Test Lead - Quality Governance & Reporting - W2 position.

CONTRACTSENIOR LEVEL

Overall 10yrs
Note: Utilities background is preferred
Job Description:
Test Strategy & Planning
• Define the overall testing strategy, approach, and test governance framework.
• Develop test plans, test schedules, resource plans, and quality objectives.
• Establish test entry and exit criteria for releases.
• Ensure alignment of testing activities with project timelines and business goals.
Test Execution Management
• Manage functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing activities.
• Monitor test execution progress and ensure adequate test coverage.
• Coordinate defect identification, triage, prioritization, and resolution.
• Track quality metrics and provide release readiness assessments.
Team Leadership
• Lead and mentor QA Engineers, Test Analysts, Automation Engineers, and Test Leads.
• Allocate resources and manage testing workloads.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the testing organization.
Stakeholder Management
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Business Stakeholders.
• Communicate testing status, risks, quality metrics, and recommendations.
• Present go/no-go recommendations for production releases based on quality indicators.
Quality Governance & Reporting
• Establish QA processes, standards, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with organizational quality frameworks.
• Develop dashboards and KPI reporting for stakeholders.
• Monitor metrics such as:
o Test coverage
o Defect density
o Defect leakage
o Automation coverage
o Pass/fail rates
o Release readiness
o Mean time to defect resolution
Automation & Continuous Testing
• Drive test automation strategies and framework adoption.
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support shift-left testing and Agile/DevOps practices.