We’re on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We’re one of Australia’s largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria’s population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.
Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you’ll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.
We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.
The Testing Tech Lead – Asset Domain provides technical leadership across testing activities, ensuring software is reliable, secure and ready for release.
The role leads test planning and delivery across the development lifecycle, working closely with developers, testers, business stakeholders and delivery partners to manage testing, resolve defects and ensure quality from System Integration Testing through to User Acceptance Testing.
A key focus is improving test automation by setting standards, building reusable frameworks and developing automated tests to reduce manual effort.
The role also takes a hands-on approach to testing and automation, while mentoring the team, sharing knowledge and building strong testing capability.
To view the full position description, click HERE.
Why Yarra Valley Water?
We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level. Creating opportunities for you to grow – both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.
To read more about our benefits and culture, read our employee handbook HERE.
Did you Know?
Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalised people tend to only apply when they meet all of them. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily tick every box, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.
Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume.
Closing date: Thursday 19th November 2026
This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.
We may bring the advertising period to a close earlier than anticipated if we receive a high volume of applications.
We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds. If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please call 03 9872 2599 or email dei@yvw.com.au. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email recruit@yvw.com.au.
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.
Yarra Valley Water is recognised by Australian Disability Network as a Disability Confident Recruiter employer.
We service 2 million people and 60,000 businesses across a 4,000-kilometre area, from Wallan in the north to Warburton in the east. We buy bulk water from Melbourne Water for distribution to our customers. We remove and treat sewage, most of which is transferred to Melbourne Water’s treatment plants. The rest is treated at our 9 regional plants, where we also recycle water for use in homes, sports fields and public spaces.
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