Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers 

Test Lead Quality Manager

State-wide Opportunity (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability)

Temporary Full Time till Feb 2026

Total Annual Remuneration Package $178,647, includes a base salary of $158,152 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role 

This position is responsible for establishing and managing requirements gathering and analysis, test case creation and maintenance, test data creation and maintenance, test execution, defect resolution and test progress reporting. The role is required to lead other functional testing activities subject to overall work allocation within the BAU/Project/Program Test Team.

The Test Lead will provide expert advice and ensure testing engagements are successfully carried out to completion primarily in the System Integration testing space. The role will work within a team of SME, Technical and Business Analysts and business resources to delivery testing outcomes.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have: -

1. Degree qualification in related field or equivalent significant experience.
2. Significant experience working as a Test Lead across the testing lifecycle: Sprint Testing, Systems Testing, Data Migration Testing, System Integration Testing and support of User Acceptance Testing.
3. Proven experience testing technical infrastructure and security controls or large-scale ERP testing such as PeopleSoft Campus within an educational environment at the Enterprise Level, Curriculum management, SAP etc.
4. Solid experience in using JIRA and Zephyr/JIRA for test management, defects management and requirements management.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Sunday 23rd March 2025 

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume (in PDF)
• Certified copies of your qualifications (if applicable as a single PDF document)
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question

How would you strategize to manage a tight timeline with multiple Business-As-Usual (BAU) teams testing towards a hard deadline?

Role-specific enquiries: contact Aravind Vijaykumar, Project Manager, via email aravind.vijayakumar@tafensw.edu.au

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor Shweta Yadav via email shweta.yadav@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.