Title: Test Lead/Architect
Location: Bloomington, IL
Type: Contract
Need visa independent consultant
JD:
- Lead and administer testing tools and platforms, ensuring availability, appropriate configuration, governance, and ongoing operational support.
- Take full ownership of test outcomes end-to-end, including planning, execution, defect management, reporting, and quality signoff.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to testing and quality engineering teams across the organization.
- Define, refine, and champion the adoption of effective testing practices, standards, and frameworks throughout the company.
- Guide teams in developing test strategy, planning, estimation, and risk-based testing approaches for complex initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with Developers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Architects to embed quality considerations early in the development lifecycle.
- Track, analyze, and communicate quality metrics, risks, and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and participate in Center of Excellence (CoE) activities as needed.
Primary Skills (Mandatory):
- Senior-level experience in test leadership and quality assurance ownership.
- Proficiency in test tool administration and support, including test management, execution, and reporting tools.
- Strong expertise in both manual and automated testing practices.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and guide testing teams.
- In-depth understanding of SDLC, STLC, test strategy, and governance principles.
Secondary Skills (Preferred):
- Knowledge of SAFe Agile practices, including PI planning, ART ceremonies, and cross-team coordination.
- Experience with additional Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
- Willingness and ability to learn and adopt SAFe Agile practices if not already experienced.
Mandatory Skills : Test Strategy Development -Testing, Test management - Testing
Regards,
Gopal Gupta
Sr. Technical Recruiter
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