Lead QA Tester: Automation & Stakeholder Leadership

ManpowerGroup; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Lead QA Tester to oversee QA activities across multiple workstreams from a designated on-site location at Pearl St. This role requires leadership of QA teams and coordination with stakeholders to ensure testing aligns with business needs.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in QA leadership, strong experience in test planning, metrics, and defect lifecycle management, and hands-on automation with tools like Selenium and Jira. Engagement runs for 27 months.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a leadership role as a tester.
• Level III with 7+ years on complex projects.
• 7+ years QA across multiple high-profile projects.
• 7+ years reporting to stakeholders and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee QA activities for multiple workstreams (EECM, FM).
• Ensure adherence to the IES QA strategy, processes, artifacts and tools.
• Liaise with stakeholders to meet business needs.
• Review vendor deliverables for alignment with requirements.
• Produce management/testing status reports.
• Manage test environments, accounts and data.
• Coordinate blended State/vendor resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

QA leadership

QA governance

Test metrics

Test planning

Defect lifecycle

Meetings facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Selenium

Jira

HP ALM/Quality Center

Job description

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Lead QA Tester to oversee QA activities across multiple workstreams from a designated on-site location at Pearl St. This role requires leadership of QA teams and coordination with stakeholders to ensure testing aligns with business needs.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in QA leadership, strong experience in test planning, metrics, and defect lifecycle management, and hands-on automation with tools like Selenium and Jira. Engagement runs for 27 months.