Quality Assurance Test Lead
9 hours ago
Irving
Our client is seeking a Test Lead for a 6-month contract in Irving, TX. Will be working on an onsite schedule (5 days in office per week). Contract Duration: 6 Months Required Skills & Experience • Minimum 10 years of experience in testing enterprise applications with strong exposure to retail accounting, merchandising, or supply chain domains., • Hands-on experience in functional, integration, and regression testing of ERP or Oracle Retail applications (RMS, ReSA, ReIM, or similar)., • Proven experience validating financial transactions, inventory accounting flows, and master data setups (items, suppliers, locations)., • Minimum 5 years of experience leading QA teams, managing test cycles, UAT, and coordinating across business and technology stakeholders., • Experience working in Agile environments, implementing testing best practices, and driving continuous improvement., • Exposure to cloud-hosted applications or modern platform architectures., • Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills with the ability to translate business rules into testable scenarios., • Experience with automation-ready test design or working with automation teams., • Retail systems expertise: RMS, ReSA, ReIM, RWMS, SIM, or equivalent merchandising/supply chain platforms., • Strong domain knowledge in:, • Retail accounting, financial postings, stock ledger, • Supply chain flows (POs, shipments, receiving, invoicing), • Testing tools: JIRA, Zephyr, ALM, qTest, or similar test management platforms., • Strong SQL skills for data validation and troubleshooting., • Understanding of integration technologies (APIs, messaging, batch jobs, EDI)., • Excellent stakeholder communication, problem-solving, and cross-team coordination skills. What You Will Be Doing • Lead the design, planning, and execution of end-to-end testing strategies for retail accounting, merchandising, and supply chain systems., • Define comprehensive test plans, test scenarios, and test data to ensure coverage across all integration points and business processes., • Validate financial postings, inventory movements, item/location/vendor setups, and ensure data accuracy across upstream and downstream systems., • Collaborate closely with business users, product owners, developers, and cross-functional QA teams to understand requirements and ensure solution quality., • Drive defect management, including defect triage, prioritization, RCA coordination, and ensuring timely closure., • Ensure adherence to QA best practices, test governance, automation-ready test design, and continuous improvement of testing processes., • Support UAT planning and execution, ensuring user readiness, environment preparedness, and issue resolution., • Monitor testing metrics, provide quality dashboards, and communicate status, risks, and impacts clearly to stakeholders., • Identify process gaps, propose improvements, and ensure that testing practices support faster time-to-market and stable production deployments., • Promote a culture of quality, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning within the testing team.