Remote IT QA Lead

State of Washington; Tumwater (WA); Remote; USD 86,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking an IT Quality Assurance - Journey to lead the QA team, focusing on developing and implementing test plans for OMNI and other agency software.

This telework role allows work anywhere in Washington with occasional in-office days; the ideal candidate has extensive IT application testing experience, strong SQL skills, and proficiency with HP ALM/Quality Center or Azure DevOps to ensure quality before production releases.

Qualifications

• 8+ years IT application testing experience.
• 4+ years designing advanced SQL queries.
• 4+ years using test management tools (HP ALM/Quality Center, Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Log defects, track enhancements, and coordinate with project teams.
• Perform functional, system, regression, and database testing; backend SQL checks.
• Balance multiple testing activities and ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Test planning

Functional testing

SQL query design

Test management tools

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree in IT or related

Tools

HP ALM/Quality Center

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking an IT Quality Assurance - Journey to lead the QA team, focusing on developing and implementing test plans for OMNI and other agency software.

This telework role allows work anywhere in Washington with occasional in-office days; the ideal candidate has extensive IT application testing experience, strong SQL skills, and proficiency with HP ALM/Quality Center or Azure DevOps to ensure quality before production releases.