About Laing O’Rourke

Laing O’Rourke is a $6 billion international operation with 70 years of involvement in Australian construction and infrastructure, including nearly two decades under the Laing O’Rourke banner. The business delivers projects as diverse as the environments in which they are built, from high security military bases and major rail transport infrastructure projects, through to landmark buildings at the transport interface. Laing O’Rourke owns Australia’s fourth largest plant and equipment hire company called Select Plant Australia. We know the right culture combined with purposeful technology will help us meet demand and deliver certainty for our clients. That’s the #powerofexperience.

About the Role
Laing O'Rourke is seeking an experienced Hybrid Manual/Automation Tester/Engineer to join our dynamic team in Brisbane. This role primarily focuses on manual testing, with opportunities to contribute to the automation testing initiative for custom applications. You will play a key role in ensuring the quality and functionality of software deliverables across various systems.

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Application Development Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing end-to-end defect lifecycle across multiple systems.
• Defining, documenting, and executing comprehensive test plans, cases, and scenarios.
• Collaborating closely with Business Analysts and Developers to translate business requirements into effective test cases.
• Designing test cases with traceability to business requirements.
• Executing test cycles, including development testing, regression testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), and Production Verification Testing (PVT).
• Creating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios and scripts to enable business users to validate functional requirements.
• Providing test progress reports, highlighting risks and issues that may impact timelines.

About You

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in software testing, with a strong emphasis on manual testing and exposure to automation testing.
• Solid knowledge of test methodologies and QA processes.
• Extensive hands-on experience in manual testing, including performance, security, or mobile testing (desirable).
• Proven ability to design and execute functional and regression test suites using C# and SQL.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with experience in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies preferred.
• Experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira and XRay.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and manage conflicting demands, with strong problem-solving skills and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with SharePoint, PowerBI, PowerApps, and Azure (desirable, with Azure experience being highly regarded).

Technical Skills Required:

• C#
• SQL
• .NET Core
• Specflow
• Selenium (Chrome WebDriver only)
• BDD (Behavior-Driven Development)
• Jira
• Confluence

If you are passionate about quality assurance and eager to work on innovative projects, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Laing O'Rourke.

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at

https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.