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# Lead QA Tester

- **Company:** Experis
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $156,000
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** System Testing, Test Data
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.experis.com/en/job/417054/lead-qa-tester

## About the Role

+ 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Tester
 + Level III- More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects with
 + 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.
 + More than seven (7) years of work experience reporting and presenting to stakeholders and senior management., + More than seven (7) years of work experience developing testing products including test plans, test cases, automated test scripts and defect reporting documentation.
 + Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium.
 + 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.
 + 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.
 + Two (2) years' work experience coordinating with, and liaising with, performance testing teams or security testing teams.
 + Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience leading and facilitating meetings, workgroups, etc. Including supervising teams of quality analysts.
 + Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with creating reports and dashboards for test metrics using Jira or another tool.
 + Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience managing the defect lifecycle including defect creation, monitoring and status reporting as well as retesting defect fixes.

## Description

+ Working for the QA Lead, the Tester Level 3 will manage and oversee quality assurance activities for multiple workstreams including Eligibility Enrollment and Case Management (EECM) and Financial Management (FM).
 + 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 for 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.