IT Quality Assurance Lead

The IT Quality Assurance Lead partners closely with development and project teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions. This role is responsible for leading QA efforts across large projects, managing testing processes, and supporting continuous improvement within the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with development teams to prioritize and resolve QA defects
• Support defect reporting, tracking, and resolution for large-scale projects
• Manage day-to-day activities of contract and external QA testers
• Assist with QA capacity planning and goal setting for the QA function
• Develop and maintain a QA automation roadmap in collaboration with testers
• Integrate QA processes into the overall SDLC
• Provide effort estimates for QA activities during intake and key project checkpoints
• Mentor QA Analysts on test plans, test cases, scripts, and QA standards
• Establish and maintain manual and automated test case repositories
• Participate in requirements, design, and system reviews as a subject matter expert
• Provide input to support the creation of effective testing materials

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field + 2 years of relevant experience
  OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field + 5 years of relevant experience

Required Experience

• Software test design and testing methodologies
• Quality assurance across multiple applications
• Automated testing tools (test case setup and execution)
• Agile development methodologies
• Tools & technologies:
  • Microsoft SQL Serve
  • Postman
  • Azure
  • Oracle
  • GitHub
  • SOAP UI
  • JavaScript
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Jenkins

Compensation

• Salary Range: $123,000 – $128,000 annually

Work Location

• Primary Location: 1 ABC Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511
• 100% remote (telecommuting) role
• Reports to company headquarters in Beloit, WI