About us

At Auto & General (A&G), we provide smarter products and solutions to safeguard our customers in their time of need. Our range of general insurance products protect customers on the road, at home and on holiday with various Car, Motorcycle, Home, Contents, Pet and Travel Insurance products as well as Roadside Assistance.

Our culture of ‘high performance with high integrity’ underpins our values and the way we interact with our customers, the community and each other. We’re excited about the future and we’re always on the lookout for talented, passionate individuals who can help us achieve our goal of being Australia’s best insurer! If this sounds like you, apply now!

The Role

The Test Lead role will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure application changes meet both specification and customer journey requirements.
• Ensure the best testing practices, tools, and approaches are applied to testing activities.
• Present an aggregate view of testing to the high-level management.
• Responsible for identifying, managing and communicating risks defined by testing to key stakeholders.
• Be a hands-on leader with broad knowledge in test methodologies and automation development.

Position accountabilities

• Oversee the definition and execution of end-to-end testing strategies.
• Take accountability for the coverage, scope and quality of testing of the team.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of business rules, multiple systems and their respective functionality.
• Develop a working understanding of test environment
• Provide support, mentoring, and professional development for team of test analysts.
• Be ‘go-to’ escalation point for testing team.
• Collaborate with development managers and product owners on sprint planning and provide metrics on testing progress.
• Work closely with the Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) to understand business expectations and constraints, provide regular updates on progress of testing.
• Seek to actively improve UAT and Regression testing methods and documentation.
• Ensure software releases adhere to deadlines while not compromising on quality.
• Manage Post Implementation Reviews and monitoring of systems to determine the success of the change.
• Coordinate ad-hoc testing required to investigate, monitor and report BAU system issues/defects.

What experience you’ll bring

• Demonstrated leadership capability.
• Agile Testing Methodologies (Unit, Integration, Systems, Acceptance, Usability) documentation (test designs, test cases and test execute);
• Able to resolve issues as they arise during the various stages of testing.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask in a fast-paced/ dynamic environment.
• Attention to details.
• Experienced JIRA and Confluence user (defect reporting and management tools);
• Demonstrated analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated excellent time-management skills.
• Ability to adapt rapidly to new concepts.
• High level of IT literacy and demonstrated ability to learn new systems.
• Working knowledge of common application software, e.g. MS Office suite;
• One of the following qualifications would be highly regarded, but not essential:
• Testing qualification (e.g. ISTQB) preferred;
• Tertiary qualifications in IT or business-related discipline.

 

Our perks

• Location –Our office is conveniently based in Toowong Village shopping centre - a city fringe location with access to retail, restaurants, various parking options and public transport.
• Extra leave - Enjoy additional leave days on us! You’ll receive a paid ‘ME’ day and one paid volunteer leave day annually. Team members can also purchase up to two additional weeks of leave per year.
• Paid parental leave - We support our new parents with paid parental leave and other benefits.
• Workplace giving - If you’re passionate about a cause, then we are too – we offer workplace giving and we’ll dollar match your donations to registered charities.
• Development opportunities - We’re championing your development with internal programs and access to a wide range of online courses.
• Employee discounts - You’ll receive discounts on Budget Direct insurance products.
• Reward and recognition - We reward high performance with employee recognition, reward and incentive schemes.
• Onsite facilities - There’s excellent end-of-trip facilities on offer and private spaces for nursing mothers.
• Get social - Join our vibrant social and community activities including annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events across each of our sites.
• WFH- The Technology team operate a hybrid WFH model. 2 days WFH, 3 days in the office. 

If you are seeking a new challenge and would enjoy the opportunity to work in a growing and changing business, click on the APPLY NOW button and submit your application.

Auto & General values individual differences and believes in fostering an inclusive culture that creates a great place to work for all.

*A note from Auto & General to recruitment agencies: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business. Auto & General is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.