Test Engineer

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Date: 8 Oct 2024

Location: Macquarie Park, Australia

Company: Singtel Group

Test Engineer

It starts with YES!    

 

At Optus, we are fuelled by optimism, unwavering customer focus, and a team of amazing people. And that’s where we come in…. “the amazing people” part! We don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen, we are out there crafting our own path through new technology, innovation, and investment. We are truly a challenger brand, with challenger spirit.

The Test Engineer will play a key role in planning, designing, executing, and reporting on tests across various project phases, primarily within the Data Office. This includes producing critical test deliverables such as the Test Strategy and Test Objective Matrix, preparing test cases and scripts, maintaining the test schedule, and sharing results. The role involves escalating risks related to schedule or scope to the Test Manager, with direct reporting to the Portfolio Test Manager responsible for overseeing all testing projects within the Data Office.

 

Your day in the life as a Test Engineer

  • Design, develop, and maintain a scalable test automation framework tailored for ETL pipelines in cloud data warehouse environments, to be used across various tribes and squads within the Data Office.

  • Perform comprehensive testing of cloud-based data warehouses, such as Azure Databricks and Google BigQuery, to validate data integrity, consistency, and accuracy.

  • Develop and execute test plans for ETL processes, ensuring that data transformations and migrations meet business requirements and quality standards.

  • Execute both automated and manual tests, document results, report issues, and track defects through to resolution.

  • Collaborate closely with data engineers, solution architects, developers, and business analysts to understand requirements and design effective test cases.

  • Continuously evaluate and enhance test processes, tools, and frameworks to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Assess and optimise the performance of data pipelines and data warehouse systems to ensure they meet performance benchmarks.

  • Prepare test strategies, plans, objectives, test cases, schedules, daily execution summaries, and final test summary reports.

 

Experience required

  • Skilled in test automation tools and frameworks, with hands-on experience in Python.

  • 3-5 Years experience in similar Test Engineering role

  • Experienced in working with cloud data warehouses, including Azure Databricks, Google BigQuery, AWS Redshift, or Snowflake.

  • Strong understanding of ETL processes and data integration principles.

  • Proficient in SQL for data validation, manipulation, and experienced with Python for advanced scripting.

  • Familiar with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub, and Atlassian Stash.

  • Knowledgeable in reporting tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

  • Well-versed in Agile methodology.

  • Experience in the telecommunications industry is a plus.

  • Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.

  • Detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes.

 

The good stuff …

  • 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!  

  • Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver  

  • All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’  

  • Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University)  

  • Connect at work through one of our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans and Yarn Network  

  • Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office  

  • Two easy travel options to Sydney Campus: Optus bus from Sydney CBD (20min travel time) and Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!  

 

At Optus, we have an ambitious goal to be Australia’s most loved everyday brand. Curious about our culture? Go behind the scenes with our people by searching #OptusLife on LinkedIn.  

 

Intrigued but don't tick every box? We are building our AI capabilities and value diverse perspectives. If you're driven to join us on this journey, apply now - your passion matters more than a perfect match.  

 

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au along with your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch.  

 

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.