Lead QA Resource - Platform Governance & Security Testing Specialist

Themesoft Inc.; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm based in Fort Mill is seeking an experienced Lead QA Resource to lead enterprise-wide quality assurance for platform governance and security initiatives. This role involves establishing a QA Center of Excellence, designing comprehensive testing frameworks for security, and ensuring quality validation across all management activities. Ideal candidates should possess significant experience in Snowflake testing and strong skills in automation and DevOps testing methodologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years enterprise data platform quality assurance experience.
• 5+ years hands-on Snowflake testing and security validation.
• 2+ years privileged access management testing experience.
• Strong project coordination and team leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish a QA Center of Excellence and testing standards.
• Design and execute API testing for Snowflake integrations.
• Validate automated user provisioning workflows.
• Lead testing of ETL/ELT processes post-security implementations.

Skills

Advanced testing methodologies

CyberArk PAM integration testing

Python/PowerShell scripting

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Education

ISTQB Advanced, CSTE or equivalent testing certifications

Tools

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

SQL validation

Job description

Lead QA Resource - Platform Governance & Security Testing Specialist

Fort Mill, SC | Long-term Contract

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Lead QA Resource to lead enterprise-wide quality assurance for platform governance, security automation, and compliance initiatives. Focus on establishing a QA Center of Excellence, implementing comprehensive testing frameworks for security implementations, and ensuring quality validation across all Snowflake platform management activities.

Core Responsibilities

• Establish QA Center of Excellence framework and testing standards for platform governance
• Design and execute comprehensive test plans for audit finding remediation including CyberArk integration
• Develop testing strategies for Dynamic Data Masking policies and Protegrity tokenization validation
• Create test frameworks for Dynamic Data Classification and credential protection systems
• Validate automated service account credential rotation processes
• Collaborate with ServiceNow and IIQ teams to validate automated user provisioning workflows
• Design and execute API testing for Snowflake integrations with ServiceNow andIIQ systems
• Validate complete user access provisioning and infrastructure deployment automation across all environments
• Test and validate Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) processes and documentation
• Establish comprehensive testing protocols for resource monitoring and alerting systems
• Lead thorough testing of all ETL/ELT processes post-security implementations
• Design and execute comprehensive data integrity validation across all security frameworks
• Conduct quality assurance for Snowflake use case inventory accuracy and ownership alignment
• Validate compliance with audit requirements and regulatory standards

Required Technical Expertise

Snowflake Platform Testing – Advanced testing methodologies for Snowflake administration, Dynamic Data Masking/Classification validation, RBAC testing, API testing, monitoring and alerting validation

Security & Identity Management Testing – CyberArk PAM integration testing, Protegrity tokenization validation, AWS Secrets Manager/Conjur Vault testing, SailPoint IIQ/IdentityNow testing, automated credential rotation validation

Automation & DevOps Testing – Infrastructure as Code testing (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD pipeline validation, ServiceNow workflow testing, API automation testing using Python/PowerShell

Required Experience

• 8+ years enterprise data platform quality assurance experience
• 5+ years hands-on Snowflake testing, security validation, and platform QA
• 3+ years implementing enterprise security and governance testing frameworks
• 2+ years privileged access management and identity governance testing experience
• Proven audit compliance testing experience in regulated environments
• Large-scale automation and integration testing project leadership

Phase 1: QA Foundation

• Establish QA Center of Excellence framework and testing standards documentation
• Design test cases for RBAC stabilization and Confluence inventory validation

Phase 2: Security Testing Implementation

• Execute comprehensive testing for Dynamic Data Masking and classification policies platform-wide
• Validate Protegrity tokenization implementation across all environments
• Complete end-to-end testing for ServiceNow and IIQ workflow integrations with secrets management

Phase 3: Automation Testing & Validation

• Validate complete automation of user and service account provisioning
• Execute comprehensive testing for full infrastructure automation across all environments
• Finalize testing protocols and quality validation frameworks

Stakeholder Collaboration

Key Partners: InfoSec Team (security testing validation), ServiceNow Team (workflow testing), IIQ Team (identity governance testing), Product Owners (requirements validation), Application Teams (integration testing coordination), Development Teams (test case review)

Required Qualifications

Certifications & Experience

QA Certifications: ISTQB Advanced, CSTE, or equivalent testing certifications

Snowflake Knowledge: 5+ years Snowflake platform testing and validation experience

Security Testing: CyberArk PAM, SailPoint IIQ/IdentityNow testing experience

Integration Testing: ServiceNow workflow and API automation testing

Cloud Security Testing: AWS Secrets Manager and credential management validation

Industry: Financial services or regulated environment testing experience

Soft Skills: Strong project coordination, stakeholder management, and team leadership capabilities

Testing Tools & Methodologies

• Automation Testing: Selenium, Postman, REST Assured, Python/PowerShell scripting
• Data Testing: SQL validation, data integrity testing, performance testing tools
• Security Testing: Penetration testing tools, vulnerability assessment tools

This role requires an expert-level QA practitioner capable of leading complex enterprise security testing initiatives while delivering measurable quality assurance and compliance validation outcomes in a regulated environment.

Regards,

Parthasarathy K

Work: 972-474-8787 Ext: 306, Direct: 972-737-8607

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Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

Employment Type: Temporary

Job Function: Information Technology