Job Title: QA Tester Lead
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: 8 Months 
Bill Rate: $68/hour (C2C)
Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description :

We are seeking an experienced QA Tester Lead (Level III) to manage and oversee quality assurance and testing activities across multiple workstreams, including Eligibility Enrollment and Case Management (EECM) and Financial Management (FM).

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise-level quality assurance, test management, automation, defect management, and stakeholder coordination. This role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to manage blended teams of State and vendor resources while ensuring adherence to program-level testing strategies, quality standards, and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee QA activities across multiple workstreams, including EECM and Financial Management (FM).
• Ensure adherence to program-level testing strategies, QA processes, standards, artifacts, and tools.
• Lead and manage QA teams, testing activities, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, including business users, subject matter experts, executive teams, and project leadership.
• Review vendor deliverables to ensure testing and system implementation meet business requirements.
• Prepare and present testing status reports, metrics, and progress updates to management and project teams.
• Manage test environments, test accounts, and test data following established best practices.
• Coordinate and manage blended teams of State and vendor resources.
• Lead QA meetings, workgroups, and testing-related discussions.
• Manage defect tracking, monitoring, retesting, and status reporting.
• Coordinate with performance testing and security testing teams.
• Ensure quality standards and testing milestones are achieved across multiple projects.