How to become an ICT Quality Assurance Engineer

Also called: Quality Analyst (ICT), Quality Manager (ICT), Quality Specialist (ICT)

Creates, maintains and manages technical quality assurance processes and procedures to assess efficiency, validity, value and functional performance of computer systems and environments. Audits systems to ensure compliance with accredited internal and external industry quality standards and regulations.

Main tasks

• Develops and implements quality assurance plans, policies, standards and procedures for ICT systems, software and environments
• Conducts ICT system audits and assessments to identify non-compliance with quality assurance standards, regulatory requirements and accreditation standards
• Creates and oversees manual and automated tests of software and systems
• Develops corrective actions and improvement plans to address quality issues or non-compliance
• Coordinates and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent application of quality assurance processes and procedures
• May supervise the work of ICT quality assurance teams

Ways in

• University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
• University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 34 universities in Australia
• TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Telecommunications Engineering Technology (ICT41219); Diploma of Applied Technologies (MEM50822); Advanced Diploma of Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering (UEE60620); Advanced Diploma of Information Technology (ICT60220); Advanced Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering (UEE61521); Diploma of Information Technology (ICT50220)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $109,980 a year
• About 15,600 people work in this job group now, and about 19,500 are projected by 2035. (+25.4%)
• Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

Related jobs

• ICT Support Engineer
• ICT Test Analyst
• ICT Network and Systems Engineer
• Network Administrator
• Network Architect
• Telecommunications Engineer

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Questions people ask

How do I become an ICT Quality Assurance Engineer?

Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees; Engineering degrees; Certificate IV in Telecommunications Engineering Technology; Diploma of Applied Technologies.

How much does an ICT Quality Assurance Engineer earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $109,980 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is an ICT Quality Assurance Engineer a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 25% by 2035, from about 15,600 to about 19,500 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become an ICT Quality Assurance Engineer?

Usually. 79% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of an ICT Quality Assurance Engineer?

Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04