QA / UAT Lead

Tech Net Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Net Inc in Chicago, IL is seeking a QA/UAT Lead to own test strategy, planning, and execution for the Dynamics 365/Power Platform/Azure solution. The role coordinates UAT participation from business stakeholders under a tight, holiday-compressed schedule to ensure go-live readiness.

The position requires 5+ years of QA/UAT leadership on enterprise implementations, strong facilitation, and experience in Azure DevOps for test management and defect tracking. This is an on-site role in Chicago.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA/UAT leadership on enterprise system implementations.
• Experience designing test strategies and leading UAT cycles with business stakeholders.
• Experience with Azure DevOps for test case management and defect tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the overall test strategy and test plan across functional, integration, regression, and UAT phases.
• Coordinate and lead UAT cycles with business stakeholders, including scheduling and defect triage sessions.
• Manage defect log and tracking through Azure DevOps: logging, prioritization, retesting, and closure.

Skills

QA/UAT leadership

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Regulated environments

Education

ISTQB Certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Job description

Role Summary

The QA/UAT Lead owns test strategy, planning, and execution across system testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) for the Dynamic DSM Data Tracking System. This role is critical to validating that the Dynamics 365/Power Platform/Azure solution meets business and regulatory requirements before go-live, and to coordinating UAT participation from business stakeholders under a tight, holiday-compressed schedule.

QA / UAT Lead

6+ Months

Hybrid / Chiago, IL

Role Summary

The QA/UAT Lead owns test strategy, planning, and execution across system testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) for the Dynamic DSM Data Tracking System. This role is critical to validating that the Dynamics 365/Power Platform/Azure solution meets business and regulatory requirements before go-live, and to coordinating UAT participation from business stakeholders under a tight, holiday-compressed schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the overall test strategy and test plan, covering functional, integration, regression, and UAT phases


• Build detailed test cases and scripts based on business requirements, configuration specs, and integration design documents


• Coordinate and lead UAT cycles directly with business stakeholders, including scheduling, training on test procedures, and defect triage sessions


• Manage the defect/issue log through Azure DevOps: logging, prioritization, retesting, and closure tracking


• Partner with the Config Lead, BA/SME, and Integration Architect to ensure test coverage reflects real program workflows and data scenarios


• Produce test summary reports and go/no-go readiness assessments for project governance and sponsor review


• Plan and manage test execution around the December holiday blackout period to avoid schedule slippage


• Support hyper care test validation immediately following go-live


• Escalate testing risks and blockers promptly given the fixed January 1, 2027 go-live date

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA/UAT leadership experience on enterprise system implementations, ideally Dynamics 365 or Power Platform projects


• Demonstrated experience designing test strategies and leading UAT cycles with business (non-technical) stakeholders


• Experience with Azure DevOps for test case management and defect tracking


• Experience in utility, energy efficiency, or other regulated program environments (DSM/EE program experience a strong plus)


• Strong facilitation skills — comfortable running UAT sessions and defect triage meetings with client stakeholders


• Ability to produce clear, executive-ready test status and readiness reporting


• Eligible to pass client''''s third-party system access and security credentialing requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• ISTQB or similar QA certification


• Experience testing integrations between Dynamics 365/Power Platform and external/legacy utility systems

Work Arrangement Notes

• On-site presence required at client facilities for UAT sessions with business stakeholders and defect triage


• Must be available to support test execution and go-live validation around the January1, 2027 go-live, including the compressed run-up through the December holiday period