Quality Management - Test Architect

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Quality Management - Test Architect in New York, NY.

Responsibilities:
Test Strategy & Quality Governance:
* Define, own, and maintain enterprise-level test strategies, test plans, and quality standards across all phases of delivery
* Design and review test cases and execution approaches covering functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end testing
* Provide formal testing sign-off and quality assessments for releases and major milestones
* Continuously evaluate and improve test coverage, effectiveness, and quality metrics

Execution Oversight & Coordination:
* Oversee and track multiple concurrent test executions, ensuring accurate reporting of progress, defects, risks, and outcomes
* Synthesize testing results into clear, actionable insights for project and leadership teams
* Ensure consistency and quality across onshore and offshore QA teams, addressing execution gaps and process inefficiencies

Agile & Automation Leadership:
* Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, contributing quality perspectives to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
* Collaborate with engineering and automation teams on automation strategy, estimation, and execution planning
* Guide teams on balancing manual and automated testing approaches to optimize speed and reliability

REQUIREMENTS:
* Must have 7+ years of experience in Data engineering testing
* Strong knowledge of QA methodology and tools, with demonstrated QA experience in a QA manager or QA lead role
* Significant experience in Data engineering or data product related testing
* Proficient in Python, Java, Selenium, Azure DevOps, and GitHub
* Must have leading and managing experience in all QA activities: data engineering, manual testing, test automation, performance testing
* Strong experience in managing test projects and resources
* Team lead experience with offshore - onshore model
* Experience extending and building offshore - onshore model
* Ability to work in a dynamic environment and come up with solutions to meet project needs
* Practical coding experience with automated web testing tools, services, and physical devices or any programming languages
* Experience in Automation architecture development and/or maintenance
* Excellent communication skills and experience working closely with development and business teams to understand business requirements and work on testing strategies, communicate impacts, own release sign offs; Previous client facing experience is an advantage
* Strong knowledge on how to run defect triaging, communicate updates, and impacts

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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