Oracle Test Specialist

About Us

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone’s experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government.  We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses.  We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.  

You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services. 

About the Branch/Group

DGS Government Technology Platforms designs, delivers and operates shared digital and technology platforms used across government. It provides core enterprise systems, cloud and hosting services, identity and access, integration, data platforms, and digital tools that enable departments and agencies to deliver services securely, reliably and at scale.

About the Role

The Oracle Test Specialist is a high-autonomy, specialist role responsible for owning the end-to-end quality assurance and testing framework for the Oracle ecosystem.

Acting as a deep subject matter expert, this role drives the test strategies, planning, and hands-on execution required for complex Oracle Cloud financial systems, Integrations and custom-developed applications. The position ensures operational stability across continuous upgrade cycles, manages testing environments and toolsets, and collaborates closely with project stakeholders and third-party vendors to deliver rigorous quality standards across DGS.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, support and manage the implementation of test strategies for Oracle environments, ensuring effective execution across ERP systems, custom applications, and Oracle Middleware solutions.
• Develop, plan, design, and execute test cases and scripts (manual and automated), including associated data preparation, for Oracle quarterly patching cycles, configuration changes, system upgrades, disaster recovery, and feature enhancements.
• Coordinate, manage and support testing cycles, including defining User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios, aligning test schedules with stakeholders, supporting users during test execution, capturing defects, and contributing to test outcome reporting and sign-off activities.
• Perform, support & manage system integration, regression, and end-to-end testing across Oracle platforms, custom applications, and integrations to ensure system integrity, data accuracy, and stability.

About You

We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience from the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end testing activities within complex enterprise environments, applying risk-based testing approaches to deliver quality outcomes.
• Strong expertise in testing cloud-based enterprise platforms, particularly Oracle Cloud ERP, integrations, and middleware solutions.
• Proven ability to design and execute comprehensive test strategies across system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and translate technical issues into clear business impacts.
• Skilled in facilitating workshops, eliciting requirements, and converting business needs into clear user stories, test scenarios, and measurable outcomes.

This role is a 2-year fixed term position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

For more information, please see the Position Description

How to apply 

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Thursday, 22 October 2026. All applications should include:  

·       a resume; and  

·       a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).

Other relevant information

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.  Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.