QA/Test Lead

We are looking for an experienced QA/Test Lead to guide the design and rollout of a structured quality program for an established ERP environment in California. This Long-term Contract position begins in an advisory capacity and is expected to grow into a more hands-on role focused on strengthening testing practices, documentation, and release readiness. The consultant will work closely with business and technical stakeholders to improve quality across core operational processes, integrations, and application changes.

Responsibilities:
• Evaluate existing testing practices and identify opportunities to improve consistency, coverage, and overall quality outcomes.
• Design and implement a scalable QA framework, including governance standards, documentation methods, and testing procedures.
• Develop comprehensive test strategies, detailed test scenarios, and supporting test cases for new features, updates, and system enhancements.
• Establish repeatable regression testing approaches to support ongoing ERP changes and integrated application releases.
• Coordinate and facilitate user acceptance testing activities, ensuring business users are prepared and results are clearly documented.
• Create defect tracking workflows and reporting metrics to monitor issue trends, resolution progress, and release quality.
• Validate key business functions such as inventory, purchasing, pricing, and supply chain operations to confirm system performance aligns with business needs.
• Perform data verification and root-cause analysis to identify defects, assess impacts, and support issue resolution.
• Test ERP integrations, APIs, and related connected systems to ensure reliable end-to-end functionality across platforms.
• Collaborate with technical teams and operational stakeholders to improve release processes and promote testing best practices.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success creating QA processes and testing standards from the ground up.
• Prior experience serving as a QA/Test Lead, QA Manager, or in a comparable quality leadership role.
• Strong background testing ERP applications in complex business environments.
• Hands-on expertise in test planning, test case authoring, regression testing, and user acceptance testing coordination.
• Experience establishing defect management practices, including issue tracking and quality reporting.
• Solid analytical skills for data validation, troubleshooting, and defect investigation.
• Proven ability to test APIs, system interfaces, and integrated applications.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.

Compensation

$85.50-$99.00 Hourly

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