QA TEST LEAD | COLUMBUS, OH (REMOTE) ONLY LOCAL

JOB TITLE: QA TEST LEAD JOB DURATION: 10+ MONTHS JOB LOCATION: COLUMBUS, OH (REMOTE) ONLY LOCAL EXPERIENCE: 8+ YEARS VISA: , GC-EAD, -EAD ONLY RATE: $55/HR ON 1099 Key Responsibilities: • Take ownership of tactical quality assurance activities by designing manual and automated testing processes, test plans, and test cases. • Perform multiple types of testing-system, functional, regression, integration, and usability-manually and using test automation tools. • Support business users in conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and participate in technical and functional specification reviews. • Maintain detailed records of test discrepancies using designated QA tools and communicate findings to the development team for resolution. • Provide regular testing status updates to project management and key stakeholders. • Develop comprehensive software testing frameworks and organize testing activities for new and existing product releases. • Collaborate with QA Leads, Project Managers, Development Managers, System Administrators, Architects, and DBAs to ensure testing alignment and quality standards. • Lead the design and execution of functional, system, regression, load, integration, and performance test scenarios. • Work closely with Development Leads and Business Analysts to create and manage test data that drives test scenarios. • Execute test runs for assigned projects, monitor progress, manage defect resolution, and oversee issue management and risk assessments. • Define and drive process improvements to enhance testing efficiency and overall software quality. • Play a strategic role in designing and implementing the organization's overall Quality Assurance program. • Maintain the overall quality of project deliverables and supervise all phases of the testing lifecycle. • Lead the development of test strategies, environment setup, and test data management. • Ensure adherence to industry QA standards, best practices, and tools across the organization. • Provide leadership in hiring, training, mentoring, and evaluating QA team members for project performance. • Implement quality processes supporting development and production change management workflows. • Manage end-to-end processes for logging, tracking, and communicating test discrepancies to relevant stakeholders. Skills: • Over 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, with a deep understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles and QA methodologies. • Strong collaboration skills with developers, project/release managers, system administrators, business analysts, and database administrators for cross-functional delivery. • Solid background in application design and programming, with a comprehensive understanding of SDLC processes and traceability matrices. • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with broad knowledge of supported applications and business processes. • Extensive hands-on experience in quality assurance for diverse applications, web platforms, reporting, and analytics solutions. • Expert in QA methodologies, including Continuous Integration (CI) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices. • Proven ability to manage multiple projects, perform risk assessments, and communicate findings effectively to stakeholders. • Deep understanding of all development lifecycle phases, from requirements and design to integration and testing. • Proficient in test automation tools (UFT, LoadRunner) and test management tools (ALM, JIRA, etc.). • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated leadership in mentoring and guiding QA engineering teams. Apply tot his job