New Zealand Customs Service Looking for Test Lead (NZTD) at Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

• Test Lead opportunity (we are looking for an experienced Test Engineer with technical and test automation architecture experience who understands programming) to lead the test function for the NZTD product
• Drive to move us forward, drive a shift left, and has an automate first approach
• Lead by example, as an active hands-on tester within the team, showcasing best practices and assisting others to drive continuously improvement
• Lead the teams test journey and assist in the growth of the wider organisations test maturity

Customs Information Services is establishing a new group to take on the technical ownership of the new developed New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) product. We are currently seeking the Test lead (NZTD) for this newly established position to lead the Test function for this product and drive testing improvements across the team. The Test Lead will work across multiple agencies and provide evidential assurance that what is being delivered to the customer is meeting functional and non-functional requirements, secure, stable and fit-for-purpose.

Reporting directly to the Product Owner (NZTD), and working with Customs Test Practice Manager, the Test Lead will actively help take us on a journey towards a fully integrated, fully automated testing function that covers our product’s stack to optimise our path to production and reduce the risk of defects.

This is a permanent role in our Information Services (IS) group based in the Wellington Customhouse.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

The focus for this new role will be on leading the test function with an automation first approach to help support and enhance the NZTD applications and platforms.

You will be part of a team of Architects, DevSecOps Engineers, and Technical Business Analysts (and others) utilising technologies such as Azure Services (AFD, App Gateway, APIM, Service Business, Cosmos DB, AKS etc), Rancher, Nginx, and business critical React-based applications, to collectively deliver regular value to our stakeholder.

You will also work the Customs Test Practice Manager to provide input and help drive excellence across all team’s test practices to ensure the test function is integral to the development lifecycle, and ensuring we collectively deliver quality for our customers and stakeholders.

We Ideally Need Someone Who…

• has experience architecting test approaches for technical implementations, applying appropriate structural test design techniques;
• has strong experience in test automation fundamentals, programming languages, SQL, database concepts, how to test APIs, service behaviour and testing non-functional requirements;
• recognizes risks in code and software architecture and create test plan elements to mitigate those risks through static analysis and dynamic analysis;
• has significant experience with DevOps implementations and continuous delivery (to reduce the manual test-effort); assisting Developers build better Unit tests;
• has experience leading a team to continuously evolve and improve, migrating manual tests to test automated pyramid model or similar and other best practices;
• provides leadership, managing team optimisation and mentoring and guiding Test Engineers;
• experience coordination across teams to produce Test Plans and Test Exit reports consumable by both technical and business audiences;
• ideally has (but not essential) a familiarity with Agile and ITIL methodologies, and tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Selenium.

Note: this role may require on-call support, and out of normal business hours work on occasion.

What We Would Offer You…

• Interesting and varied work, enabling you to use your creativity and initiative
• Learning and development opportunities and on-the-job support.
• A culture of valuing people, including flexible work conditions
• Modern building close to public transport hub and parking
• Free in-house gym access (Wellington).

For further information see the full position description outlining the duties and person specifications. Want to know a bit more before applying? Feel free to contact Darren Hay (NZTD IS Transition Manager) at [email protected] or Suzanne Leahy (Senior Recruitment Advisor) at [email protected].

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To join Customs in any role you must be a New Zealand citizen or NZ permanent resident* and be able to obtain and retain Confidential security clearance.

(*) A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resides in NZ at time of application;

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resides in NZ at time of application but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of six or more months within the past five years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. You will be required to provide overseas police certificates for these periods spent outside of New Zealand.

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace.  We provide equal employment opportunities, consider flexible working arrangements and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role.

Please visit our website https://www.customs.govt.nz.to apply online by submitting a CV and cover letter that demonstrates your ability to meet the competencies required for the role as outlined in the position description along with what attracts you to this position and working within the New Zealand Customs Service.

Please note, we do not accept applications sent direct to an email address.

Applications close 11pm, Tuesday 22 August 2023.