Lead QA Tester

Working for the QA Lead, the Tester Level 3 will manage and oversee quality assurance activities initially related to the Fair Hearings System then move on to other program areas within IES. Manage adherence to the IES Program Level testing strategy, quality assurance processes, artifacts and tools; Manage quality assurance team and deliverables; Liaison with relevant stakeholders, including subject matter experts, users, executive teams, etc. to ensure that projects meet business needs; Oversee adherence to the IES Program Level testing strategy, quality assurance processes, artifacts and tools; Review deliverables from vendors to ensure system testing and delivery are in line with business needs, as described in the requirements; Produce reports to Management and Project teams regarding status of Testing Efforts; Manage test environments, test accounts and test data according to best practices. Manage blended teams of State and vendor resources. Other duties as assigned.

Consultants may be eligible to telecommute for more than 50% of their work hours, up to and including 100% remote work. Telecommuting arrangements require direct manager approval and are subject to change based on program needs. Consultants approved for 100% remote work must attend monthly in-person meetings at the Albany office and be available for major milestone meetings as needed.

How many candidates will be interviewed: IES will interview at least the top five highest candidates. If none of the five provide best value, IES will request to interview all candidates deemed susceptible based on technical and cost evaluations.

1. Level III- More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects with 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Tester

2. More than seven (7) years of work experience in quality assurance, managing testing across multiple high-profile projects, with complex functional domains, within a matrix organization, while reporting and presenting to stakeholders and senior management.

3. A minimum of one year working in an Integrated Eligibility System Program in various workstreams including EECM in a Health and Human Service setting.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. At least seven (7) years of work experience developing testing products including test plans, test cases, automated test scripts and defect reporting documentation.

2. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium.

3. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with defect tracking and test planning tools such as Jira, Jira-related plug-ins or HP Application Lifecycle Management/Quality Center.

4. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience in java scripting or related programing languages within the context of developing automated test script solutions.

5. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with creating reports and dashboards for test metrics using Jira or other tool.