IT QA Lead - Lead Quality, Automation and UAT Excellence

Rite-Hite; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rite-Hite in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Senior QA Analyst Lead to guide a team responsible for IT validations, SIT, regression testing, and UAT across releases. You'll design and maintain test plans, execute manual tests, and expand automated testing using Copado while coordinating with manufacturing, sales, and service stakeholders to ensure quality and alignment with business goals.

Strong leadership, communication, and hands-on scripting are essential as you establish QA standards, manage defects,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or CS or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years QA experience with 2+ years in a lead role.
• Hands-on test script creation for IT validations or SIT.
• Experience with Excel to manage test cases/scripts.
• Familiarity with regression testing and release cycles.
• Experience supporting UAT with business users.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily tasks for a team of QA analysts, ensuring high performance and continuous development.
• Oversee QA processes across IT validations or SIT, regression testing, and UAT phases.
• Design, write, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts for IT validations and system integrations.
• Execute and support manual testing efforts, including structured test scripts maintained in tools such as Jira Zephyr and Excel.
• Utilize Jira and Zephyr (optional) or Excel for test management, execution tracking, and defect lifecycle management.
• Support and expand automated testing using Copado.
• Plan and coordinate regression testing cycles to ensure system stability across releases.
• Partner with business stakeholders across manufacturing, sales, and service to develop UAT scripts, guide execution, and validate results.
• Translate business processes and requirements into effective test scenarios and coverage.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution, ensuring clear communication with development teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure requirements are testable and aligned with quality standards.
• Establish and continuously improve QA standards, processes, and best practices.

Skills

QA leadership

Test planning

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Jira

Zephyr

Copado

Salesforce

Job description

Rite-Hite in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Senior QA Analyst Lead to guide a team responsible for IT validations, SIT, regression testing, and UAT across releases. You'll design and maintain test plans, execute manual tests, and expand automated testing using Copado while coordinating with manufacturing, sales, and service stakeholders to ensure quality and alignment with business goals.

Strong leadership, communication, and hands-on scripting are essential as you establish QA standards, manage defects,