A well paid easy job with no job security and diminishing morale.The good thingsIt's public service so it's a relatively slow environment. In my experience they are open to you doing extra training and learning. You also (at least in the labs) get experience with manual techniques as not many tests are automated (refer to challenges). You also get to see what is happening in the industry with new products and techniques through product evaluation work.
The challengesBeing the public service it is near impossible to spend money so you are working with near end of life equipment which has been technologically surpassed about 10 years ago. Some sections can have a high number of people who don't pull their weight making moral low. The current job cuts, reintegration into the department of health and capability reviews are also bringing down morale as no one is sure if they will have a job in the near future