Lead Quality Assurance Professional
We are seeking an exceptional Lead QA Engineer to spearhead the testing strategy, planning, and execution for our business systems and engineering applications.
This role will play a critical part in ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of our enterprise platforms, with a strong focus on supporting system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and process improvements.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in QA leadership, test automation with enterprise systems (including ERP), along with the ability to work collaboratively across business units, engineering teams, and external vendors.
Main Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement QA strategies, test plans, and test cases for enterprise application projects, ensuring full coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.
* Promote test automation strategy and implement tools and frameworks where appropriate.
* Establish and operate a high-performing combined Test and software QA function that ensures all applications meet predefined quality standards.
* Lead and coordinate quality assurance activities across ERP and engineering/business applications (e.g. Finance, HR, CRM, PLM, AEC Apps, etc.).
* Ensure alignment with SDLC / Agile / DevOps practices and support continuous improvement in QA processes.
* Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, developers, and third-party vendors to understand requirements and ensure high-quality delivery.
* Lead defect triage and resolution processes; establish and maintain a central defect management system.
* Oversee and perform system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT) support, and regression testing for ongoing system changes.
* Provide QA input during the planning and design phases of enterprise implementations.
* Manage QA resources (internal and/or external) and coordinate test activities across multiple workstreams.
* Contribute to risk assessments and provide quality metrics/reporting to stakeholders.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
* Proven experience (5+ years) in QA/Test leadership roles, ideally in complex enterprise environments.
* Hands-on experience with ERP implementation projects (e.g. SAP, Deltek, iPaaS platforms).
* Experience with performance/load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).
* Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test lifecycle, and best practices for enterprise applications.
* Experience with AEC Apps (e.g. Autodesk, Hexagon & simulation software) is a strong advantage.
* Demonstrated expertise in test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Test Complete, Tosca, JUnit, etc.).
* Proficiency in defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps, HP ALM).
* Understanding of integrations, APIs, middleware, and data validation testing.
* Experience working in Agile and/or hybrid project environments.
* Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.