A Software Tester (also known as Quality Assurance Engineer, QA Engineer, Tester) ensures that software applications meet specified requirements and are free of defects before release.
Form a critical quality gate within the software development lifecycle (SDLC), working closely with developers, product owners, business analysts, and operations teams. Their work helps protect customer satisfaction, reduce post-release issues, and maintain system reliability.
Software Testers operate at different levels including, integration, system, acceptance and can be involved in both manual and automated testing. In many organisations, also participate in test planning, test strategy, test automation, application testing, load/performance, bug reporting, bug prioritisation and defect tracking.
Key Skills
Analyse requirements and user stories to design and execute test cases
Perform manual and automated testing across functional, regression, and exploratory areas
Identify, log, and verify defects while collaborating with developers
Contribute to test strategy, risk assessment, and continuous integration
Work within Agile or DevOps environments to ensure product quality and reliability s and security developments
Salary Range
$52,000 - $97,000 (Median: $65,000)*
*Source: Payscale
Average Weekly Hours
40 hours (vs. all jobs average of 44 hours)*
*Source: Job Outlook
Main Industries
In demand across tech, finance, healthcare, government, and many product or services companies.
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*Sources: payscale.com.au and joboutlook.gov.au – All information is to be used as a guide only, and are accurate at the time of publication.
