Project Manager / Test Manager

SIDRAM TECHNOLOGIES; Rosemead (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SIDRAM TECHNOLOGIES in Rosemead, California is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Test Manager to lead a large-scale utility technology modernization program. The role emphasizes planning, coordination, and governance of testing cycles across teams and vendors to ensure timely delivery and quality outcomes.

You will define test strategy, coordinate functional, system/integration, regression, and UAT activities, manage defects through closure, and report progress to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing complex IT/OT technology projects.
• 3+ years in a Project Manager, Test Manager, or combined PM/Test role.
• Experience managing multiple software testing cycles (functional, system/integration, regression, UAT).
• Experience coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders across technical, business, and vendor groups.
• Hands-on defect lifecycle management (triage, prioritization, resolution, retesting, closure).
• Strong understanding of SDLC, QA/testing methodologies, and testing best practices.
• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall environments.
• Excellent documentation skills for test plans, results, schedules, RAID logs, and reports.
• Experience communicating with senior leadership and guiding junior team members.
• Onsite presence required on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Responsibilities

• Manage project activities with a focus on testing cycles, milestones, and delivery.
• Develop and maintain test strategy, schedule, activities, and metrics.
• Coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders across technical, business, vendor groups.
• Coordinate functional, system/integration, regression, and UAT testing.
• Oversee defect lifecycle from triage to closure and verify resolutions.
• Ensure readiness and prerequisites for each testing phase and entry/exit criteria.
• Track testing progress, risks, defects, and actions; maintain RAID logs.
• Provide clear testing status and progress updates to leadership.
• Mentor junior Project Support Analysts on the project.

Skills

Testing management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Tools

HP ALM

Jira

Zephyr

qTest

Job description

URGENT HIRING UTILITY PROJECT MANAGER / TEST MANAGER

Job Code: GTUS110542

Location: Rosemead, California

Work Model: Hybrid Onsite Tuesday & Wednesday

Employment Type: W2 Only

Work Authorization: USC / H4 EAD Only

Experience: 15+ Years

Project Manager / Test Manager EMS Refresh 2.0

Location: Southern California

Work Arrangement: Hybrid required onsite presence every Tuesday and Wednesday

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Test Manager to support a large-scale utility technology modernization initiative. This individual will provide project management leadership with a strong focus on planning, coordinating, and governing the various testing cycles throughout the project.

The role will work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and testing resources to ensure testing activities are properly planned, dependencies and prerequisites are addressed, defects and issues are driven to resolution, and each testing phase is positioned for successful completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate project activities with a primary focus on testing cycles, milestones, and overall project delivery.
• Develop and maintain the overall test strategy, test schedule, testing activities, deliverables, metrics, and resource requirements.
• Manage multiple teams and coordinate activities across technical, business, vendor, and project stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate functional, system/integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Manage the end-to-end defect lifecycle, including defect triage, prioritization, resolution tracking, retesting, and closure.
• Drive readiness and prerequisites required to begin and successfully close each testing phase, including alignment on entry and exit criteria.
• Coordinate test environment readiness, scheduling, and dependencies across project teams.
• Track testing progress, issues, risks, dependencies, defects, and resolution activities.
• Maintain detailed test plans, test results, schedules, project documentation, RAID items, and action tracking throughout all testing cycles.
• Facilitate test planning, kickoff, status, issue-resolution, defect triage, and readiness meetings.
• Provide clear testing status, metrics, risks, and progress updates to multiple levels of project and business leadership.
• Provide direction, guidance, and training to Junior Project Support Analysts supporting the project.
• Ensure testing outcomes remain aligned with overall project milestones, release objectives, and delivery schedules.
• Operate effectively within both Agile and Waterfall environments, adapting the project management approach based on project needs.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience supporting or managing complex IT/OT technology projects.
• 3+ years of experience in a Project Manager, Test Manager, or combined Project/Test Management role.
• Strong experience managing multiple software testing cycles, including functional, system/integration, regression, and UAT testing.
• Proven experience managing multiple teams and coordinating stakeholders across technical, business, and vendor groups.
• Hands-on experience managing the full defect lifecycle, including triage, prioritization, resolution, retesting, and closure.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, QA/testing methodologies, and testing best practices.
• Experience working within both Agile and Waterfall project delivery environments.
• Strong documentation skills with experience maintaining test plans, test results, schedules, status reports, RAID logs, and supporting project documentation.
• Experience communicating and working effectively with multiple levels of leadership.
• Ability to provide direction, training, and guidance to junior project support resources.
• Experience with project/test management platforms such as HP ALM, Jira, Zephyr, or qTest.
• Strong Communication, Organization, Stakeholder Management, Problem-solving, and Leadership Skills.
• Ability to work onsite every Tuesday and Wednesday is required.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience supporting utilities, energy, grid systems, or operational technology environments.
• Experience with EMS, ADMS, DMS, OMS, SCADA, GIS, Historian, or similar utility operational platforms.
• PMP Certification Preferred.
• Experience overseeing third-party or vendor-led testing programs.

Strict Requirements: W2 Only | USC / H4 EAD | 15+ Years of Experience