Job Description

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for an Enterprise Testing Services Test Lead, a W2 contract opportunity with one of our largest clients!

Candidates should be willing to work on our W2 ONLY.

Key Skills:

• Proficient with JIRA and Zephyr Scale
• Experience working with/testing EDI (data exchange/ETL) technology

Key Responsibilities:

• To organize and drive the test prep and execution efforts for SIT and UAT, maintaining structure and consistency (to include the EDI team, all boundary apps, external trading partner testing.)
• To ensure proper test scenarios are captured / to ensure quality SIT and UAT testing (to include the EDI team, all boundary apps, external trading partner testing.)
• To facilitate collaboration among the teams to create test cases and plan for testing. (to include the EDI team, all boundary apps, external trading partner testing.)
• To set up test cycle for SIT and UAT and ensure the team has all data/pre req's needed. (to include the EDI team, all boundary apps, external trading partner testing.)
• During execution, to facilitate and report on test progress/defect resolution/outcomes. (to include the EDI team, all boundary apps, external trading partner testing.)

Description:

The Test Lead is a key role within the Enterprise Testing Team. This coworker or consultant is a mentor, leader and subject matter expert within the testing and quality engineering space. The Test lead plays a crucial role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services across projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review the project requirements as part of the requirement approval process.
• Partner with the Project Team create comprehensive a Testing Strategy.
• Make project team and end users aware of ETS Standards and the project Testing Strategy approach.
• Ensure the creation and review of test cases / test scripts based on approved requirements prior to execution.
• Facilitate the creation and maintenance of the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM), ensuring clear alignment between project functional / non-functional requirements and test cases.
• Partner closely with the development teams to gain understanding of system integration and dependencies.
• Take the lead role in executing development defect management process prior to production release.
• Create a plan for monitoring and testing of any escaped, production defects post deployment.
• Ensure the alignment of project testing with ETS standards.
• Lead and mentor the manual testers associated with the project.
• Coach assigned End User Testers and help facilitate successful End User Acceptance Testing.
• Partner with the Project Team to generate and gain approval of Test Closure Memo.
• Ensure a strategy for test data management process (identify / generate / refresh test data).
• Assist in identifying when Test Automation and Performance Testing should be leveraged for assigned project.
• Provide project testing status, on an agreed upon timeframe, to stakeholders escalating risks and issues.
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Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance with at least 4 years of Test Lead experience.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong hands-on experience in manual testing.
• Proven experience leading QA efforts, managing a small team of testers and organizing Automated and Performance testing.
• Proficiency in interpreting testing results and reporting on them.
• Familiarity with testing tools (e.g., Zephyr Enterprise, Zephyr Scale with JIRA, Tricentis, etc.).
• Experience with planning integration testing.
• Proficiency in release planning related to fulfilling testing expectations and in reporting on escaped, production defects.
• Strong hands-on experience with defect management facilitation.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum and Traditional/Waterfall development environments.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of SQL for backend data validation.
• Quality Assurance Certifications (e.g., Certified Software Quality Assurance – CSQA, Certified Quality Engineer – CQE, Certified Associate in Software Testing – CAST, etc.)
• Master’s degree.

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