Remote SIT Lead & QA Strategy Champion

Apex IT; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work

Profit-Sharing Program

401(k) Program

Travel Incentive

Employer-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability

Employer-Paid Long-Term Disability

Health Benefits

Bi-Weekly Pay via Direct Deposit

Employee Discount Marketplace

Job summary

Apex IT is seeking an experienced SIT Test Lead to own the end-to-end SIT testing strategy and execution across multiple applications. The role requires mentoring QA analysts, testing vendors, and internal teams while establishing standards and best practices.

You will drive quality metrics, coordinate testing readiness, and report progress to leadership in a remote, nationwide setting. This position emphasizes collaboration with Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Developers, and supports

Qualifications

• Experience leading SIT testing strategies and execution.
• Proven ability to mentor QA analysts, test engineers, and testing vendors/partners.
• Strong experience with test planning, design, and execution.
• Ability to coordinate testing across multiple applications and teams.
• Excellent communication with leadership and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end SIT testing strategy and execution.
• Lead and mentor QA analysts, test engineers, and testing vendors/partners.
• Establish testing standards, processes, and best practices.
• Drive accountability for quality across project teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all SIT-related activities.
• Develop comprehensive SIT test plans, schedules, and resource forecasts.
• Define entry and exit criteria for all testing phases.
• Identify testing scope, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Ensure test coverage aligns with business, functional, and integration requirements.
• Coordinate testing activities across multiple applications and teams.
• Review and approve test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts.
• Ensure end-to-end business process validation across integrated systems.
• Oversee execution of functional, integration, regression, and UAT support testing.
• Monitor testing progress against milestones and timelines.
• Ensure defects are accurately documented, prioritized, and resolved.
• Lead defect triage meetings and drive issue resolution.
• Monitor defect trends, root causes, and quality metrics.
• Escalate critical issues and risks appropriately.
• Verify fixes and ensure retesting is completed successfully.
• Provide clear quality assessments and release recommendations.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Developers, Architects, and Program Managers.
• Coordinate testing readiness across upstream and downstream systems.
• Communicate testing status, risks, and quality metrics to leadership.
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions to resolve testing blockers.
• Support business users during UAT and production readiness activities.
• Coordinate SIT environment readiness and availability.
• Ensure test data preparation and management activities are completed.
• Work with infrastructure and support teams to resolve environment issues.
• Validate integrations, interfaces, APIs, and batch processes.
• Develop and maintain testing dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Report on test execution progress, defect status, and quality trends.
• Measure and communicate test coverage and release readiness.
• Provide executive-level status updates and risk assessments.
• Identify opportunities to increase test automation coverage.
• Promote shift-left testing practices and quality engineering principles.
• Improve testing processes, tools, and efficiency.
• Implement lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

SIT testing

Leadership

Mentoring

Test planning

Quality assurance

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Job description

Apex IT is seeking an experienced SIT Test Lead to own the end-to-end SIT testing strategy and execution across multiple applications. The role requires mentoring QA analysts, testing vendors, and internal teams while establishing standards and best practices.

You will drive quality metrics, coordinate testing readiness, and report progress to leadership in a remote, nationwide setting. This position emphasizes collaboration with Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Developers, and supports