Senior Test Analyst - Rostering Project

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Senior Test Analyst - Rostering Project

• Project Opportunity - Fixed term, full time role - 80 hours per fortnight with a Monthly ADO
• Parkville location with flexible working arrangements
• Up to $96,181 + potential over award + salary packaging + super + five weeks annual leave

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is a Victorian public health service and a world-leading comprehensive cancer centre, dedicated to excellence across clinical care, research and education. We are home to the largest cancer research enterprise in Australia and provide treatment to around 40,000 people with cancer each year. Welcoming staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences is integral to fostering innovation and compassion, and delivering the best possible cancer care for our patients.

About the Team The Rostering Project is a strategic workforce transformation initiative focused on implementing UKG workforce management solutions across Peter Mac. The project brings together specialists from Payroll, People & Culture, Information Technology, Operations and external implementation partners to deliver a modern, sustainable and compliant rostering and timekeeping platform.

About the Role The Senior Test Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of the Peter Mac Rostering Project. Reporting to the Senior Test Lead, you will support the project testing function through detailed test analysis, test preparation, test execution, defect management and evidence capture. You will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, payroll subject matter experts and UKG consultants to validate complex rostering, timekeeping, award interpretation and workforce management processes. Your work will ensure requirements are thoroughly tested and delivered with quality, accuracy and confidence.

A regular day will see you:

• Analysing business requirements, UKG configuration and award rules to develop comprehensive test scenarios and test cases
• Executing system, integration, regression and end-to-end testing activities
• Validating payroll-impacting scenarios including overtime, penalties, allowances, leave and public holiday rules
• Managing defects, evidence and test execution through project testing tools and collaborating with stakeholders to resolve issues

About You You are an experienced testing professional with strong workforce management and payroll systems knowledge. You enjoy investigating complex business scenarios, identifying risks and working collaboratively with stakeholders to achieve high-quality outcomes. You bring a disciplined and analytical approach to testing, while maintaining a practical and solutions-focused mindset in a fast-paced project environment.

You'll Bring With You

• Demonstrated hands-on experience testing UKG/Kronos workforce management solutions
• Experience validating awards, enterprise agreements and payroll-related business rules
• Strong test analysis, test design, test execution and defect management capabilities
• Experience using testing tools such as JIRA, Zephyr, HP ALM or equivalent
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality outcomes
• Ability to translate business requirements into clear and traceable test scenarios

Our Benefits

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• Discounted health insurance and eye care
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end-of-journey facilities for cyclists
• Onsite eateries, coffee shops and rooftop garden spaces
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave and 17.5% leave loading
• Flexible working arrangements

Inclusion and Belonging Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Position Summary The purpose of this role is to support the Project Delivery testing function of the Peter Mac Rostering Project (UKG) to ensure quality project delivery outcomes through high-quality test analysis, test preparation, test execution, defect management and test evidence capture. The objectives of this role are to:

• Analyse business requirements, UKG configuration, awards rules and integration mappings to define clear test scenarios, test cases and expected outcomes.
• Execute system testing, system integration testing, regression testing, end-to-end testing and UAT support testing across UKG rostering, timekeeping and related workforce management processes.
• Validate awards, enterprise agreement and payroll-impacting scenarios in UKG, including ordinary time, overtime, allowances, penalties, breaks, leave, public holidays and exception handling.
• Use JIRA, Zephyr, HP ALM or agreed test tools to maintain test cases, execution status, evidence, defects and traceability.
• Work with the Senior Test Lead, Business Analysts, Payroll SMEs, P&C representatives, technical teams, integration teams and vendors to clarify requirements, triage defects and support test completion.
• Identify risks, gaps and blockers early and provide clear updates to support project decision-making.

Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers

Classification or Salary Range HS4

Category C: Position within a non-clinical setting.

Key Relationships

• Internal
  • Senior Test Lead
  • Project Team
  • Program Manager
  • Change Manager
  • Business Analysts
  • Payroll SMEs and P&C representatives
  • Technical Lead, SAP EC / payroll teams and IT support teams
  • Business testers and UAT participants
• External
  • UKG consultants and implementation partners
  • IT service providers
  • Technology vendors
  • Internal audit and external audit
  • Government agencies

Skills

• Relevant tertiary qualification or industry certification, or equivalent practical experience in software testing, workforce management, HR, payroll or enterprise systems.
• Mandatory hands-on experience testing UKG / Kronos workforce management solutions, including rostering, timekeeping, employee data, configuration outcomes and operational workflows.
• Mandatory experience with awards, enterprise agreement or payroll rule testing, including ordinary time, overtime, allowances, penalties, breaks, leave, public holidays and exception handling.
• Required experience using test tools such as JIRA, Zephyr, HP ALM or equivalent for test case management, execution tracking, evidence capture, defect management and reporting.
• ISTQB Foundation or equivalent testing certification is preferred.
• Good-to-have experience supporting UKG integration testing, including inbound and outbound data flows, file/API validation, mapping, transformation, reconciliation and error handling.
• Strong test analysis, test design, test execution, regression testing, retesting and defect management experience across system, integration and end-to-end testing phases.
• Ability to translate business requirements, awards rules, UKG configuration and integration mappings into clear, traceable and executable test scenarios.
• Ability to prepare test data, validate calculations, reconcile source and target outputs, and provide clear evidence for pass/fail decisions.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to investigate defects, separate configuration issues from data or integration issues, and explain findings clearly.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work directly with business SMEs, technical teams, vendors and project stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and discipline in maintaining test artefacts, evidence, traceability and defect records.
• Agile testing or advanced testing certification is beneficial but not mandatory

Key Accountabilities

1. Customer Service
   • Provide hands-on testing support and clear guidance to business users, SMEs and project stakeholders to assist them in achieving project testing outcomes.
   • Build and maintain positive working relationships with key customers, suppliers and stakeholders to support workable business and technical solutions.
   • Support business testers during UAT by explaining scenarios, expected outcomes, evidence requirements and defect logging standards.
2. Ensure Effective Testing Processes are in place
   • Apply the agreed test process, test standards and evidence requirements consistently across assigned test activities.
   • Maintain test cases, execution status, evidence, defects and traceability in JIRA, Zephyr or the agreed project tooling.
   • Identify requirement gaps, missing expected results, unclear awards rules, data issues and environmental blockers early.
3. Initiate and Support Key Initiatives that add value
   • Identify opportunities to improve test scenarios, test coverage, test data, evidence capture, defect quality and regression capability.
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