QA Track Lead

Moser Consulting•Indianapolis, IN

3d•$80,000 - $129,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The QA Track Lead plans, coordinates, and oversees quality assurance activities for system development and maintenance. The role leads approximately 10 QA staff and works closely with workstream Track Leads, development teams, stakeholders, and the State Customer. The position ensures comprehensive test coverage and that software releases meet established quality standards, contractual requirements, acceptance criteria, compliance requirements, and customer expectations. The QA Track Lead is the primary QA liaison for major releases and coordinates with the customer’s User Acceptance Testing (UAT) team. The role develops QA strategies, oversees manual and automated testing, participates in release planning, and monitors defects, risks, and quality metrics. It also maintains and improves QA processes, standards, and tools while ensuring adherence to applicable security, regulatory, and contractual requirements. The position follows a hybrid/onsite schedule from Moser Consulting’s downtown Indianapolis office. The stated salary range is $80,000–$129,000.

Requirements

Experience with Jira.
Experience with automated testing.
Experience with state or federal government systems, especially health and human services, eligibility, or benefits systems.
Experience coordinating UAT with a customer.
Experience with multiple testing environments.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, direction, and oversight to approximately 10 QA staff, including task assignment, performance management, and professional development.
Develop QA strategies aligned with project requirements and contractual obligations.
Oversee creation and execution of test cases, plans, and cycles for manual and automated testing.
Participate in release planning to ensure QA activities are defined, estimated, and scheduled.
Ensure execution and completion of integration, regression, performance, security, and penetration testing.
Ensure releases meet quality standards, acceptance criteria, and compliance requirements before deployment.
Serve as the primary QA point of contact for the State Customer for major releases, preparing and delivering status reports, quality metrics, and release-readiness assessments.
Coordinate QA activities with the State Customer’s UAT team to support system-change validation, defect resolution, and acceptance processes.
Monitor, track, and report defects, risks, and quality metrics to internal leadership and State Customer stakeholders.
Maintain and continuously improve QA processes, standards, and tools.
Ensure adherence to applicable security, regulatory, and contractual requirements.