Senior Software Tester

About the role

Leidos Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Software Tester to join its Mission Software Solutions team in Scoresby, Victoria (or Canberra). You will work closely with engineers, architects and customers to ensure software solutions meet the highest quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Review requirements for testability and develop test strategies, plans, cases and procedures.
• Execute functional, integration, system, regression and acceptance testing, both manual and automated.
• Analyse test outcomes, identify defects, risks and improvement opportunities, and produce clear test reports and metrics.
• Collaborate with development teams to investigate, prioritise and verify defect resolution and maintain traceability.

Required profile

• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail and ability to communicate testing outcomes to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience across one or more phases of the software development life cycle and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Required skills

• Test management and defect tracking tools.
• Automated testing frameworks.
• Agile delivery methodologies.
• CI/CD pipelines and automated quality assurance practices.

What we offer

• Flexible work options including part‑time, job sharing and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing support such as free Headspace access and dedicated wellness spaces.
• Learning opportunities with over 120,000 on‑demand courses and professional development programs.
• Opportunities to work on nationally significant defence and government projects.