Qa Lead Test Engineer

GridBright, a Qualus Company, specializes in secure and sustainable grid technology. It provides comprehensive utility control room solutions, renewable and storage interconnection solutions, cybersecure systems integration, and related advisory services. Our customers include some of the largest utilities and renewables developers in North America. GridBright also works closely with the US Department of Energy, and in collaboration with over 50 organizations across the power industry, to address some of the most pressing challenges of the energy transition.

 

Power your Future with GridBright, a Qualus Company as a Quality Assurance Lead Engineer! You will play a pivotal role in leading the implementation and consulting of utility system software for a major utlity customer through quality assurance and project management. You will play a pivotal role in large scale system integration programs and take on the delivery of ADMS/OMS system and integration implementations from our leading ADMS/OMS software partners.

 

This position is remote and will have the ability to work from home when you are not traveling onsite to customer locations. 

• Understanding requirements and creating key test deliverables such as test strategies, plans scripts, scenarios, and test data etc
• Developing and executing test plans and strategies that validate the quality of software components and integrated systems.
• Interacting with project managers and implementation teams to schedule and plan for releases and test cycles.
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting test execution progress, level of quality for specific area of focus.
• Developing tools, techniques and plans for defect identification, reporting and ownership from identification through to resolution.
• Test estimation, scheduling, requirements traceability, execution and reporting results to various audiences.
• Driving daily/weekly stand-up meetings to maximize test effectiveness, particularly during execution phases
• Adherence to the software development life cycles, testing standards and best practices.
• Establishing close working relationships with customers, technical teams and business users

- Bachelors degree in related field of study.
- Ten (10) years of combined experience in quality lead, project management and utility systems software implementation and consulting.
- Demonstrable experience of working to a formal SDLC, using structured testing and release methods
- Demonstrableexperience interacting with clients to understand relationships and priorities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
- Experience leading a team in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale quality initiatives/projects from the envisioning stage through implementation.
- Ability to prioritize work assignments and shift work efforts based on client business goals.
- Experience developing quality progress reports for various levels of stakeholder awareness/involvement
- Knowledge of project integration lifecycle and methodology.
- Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communications and customer service skills.
- Ability to lead and facilitate workshops covering the full breadth of the quality scope
- Ability to work with new technologies and tools as required by the needs of a project. (MS Project, JIRA, OneNote)
- Ability to work independently and self-direct your workday.
- Willing and able to travel up to 50% to customer project sites
- US citizen or permanent resident.

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