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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Quality Practice Lead - IT Quality Assurance Consultant - **Company:** Country Financial - **Location:** Bloomington, IN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $113,200.0 - $155,650.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Bug Tracking Systems, Software Bug Management, Code Coverage, Information Systems, Information Technology Consulting, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Regression Testing, Requirements Traceability, Software Engineering, Test Case, Test Data, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, Performance Testing, Gitlab, Information Technology, Data Management - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-quality-practice-lead-it-quality-assurance-consultant-bloomington-il--88f162a8-16bf-4eed-a9b5-b80980159042 ## About the Role * Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training. * Experience in an IT Quality Assurance Consultant, Quality Practice Lead, Quality Engineering Lead, QA Governance Lead, QA Transformation Lead, Test Lead, QA Manager, or similar role. * Experience coaching teams on testing standards, defect management, test reporting, risk-based testing, regression testing, automation adoption, and continuous improvement. * Experience with quality metrics, defect leakage analysis, test case quality, test coverage, release readiness reporting, dashboards, and process improvement programs. * Experience with test management, defect management, requirements traceability, and delivery tools such as Rally, Azure DevOps, Jira, GitLab, or similar platforms. * Knowledge of insurance, financial services, or other regulated business domains. * Familiarity with modern quality practices and tools including AI-enabled testing, quality gates in CI/CD, test automation accelerators, performance testing, observability, test data management, and test environment management. * Ability to work across multiple teams and priorities in a dynamic environment where work may occasionally extend beyond normal business hours as business needs dictate., Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atlassian JIRA, Automation, Best Practices, Bug Tracking/Defect Management, Coaching, Consulting, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Data Management, Debugging Skills, DevOps, Environmental Management, Financial Services, Information Technology Consulting, Information Technology/Information Systems Quality Assurance, Insurance, Investment Services, Microsoft Windows Azure, Performance Testing, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Quality Engineering, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Regression Testing, Reporting Dashboards, Risk, Small Company, Software Development, Technical Leadership, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Data, Test Design, Test Strategy, Testing, Thought Leadership, Time Management, Traceability ## Description COUNTRY Financial is seeking a Sr. Quality Practice Lead in the IT Quality Assurance Consultant job profile to help strengthen, standardize, and advance testing practices across Technology. 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