263211 ICT QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Occupation Overview:

ICT Quality Assurance Engineer belongs to the occupation unit group of 2632 ICT SUPPORT AND TEST ENGINEERS and is a Skill Level 1 occupation in Australia. In other words, an ICT quality assurance engineer must have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Key Tasks:

Creates, maintains and manages technical quality assurance processes and procedures to assess efficiency, validity, value and functional performance of computer systems and environments, and audits systems to ensure compliance with, and adherence to, accredited internal and external industry quality standards and regulations. May supervise the work of ICT quality assurance teams.

Alternative Titles:

Quality Analyst (ICT)
Quality Manager (ICT)
Quality Specialist (ICT)

Specialisations:

Computer Systems Auditor
Systems Auditor (ICT)

Skills Assessment Authority:

The Australian Computer Society (ACS), which is the professional association for Australia’s ICT tech sector and responsible for skills assessment for Australian immigration purpose.

UNIT GROUP 2632 ICT SUPPORT AND TEST ENGINEERS

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience and/or relevant vendor certification may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks Include:

scheduling and conducting quality audit inspections, and analysing and reviewing systems, data and documentation
identifying variations and potential high risk areas in securing adherence to standards and procedures
recommending corrective action plans and improvements in the resolution of non-compliance with standards detected through monitoring and auditing of processes and procedures
communicating, educating and liaising with users and management to ensure awareness and adherence to standards, procedures and quality control issues and activities
assisting in troubleshooting, diagnosing, testing and resolving system problems and issues
developing, conducting and providing technical guidance and training in application software and operational procedures
analysing, evaluating and diagnosing technical problems and issues such as installation, maintenance, repair, upgrade and configuration and troubleshooting of desktops, software, hardware, printers, Internet, email, databases, operating systems and security systems
testing, identifying and diagnosing functionality errors and faults in systems, and programming code within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure systems perform to specification
performing organisational systems architecture reviews and assessments, and recommending current and future hardware and software strategies and directions
creating and reviewing technical documentation such as procedural, instructional and operational guides and manuals, technical reports and specifications and maintenance inventory systems

Occupations:

263211 ICT Quality Assurance Engineer
263212 ICT Support Engineer
263213 ICT Systems Test Engineer
263299 ICT Support and Test Engineers nec

Australian Visa Options for 263211 ICT QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

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263211 ICT QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER