QA Test Lead

Pharmatek Consulting Inc.; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Test Lead to oversee testing for a pivotal project in the Physical Supply Chain domain. This role involves leading the development of test strategies, executing comprehensive testing, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in supply chain systems and a solid understanding of both functional and non-functional testing. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive project success and enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in developing test plans and strategies for various testing types.
• Experience with supply chain systems and large cross-system projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the testing lifecycle, including test planning, execution, and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop comprehensive test plans.

Skills

Test Planning and Strategy

Test Documentation

Regression Testing

Web services/API testing

Test Automation

Agile methodologies

Critical Analysis

Communication Skills

Tools

Postman

Insomnia

Job description

La Vergne, United States | Posted on 04/09/2025

Physical Supply Chain Test Lead

Position: Test Lead
Location: La Vergne TN onsite
Duration: 12 months +

Project Overview
We are seeking an experienced Test Lead to lead the testing for a crucial project in our Physical Supply Chain space. We will be consolidating our technology stack with one of our key partners, moving order management and fulfillment to a central Order Management and Warehouse Management solution set across business lines. This project is a mix of internally supported and SaaS technology and our testing plan needs to account for the end-to-end processes and flow between all impacted business processes and systems.

As a Test Lead you will participate in all aspects of the testing lifecycle which includes test strategy, test readiness, SIT, UAT (including day in the life), regression and smoke testing. As part of the team you will work with business stakeholders, business analysts, developers and SaaS providers translating business requirements and technical solutions needs into actionable test strategy and test collateral as well as supporting test delivery.

What You’ll Do

1. Test Planning and Strategy: Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to develop comprehensive test plans for the project, identify necessary resources (people and tools) ensuring coverage of functional and non-functional requirements including both positive and negative test cases.
2. Test environment and Data strategy: Align on our test environment and test data strategy and ensure both are ready ahead of test execution.
3. Test Documentation: Create/maintain clear, concise, detail-oriented comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test reports.
4. Test Case Development: Design and develop test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts based on business requirements, system specifications, and industry best practices including enhancing user stories with acceptance criteria where needed.
5. Test reporting: Weekly reporting on testing and defect status, with move to daily during critical test phases.
6. Test Execution: Execute test cases and document test results, ensuring the system's compliance with functional and non-functional requirements.
7. Regression Testing: Perform regression testing to ensure that system changes and enhancements do not adversely impact existing module functionalities.
8. Analyze and report defects and verify defect fixes.
9. Proactively communicate with Product Manager, Business Analysts, and Developers on open issues and test status.

Requirements

Required Skills and Experience

• 8+ years of experience developing test plans, test cases, test strategies for functional, integration, and end-to-end user testing
• 5+ years of experience working on supply chain systems including Warehouse Management and Order Management solutions
• Experience working on large, cross-system projects and complex business applications including multiple SaaS partners
• Solid grounding in different levels of testing: Web services/API testing (using Postman/Insomnia), functional testing (both desktop and mobile), regression testing, performance testing
• Experience with test automation is a major plus
• Experience working with waterfall and Agile methodologies is preferred.
• Strong self-driving force and quick learning ability
• Excellent critical analysis skills
• Superior organizational and communication skills (proactive communicator)
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks based on priority, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.