Test Lead - Quality Governance & Reporting - W2 position

Test Lead - Quality Governance & Reporting - W2 position Contract We provide Recruitment and Staffing services to many industries and domain through our innovative and customized solutions and passionate commitment to research. Ability to understand the hiring strategies, availability of talent and compensation benchmarking makes us proud hiring partner for various industries. We work as trusted business partners and always strive to deliver the most value and highest return on investment for our clients. We are highly trained business professionals with strong understanding of clients need. We work closely with the leading staffing trade associations, training, and research organizations to ensure we are knowledgeable of thustry trends and technologies. Overall 10yrs Note: Utilities background is preferred Job Description: Test Strategy & Planning Define the overall testing strategy, approach, and test governance framework. Develop test plans, test schedules, resource plans, and quality objectives. Establish test entry and exit criteria for releases. Ensure alignment of testing activities with project timelines and business goals. Test Execution Management Manage functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing activities. Monitor test execution progress and ensure adequate test coverage. Coordinate defect identification, triage, prioritization, and resolution. Track quality metrics and provide release readiness assessments. Team Leadership Lead and mentor QA Engineers, Test Analysts, Automation Engineers, and Test Leads. Allocate resources and manage testing workloads. Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the testing organization. Stakeholder Management Collaborate with Project Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Business Stakeholders. Communicate testing status, risks, quality metrics, and recommendations. Present go/no-go recommendations for production releases based on quality indicators. Quality Governance & Reporting Establish QA processes, standards, and best practices. Ensure compliance with organizational quality frameworks. Develop dashboards and KPI reporting for stakeholders. Monitor metrics such as: Test coverage Defect density Defect leakage Automation coverage Pass/fail rates Release readiness Mean time to defect resolution Automation & Continuous Testing Drive test automation strategies and framework adoption. Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines. Support shift-left testing and Agile/DevOps practices. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr VTekis Consulting LLP