Sr. Test Lead

Accenture Federal Services • Saint Louis, MO

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About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in a collaborative and caring community, where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! Test Lead – Automation & User Acceptance Testing The Test Lead oversees all stages of testing from formulation from test plan and approach to test script creation, to test execution, and defect resolution. The focus is on automating testing as much as feasible, performing frequent regression testing, and supporting all user testing activities. Must establish the processes, tooling and standards for testing that will be used across the program.

Requirements

• 10+ years of acquired knowledge in planning, directing, and managing interoperability testing (interfaces, data quality, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience applying UAT automation methodologies and tools on at least one IT related development program, to include defining and testing user story acceptance criteria
• 5+ years of experience converting user stories and acceptance criteria into test scripts.
• Comprehensive understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing processes
• Strong communication skills and ability to facilitate research and analysis with all team members to include Product Owners, Developers, and Senior Leaders
• Experience with Vantage,Java, .Net, and database/infrastructure deployment testing.
• US Citizens only (no dual citizenship)
• Minimum of an active Secret Clearance
• You must live local to St. Louis, MO (preferred) or be willing to travel to St. Louis every week Monday-Friday

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related Engineering or IT discipline
• 5+ years of experience as Test Lead on an ERP-type implementation
• Experience establishing test automation progress

Responsibilities

• oversees all stages of testing from formulation from test plan and approach to test script creation, to test execution, and defect resolution.
• automating testing as much as feasible
• performing frequent regression testing
• supporting all user testing activities.
• establish the processes, tooling and standards for testing that will be used across the program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees