Test Lead
- Full Time, onsite
- Allied Consultants, Inc.
- HybridAt least two days in the office each week, United States of America
Founded 33 years ago, Allied Consultants is an Austin-based firm and premier provider of technical and business staffing solutions for the State of Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Test Lead to be a key resource on a technical services team for our client, Employees Retirement System (ERS).
**Location of job: Hybrid requiring at least two days in the office each week, with the remaining days working from home.**
Responsibilities
The Worker is responsible for planning, performing, monitoring and management of client's testing efforts for its pension/benefits system replacement project called RISE. The Worker will ensure the quality of the implemented pension and benefits system. The Worker must develop and implement quality assurance strategies to ensure that the software meets client requirements, regulatory standards, and customer needs. Their primary goal is to serve as the central liaison for all User-Acceptance testing (UAT) activities, bridging communication between client, the pension/benefits administration vendor, and other relevant third parties.
The Worker will act as the gatekeeper for ticket creation by client's UAT testers and collaborates with the pension/benefits administration vendor QA Leads for all joint QA activities between client and the pension/benefits administration vendor.
This role is crucial in maintaining quality standards, facilitating effective communication, and driving continuous improvement throughout the UAT process.
The Worker will provide regularly scheduled progress reports and may provide presentations on the progress to the sponsors, and steering committees. They will identify and mitigate risks and provide feedback on any quality issues.
Overall, the Worker s position is pivotal in ensuring that clients solution performs as expected and is meeting the organization s business needs. Thus, it is strongly recommended the Worker have experience with a state agency pension and benefits retirement systems.
Functional Responsibilities:
- The ideal candidate has experience in leading large UAT testing efforts on system replacement projects; has been a hands-on quality assurance team member and has experience in public pension/benefit systems.
- Responsibilities include:
- Ensure the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategy is reviewed, understood and applied during UAT
- Development and maintenance of a comprehensive UAT test plan
- Accountable for overall communication with client testers and stakeholders prior to and during UAT execution; ensure information is disseminated in a timely manner
- Complete the client's review of the test case coverage
- Collaborate with the Solution Vendor QA Lead(s) to incorporate newly identified test cases into the Solution Vendor regression suite
- Collaborate with the Solution Vendor QA Lead(s) to create a mutually agreed-upon test execution schedule
- Develop and oversee quality assurance procedures for the pension and benefits software implementation
- Develop and enforce quality assurance methodology standards and uniform testing and documentation practices to promote efficiency, consistency, and the reuse of test plans
- Initiate corrective measures to address quality issues and improve processes
- Manage a team of quality assurance analysts and testers
- Build, manage, lead, and train the QA team based on business and operational needs
- Implement metrics and reporting tools to measure quality performance and identify improvement opportunities
- Create, track and report metrics on QA progress against plans
- Provide regular UAT progress status reports to the stakeholders
- Enforce proper usage of ADO tool (e.g., test outcome updates)
- Stay current on laws and regulations to ensure compliance
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
- Set quality standards and ensure compliance by performing audits and tests
- Provide leadership and mentoring of staff, including training and support on quality assurance best practices
- Collaborate with development teams and Solution Vendor to identify and resolve bugs and defects
- Communicate quality issues and status to stakeholders, including senior management
- Conduct functional, calculation and regression testing of system upgrades
- Apply automation principles and practices and integrate automation throughout the testing cycles, test cases, and associated utilities
- Identify and deploy testing tools to maintain alignment with industry trends and testing best practices
- Develop automated tests using tools such as Selenium, Junit and Java
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision
- Ability to think tactically & strategically in technical and business discussions
- Able to understand complex processes and risks, and articulate these in business terms
- Ability to assess the effectiveness of processes and procedures and recommend improvements
- Ability to identify barriers to progress and propose solutions
Professional Expectations:
- Attends all meetings, meets delivery deadlines and is available during ERS office hours.
- Logs in and remains on agency Jabber during work hours.
- Attends remote meetings with camera on unless prior arranged for camera off.
- Coordinates leave and vacation with ERS lead.
- Must dress appropriately for a business/business casual environment.
- Communicates respectfully and works harmoniously with all co-workers, customers and vendors.
- Provides exceptional customer service.
- Is flexible; able to work under pressure and able to adapt to change; and able to work on multiple problems and tasks.
- Takes initiative to prevent and solve problems.
Qualifications
Preferred (Optional):
- 2+ years of experience working ADO
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
- CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certification
- Certified Software Quality Engineer or an ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
Overview
Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 33 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Test Lead to be a key resource on a technical services team.
Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.
Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check
Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.
Founded 33 years ago, Allied Consultants is an Austin-based firm and premier provider of technical and business staffing solutions for the State of Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Test Lead to be a key resource on a technical services team for our client, Employees Retirement System (ERS).
**Location of job: Hybrid requiring at least two days in the office each week, with the remaining days working from home.**
Responsibilities
The Worker is responsible for planning, performing, monitoring and management of client's testing efforts for its pension/benefits system replacement project called RISE. The Worker will ensure the quality of the implemented pension and benefits system. The Worker must develop and implement quality assurance strategies to ensure that the software meets client requirements, regulatory standards, and customer needs. Their primary goal is to serve as the central liaison for all User-Acceptance testing (UAT) activities, bridging communication between client, the pension/benefits administration vendor, and other relevant third parties.
The Worker will act as the gatekeeper for ticket creation by client's UAT testers and collaborates with the pension/benefits administration vendor QA Leads for all joint QA activities between client and the pension/benefits administration vendor.
This role is crucial in maintaining quality standards, facilitating effective communication, and driving continuous improvement throughout the UAT process.
The Worker will provide regularly scheduled progress reports and may provide presentations on the progress to the sponsors, and steering committees. They will identify and mitigate risks and provide feedback on any quality issues.
Overall, the Worker s position is pivotal in ensuring that clients solution performs as expected and is meeting the organization s business needs. Thus, it is strongly recommended the Worker have experience with a state agency pension and benefits retirement systems.
Functional Responsibilities:
- The ideal candidate has experience in leading large UAT testing efforts on system replacement projects; has been a hands-on quality assurance team member and has experience in public pension/benefit systems.
- Responsibilities include:
- Ensure the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategy is reviewed, understood and applied during UAT
- Development and maintenance of a comprehensive UAT test plan
- Accountable for overall communication with client testers and stakeholders prior to and during UAT execution; ensure information is disseminated in a timely manner
- Complete the client's review of the test case coverage
- Collaborate with the Solution Vendor QA Lead(s) to incorporate newly identified test cases into the Solution Vendor regression suite
- Collaborate with the Solution Vendor QA Lead(s) to create a mutually agreed-upon test execution schedule
- Develop and oversee quality assurance procedures for the pension and benefits software implementation
- Develop and enforce quality assurance methodology standards and uniform testing and documentation practices to promote efficiency, consistency, and the reuse of test plans
- Initiate corrective measures to address quality issues and improve processes
- Manage a team of quality assurance analysts and testers
- Build, manage, lead, and train the QA team based on business and operational needs
- Implement metrics and reporting tools to measure quality performance and identify improvement opportunities
- Create, track and report metrics on QA progress against plans
- Provide regular UAT progress status reports to the stakeholders
- Enforce proper usage of ADO tool (e.g., test outcome updates)
- Stay current on laws and regulations to ensure compliance
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
- Set quality standards and ensure compliance by performing audits and tests
- Provide leadership and mentoring of staff, including training and support on quality assurance best practices
- Collaborate with development teams and Solution Vendor to identify and resolve bugs and defects
- Communicate quality issues and status to stakeholders, including senior management
- Conduct functional, calculation and regression testing of system upgrades
- Apply automation principles and practices and integrate automation throughout the testing cycles, test cases, and associated utilities
- Identify and deploy testing tools to maintain alignment with industry trends and testing best practices
- Develop automated tests using tools such as Selenium, Junit and Java
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision
- Ability to think tactically & strategically in technical and business discussions
- Able to understand complex processes and risks, and articulate these in business terms
- Ability to assess the effectiveness of processes and procedures and recommend improvements
- Ability to identify barriers to progress and propose solutions
Professional Expectations:
- Attends all meetings, meets delivery deadlines and is available during ERS office hours.
- Logs in and remains on agency Jabber during work hours.
- Attends remote meetings with camera on unless prior arranged for camera off.
- Coordinates leave and vacation with ERS lead.
- Must dress appropriately for a business/business casual environment.
- Communicates respectfully and works harmoniously with all co-workers, customers and vendors.
- Provides exceptional customer service.
- Is flexible; able to work under pressure and able to adapt to change; and able to work on multiple problems and tasks.
- Takes initiative to prevent and solve problems.
Qualifications
Preferred (Optional):
- 2+ years of experience working ADO
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
- CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certification
- Certified Software Quality Engineer or an ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
Overview
Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 33 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Test Lead to be a key resource on a technical services team.
Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.
Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check
Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.