Senior Testing Strategy Lead

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Testing Strategy Manager to lead the development and execution of a comprehensive testing strategy for the CMS Fee-for-Service healthcare program. You will advance Agile testing practices, expand automation, and improve quality across mainframe-based systems.

You will mentor a team of 10–15 resources, collaborate with account leadership, and drive continuous improvement through risk-based testing, metrics, and process optimization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of combined experience in software testing, automation, technical analysis, and business analysis.
• 5+ years managing teams of 10+ resources.
• CMS contract experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a holistic testing strategy aligned with Agile/DevOps methodologies and prioritizing automation across all testing phases.
• Create, maintain, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test schedules across hardware and software platforms.
• Define and communicate requirements for test environments, test data, and test cycles, collaborating with Infrastructure/Data Center teams.
• Ensure adequate testing coverage prior to production releases and support production checkout planning through risk identification and mitigation.
• Lead, mentor, and coach a team of 10-15 technical and business analyst resources, including performance monitoring and annual evaluations.
• Provide technical leadership to Testing Engineers and promote a culture of collaboration, growth, and quality-minded thinking.
• Develop and champion strategies for increasing automation across the program, including test data automation approaches.
• Implement and refine processes and procedures that enhance efficiency, productivity, and reduce redundancy.
• Assist in establishing and measuring quality metrics to support process adoption and continuous improvement.
• Identify and communicate risks related to testing strategies, ensuring clear visibility into business impacts.
• Analyze defects to support triage, drive resolution, and determine technical and business impacts.
• Support and participate in design reviews, requirement walkthroughs, quality assessments, and postrelease reviews.
• Administer the problem management process, monitoring and reporting on problem resolution activities.
• Work with account and program leadership to align testing strategy with system roadmaps, transformation efforts, and software development priorities.
• Collaborate with Release PMs, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Technical Leads on implementation planning and issue resolution.
• Participate in requirements/user story reviews to ensure clarity, feasibility, and testability.
• Provide recommendations on tools, technologies, and testing practices to improve efficiency and quality outcomes.
• Help shape Quality Assurance policies, goals, and objectives in partnership with QA leadership.

Skills

Test strategy

Automation leadership

Agile testing

Quality metrics

Stakeholder collaboration

Test planning

Process improvement

Communication

Mainframe testing

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TestRail

Open Text UFT

MS Scheduler

WFTP Script Editor/Debugger

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Testing Strategy Manager to lead the development and execution of a comprehensive testing strategy for the CMS Fee-for-Service healthcare program. You will advance Agile testing practices, expand automation, and improve quality across mainframe-based systems.

You will mentor a team of 10–15 resources, collaborate with account leadership, and drive continuous improvement through risk-based testing, metrics, and process optimization.