Senior Quality Assurance Test Lead Analyst (Ref: 5891)

Estrada Consulting, Inc; San Mateo (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Estrada Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Test Lead Analyst for enterprise software and SaaS projects.

This contract role (9-12 months) emphasizes strong QA leadership, test planning, and defect management in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate will lead test strategies, develop and execute plans and scripts, coordinate with developers, analysts, and stakeholders, and oversee REST API, UI, and data validation testing using Jira and Postman.

Qualifications

• 10 years of software QA experience in enterprise or SaaS environments.
• Two to four years in a Lead capacity.
• Experience with test planning, test scripts, and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, user stories, and specs to develop detailed test cases.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and scripts.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and UAT testing.
• Identify, document, and verify defects through resolution.
• Validate configurations, integrations, and data migration results.
• Conduct API testing and database validation.
• Coordinate testing with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Prepare status reports, defect summaries, and QA documentation.
• Support business users during integration testing and UAT.
• Provide recommendations to improve software quality and deployment readiness.

Skills

QA testing leadership

Test planning & execution

Agile/Scrum

REST API testing

Jira

SQL/SOQL data validation

UAT testing

Communication skills

Education

ISTQB certification

Tools

Postman

Salesforce testing

Job description

Senior Quality Assurance Test Lead Analyst (Ref: 5891)

Location: Remote
Position Type: Consulting / Contract 9-12 months

Position Overview: We are seeking experienced Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Testers and Test Leads to support enterprise software implementations, SaaS applications, system integrations, and data migration initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in software testing methodologies, test planning and execution, defect management, and collaboration with technical teams, business analysts, and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• 10 yearsexperience in software quality assurance and testing of enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, or complex business systems. Two to four years must have been in a Lead capacity.
• In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data.
• Hands‑on experience with functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Experience identifying, documenting, tracking, and validating software defects.
• Experience with test management and defect-tracking tools such as Jira.
• Experience testing system integrations and REST APIs using tools such as Postman.
• Experience validating data integrity and accuracy using SQL, SOQL, or comparable database query tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with developers, business analysts, vendors, project managers, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Previous QA testing experience supporting government or public-sector technology projects.
• Experience with enterprise SaaS implementations, application configurations, and customizations.
• Experience with data migration, data conversion, and integration testing.
• Experience with accessibility, performance, and security testing.
• Experience with Salesforce platform testing, including custom objects, fields, layouts, flows, validation rules, permission sets, and Apex code.
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Relevant software testing certifications, such as ISTQB.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to develop detailed test cases.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and testing scenarios.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and UAT testing.
• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects through resolution.
• Validate application configurations, integrations, and data migration results.
• Conduct API testing and database-level data validation.
• Coordinate testing activities with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Prepare testing status reports, defect summaries, and quality assurance documentation.
• Support business users during integration testing and UAT.
• Provide recommendations to improve software quality and deployment readiness.

Application Requirements:

Interested candidates should submit an updated resume highlighting relevant QA testing projects, technical tools, software platforms, certifications, and public-sector experience, if applicable.