Functional Testing Lead (Senior Software Engineer)

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Functional Testing Lead to lead test planning, execution, defect management, quality assurance, and release readiness activities for large-scale enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience leading testing teams, developing testing strategies and artifacts, managing defect lifecycles, tracking testing metrics, and ensuring requirements traceability throughout the software testing lifecycle.

Candidates with experience in large-scale enterprise benefit systems, such as Unemployment Insurance (UI) or Disability Insurance (DI), along with cloud/SaaS, API, batch, and mainframe testing experience, are highly preferred.

Mandatory Qualifications (Required)

• Minimum 7 years of experience supporting enterprise IT systems.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a Test Lead role, managing test planning and execution.
• Minimum 4 years of experience developing testing artifacts, including:
• Test Plans
• Test Cases
• Regression Test Suites
• Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM)
• Minimum 4 years of experience managing the defect lifecycle, including defect logging, triage, retesting, and closure.
• Minimum 3 years of experience using test management tools, such as:
• HP ALM
• Azure DevOps
• Jira
• Minimum 4 years of experience tracking and reporting testing metrics, including:
• Test Coverage (%)
• Test Execution Progress (%)
• Defect Leakage (%)
• Minimum 2 years of experience testing Cloud/SaaS applications.
• Minimum 2 years of experience testing integrated systems, including API, batch, and mainframe systems.

Desirable Qualifications (Preferred)

• Minimum 10 years of cumulative experience supporting enterprise application environments.
• Minimum 4 years of experience defining test entry/exit criteria and release readiness gates.
• Minimum 4 years of experience enforcing Requirements Traceability (RTM) across the testing lifecycle.
• Minimum 4 years of experience testing large-scale enterprise benefits systems, such as:
• Unemployment Insurance (UI)
• Disability Insurance (DI)
• Minimum 4 years of experience supporting test automation strategy and coordination.
• Possession of one or more of the following certifications:
• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
• Certified Agile Tester
• Certified Tester Expert Level – Test Management Strategic Test Management (CTEL-TM-SM)
• Possession of a Master's degree in Business Administration, IT, or Engineering.
• Alternatively, candidates with at least 12 years of cumulative experience supporting enterprise application environments may qualify in lieu of a Master's degree.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Master's degree is preferred.

Required Technical Skills

• Functional Testing Leadership
• Test Planning and Execution
• Test Strategy and Coordination
• Test Case Development
• Regression Testing
• Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Defect Lifecycle Management
• HP ALM / Azure DevOps / Jira
• Testing Metrics and Reporting
• Test Entry/Exit Criteria
• Release Readiness and Quality Gates
• Cloud/SaaS Testing
• API Testing
• Batch Processing Testing
• Mainframe Testing
• Test Automation Strategy
• Enterprise Application Testing