Bitbucket, SVN).

• Test scripts in .Net.

• Test management and reporting tools (Eg. Jira).

• Knowledge with Azure DevOps pipelines to set up automated builds and enable CI/CD.

•  SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, MySQL, non-relational databases.

• Experience in an Agile processes, including estimation and planning.

Desirable

Good knowledge of TDD and BDD.

Familiar with designing software for performance and scalability.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.