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OSCA 272231Updated 2026-01-29

ICT Quality Assurance Engineer

National shortage level: Low

ANZSCO 263211OSCA 272231

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 91k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1760
Salary range: AUD 82k-AUD 101k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility

State distribution

36.7%
VIC
36.1%
NSW
12.6%
QLD

Education mix

46.4%
bachelor degree
32.3%
Post graduate
7.7%
advanced diploma/ diploma

Role overview

ICT Quality Assurance Engineers create, maintain and manage technical quality assurance processes and procedures to assess efficiency, validity, value and functional performance of computer systems and environments, and audit systems to ensure compliance with, and adherence to, accredited internal and external industry quality standards and regulations. They may supervise the work of ICT quality assurance teams.

What you do
  • Schedules and conducts quality audit inspections, and analyses and reviews systems, data and documentation.
  • Identifies variations and potential high risk areas in securing adherence to standards and procedures.
  • Recommends corrective action plans and improvements in the resolution of non-compliance with standards detected through monitoring and auditing of processes and procedures.

Core skills

    Credentials & pathway

    • Recommended level: bachelor degree (46.4%)

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    Tasks

    • Communicates, educates and liaises with users and management to ensure awareness and adherence to standards, procedures and quality control issues and activities.
    • Identifies variations and potential high risk areas in securing adherence to standards and procedures.
    • Recommends corrective action plans and improvements in the resolution of non-compliance with standards detected through monitoring and auditing of processes and procedures.

    Earnings

    Weekly median: AUD 1760
    Annual median: AUD 91k
    Range: AUD 82k-AUD 101k