Quality Engineer Test Architect

Accrescent Group; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Accrescent Group seeks a Quality Engineer Test Architect to provide strategic testing leadership and oversee end-to-end testing governance across projects and releases. The role coordinates between BAs, sponsors, testing teams and stakeholders to ensure testing aligns with release objectives and is properly planned and executed.

Key responsibilities include driving ETE testing discussions, TBED readiness, data management, and TER/defect governance across environments, with a focus on timely

Qualifications

• US citizenship with active Public Trust clearance.
• TOGAF certification or Karat assessment at Lead level.
• Onsite work authorization in Jacksonville FL, Irving TX, or Tampa FL.
• Experience leading ETE testing and governance across projects.
• Ability to coordinate between BAs, sponsors, testing teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review project scope and determine ETE testing requirements.
• Lead discussions with BAs and Business Sponsor to define ETE scenarios.
• Coordinate TBED readiness for UAT environments.
• Drive Test Data Management readiness via SharePoint.
• Own and distribute Testing Status email based on project risk.
• Ensure testers upload stories and scripts to Zephyr Release Fix Version.
• Monitor progress and intervene to meet release milestones.
• Oversee defect health in JIRA and coordinate vendor fixes.

Skills

Test leadership

Stakeholder coordination

End-to-end testing governance

Release coordination

Risk management

Education

TOGAF certification

Karat assessment

Tools

JIRA

Zephyr

Test Plan

TER (Test Exit Report)

Job description

We're seeking a Quality Engineer Test Architect (QE-TA) to provide strategic testing leadership and oversee end-to-end testing governance across projects and releases. The role serves as the central point of coordination between Business Analysts, Business Sponsors, testing teams, and project stakeholders, ensuring testing is properly planned, executed, monitored, and aligned with release objectives.

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review the Project Scope document (in PTS) and, where available, the Project Feature document (in Confluence) to determine whether End-to-End (ETE) testing is required.
• Where ETE testing is required: schedule and lead conversations with Business Analysts and the Business Sponsor to build a shared understanding of ETE scenarios and identify all impacted teams early; bring testing teams in to finalize scenario steps and clear open questions; target full ETE scenario sign-off and resolved questions no later than one week before the start of UAT / Unified Testing.
• Coordinate Testbed (TBED) criteria pull readiness by reminding testing teams to submit for UAT1 and UAT2 environments in line with the Release Calendar.
• Drive Test Data Management (TDM) preparation by coordinating or submitting requests through the designated SharePoint site, so test data is ready before execution begins.
• Own and distribute the Testing Status email during Unified Testing, calibrating frequency to project risk (low-concern projects: the day before or morning of the weekly Project / Scrum of Scrums call; medium/high-concern projects: increased cadence).
• Send timely reminders to testers before release start to upload user stories and test scripts to the correct Zephyr Release Fix Version, aligned to the matching Fix Version in JIRA. For non-Zephyr teams, direct testers to build test scripts in Excel and provide the Required Testing and Test Exit Report Input document.
• Monitor testing team progress for any slippage and intervene early so testers have the time and support needed to meet release milestones.
• Oversee defect health in JIRA: track aging defects, drive timely updates and facilitate resolution. For defects tied to a vendor or partner fix, ensure accountability sits with the applicable Citi Developer as the primary point of contact.
• Initiate the Test Plan Input at the first impacted Sprint.
• For Zephyr-executing teams, validate that the Zephyr Release aligns with the User Stories Fix Version and that all user stories and test scripts are loaded and ready for execution.
• Lead the closure phase: generate the TER Readiness Checklist and own the Test Exit Report (TER), the release-level document describing the testing performed for the project's production release.
• Use the JIRA TA Dashboard or targeted JIRA queries to confirm all impacted Scrum Teams are accounted for, including teams that engaged later in the project lifecycle, so no testing effort goes undocumented.

CERTIFICATION / ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT TOGAF certification OR a pass on the Karat technical assessment at Technical Lead level (Java, Python or Manual track).

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (please include for every candidate)

• Updated resume and full name
• Current location, and confirmation they can work onsite in Irving TX, Jacksonville FL or Tampa FL (note preferred location)
• Confirmation of US citizenship and active Public Trust clearance status
• Expected salary and availability
• TOGAF certification or Karat assessment status

Note: ELIGIBILITY — STRICT

• US Citizens only, holding an active Public Trust clearance
• No visa holders, Green Card holders, or other work authorizations
• Please do not submit candidates who do not meet both requirements