Senior QA Associate - ICT Validation & Quality

Company description:

At Lifeblood, our purpose is simple: to give life.

Job description:

• Fixed-term Full-time opportunity until December 2027
• Based at our Melbourne Processing Centre - West Melbourne location
• Offering salary bracket $135k - $150k base + Super + Salary Packaging

Discover life-giving possibilities

Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it's an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: life giving donations, for life changing outcomes. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.

About the role

The ICT Senior QA Associate provides Quality and regulatory oversight across Lifeblood's technology-enabled business projects, ensuring that computerised systems and digital solutions are appropriately assessed, validated and implemented in accordance with Lifeblood's quality management system and applicable regulatory requirements.

The role works across both Agile and Waterfall project environments, providing practical guidance to project teams on Computerised System Validation (CSV), Computer Software Assurance (CSA), risk-based testing, validation deliverables and quality requirements throughout the system development lifecycle.

As Lifeblood increasingly adopts AI, automation, data-driven solutions and other emerging technologies, the role will also contribute to the development and application of appropriate Quality and validation approaches for these technologies in a regulated environment

Sound interesting? Here's what we're looking for:

• Demonstrated experience in Computerised System Validation (CSV), Computer Software Assurance (CSA), software quality assurance or a similar discipline within a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of Agile and Waterfall software development methodologies and the ability to apply appropriate risk-based Quality and validation approaches within both.
• Experience providing Quality or validation oversight across the system development lifecycle, including requirements, risk assessment, testing, validation, implementation and change control.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of regulatory frameworks/guidelines such as TGA, GAMP, NATA, and industry standards to ensure business operations meet compliance and quality expectations.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with project managers, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) teams, business stakeholders, testing teams and technical subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated ability to identify quality and regulatory risks and recommend appropriate controls or mitigation strategies.
• Strong communication, facilitation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits and Wellbeing

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one of Australia's menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the nation, you will have access to the following:

• Ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
• Our dedicated employee assistance program - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone
• Plus, many more!

Is Lifeblood your reason? Apply NOW!

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This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood's Talent Acquisition team. We won't be accepting applications from external recruitment agencies for this role.