Test Lead - MES (or Plex)

Test Lead - MES (or Plex)

San Diego, CA-Onsite

Key Responsibilities:

• Testing Strategy & Plan
• Create and manage the overall testing approach, schedule, scope, resources, and milestones.
• Test Scenario & Script Development
• Ensure end-to-end business processes are covered with complete test scenarios and scripts.
• Test Execution Management
• Coordinate SIT, E2E, regression, and UAT testing activities across business and IT teams.
• Defect Management
• Run defect triage, track issue resolution, escalate risks, and drive defects to closure.
• Business User Testing (UAT)
• Lead UAT preparation, execution, training support, and signoff activities.
• Data Conversion & Integration Validation
• Validate converted data and test integrations between Plex, LN, Windchill, and other connected systems.
• Status Reporting & Leadership Communication
• Provide testing metrics, defect trends, risks, readiness assessments, and executive status updates.
• Go-Live Readiness
• Assess overall testing completion and provide go/no-go recommendations.
• Cutover & Hypercare Support
• Support cutover testing, production validation, issue management, and post-go-live stabilization.

Required skills:

• 8+ years of overall experience in test planning/strategy, execution & management
• 3+ years leading testing activities in Plex MES or equivalent MES platforms
• 5+ years of experience with SIT, UAT, End-to-End Process Testing, and Cutover Validation
• Hands-on experience with defect management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or ALM.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.