ADMS Program Test Lead

CTC; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CTC is seeking a highly motivated Program Test Lead Engineer to be embedded into the ADMS program from the Testing Enablement team. You will ensure testing standards are followed, mentor testers, and identify opportunities for test automation and performance engineering to enhance reliability and user acceptance.

The role requires coordinating with developers, product managers, and vendor teams, managing test environments, and driving the testing strategy across multiple test phases.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience as a QA Lead.
• 10+ years of utility domain testing (ADMS/OMS/DMS/SCADA).
• Experience with testing frameworks and tools, CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of TypeScript/Java/Python is a plus.
• Ability to lead testing strategy and end-to-end testing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities for the ADMS implementation and promote enterprise-wide testing standards.
• Provide training and mentorship to testers and implement best practices from Testing Enablement.
• Identify and enable Test Automation opportunities and maintain automation suites.
• Oversee performance testing artifacts and evaluate performance metrics.
• Define testing strategy, entry/exit criteria, and align with vendor/Release Management.

Skills

QA Lead

Project management

Test automation

Performance testing

Agile & Waterfall

Programming/scripting

CI/CD knowledge

Tools

Playwright

JUnit

TestNG

TestComplete

NeoLoad

JMeter

GitLab CI

Job description

This role outlines the need for a highly motivated and result-oriented change champion who will act as a Program Test Lead Engineer that will be embedded into the ADMS program from the Testing Enablement team. This individual must ensure best practices and processes are adapted to the project team's specific needs and help identify areas to help build testability from the start. Another key aspect of this role is to combine/identify opportunities for hands on testing, Test Automation and Performance Engineering to ensure that projects are delivered with better reliability, performance and user acceptance.

Responsibilities

Ensure the quality, reliability and successful deployment of the ADMS application This individual must maintain and promote enterprise-wide testing standards, tools and methodologies and lead end to end testing activities for ADMS implementation. Provides training and mentorship to the testers in the application teams and help implement the best practices provided by the Testing Enablement Team. The Test Lead will function as a partner between the Tower Lead and the Program Manager to provide detailed and daily updates on testing status, artifacts and reports. Must be able to work closely with the developers and product managers/owners to help with identifying areas of improvement for Virtualization, Test Automation and Performance Engineering on a regular on-going basis. Identify Test Automation opportunities and enable automation team to develop and maintain the automation test suite. Must maintain Performance Testing artifacts and should be involved with Performance Metrics evaluation along with the Performance Testing team. This individual must be able to provide input to the Non Functional Requirement (NFR). Must work closely with the Testing Enablement Function Lead to identify and foster creation and usage of virtualized services for various phases of testing and have them ready prior to testing cycles. Early identification of various opportunities is key. Take ownership of developing the Testing Strategy and update as the strategy evolves. Ensure that the Testing Strategy will include the updated Test Plan, Environment Strategy, Code management strategy and testing utilization. Define various entry and exit criteria for various test phases and simultaneously define the acceptance criteria for vendor Manage resource allocation and utilization throughout the project. Identify ramp up and ramp down needs based on project needs. Identify work stream leads and manage work allocations on each work stream lead according to project requirements. Oversee environment requirements for testing phases and work closely with Environment Manager and test leads to close the gaps and get all environment and infrastructure identified and ready prior to testing. Work closely with the Defect Triage team to ensure Defect Triage and Requirement Traceability is coordinated with prioritizing defect fixes with Release Management. Assess and report on project testing health metrics by taking inputs from Functional Lead, Development lead, application team lead etc. Report on the Testing Metrics on a regular frequency to ensure clear visibility to leadership on progress. Must be a fast learner to possess deep understanding of the project team's application architecture, priorities and be able to provide quick feedback for improvement at the same time balancing team priorities with enterprise governance standards. Stay current with new test technologies and recommend the implementation of those to program managers / Tower Lead and analyze how that can improve the current ways of working. Must be able to show a tangible result with improved defect identification, test automation coverage and improved performance test metrics. Work closely with other vendors that are part of the testing team.

Required Skills & Experience

Overall 15 plus years experience as a QA Lead is a must. Must have minimum 10 years of utility experience and leading testing activities for ADMS, OMS, DMS, SCADA systems. Strong experience managing large scale system integration testing platforms. Experience with Emerson ADMS technologies is a plus. Strong knowledge of Testing frameworks and tools and proficiency in one programming scripting language. Knowledge in Type Script, Java, Python a plus. Must posses very strong project management skills in order to complete all project deliverables on time. Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and also well versed with the CI/CD pipelines. Knowledge on GitLab CI a plus. Strong knowledge on test automation and Performance Testing tools is a must. Tools like Playwright, Junit, TestNG, Test Complete, NeoLoad/JMeter a must. Must be able to work in a hybrid model with a set number of days from the office depending on the team's schedule. Also flexible to move to a full time office schedule depending on project needs. Must be flexible in order to work overtime if at all required to support team activities.