Test And Compliance Lead

TEKsystems•Tucson, AZ

4d•$30 - $50•Hybrid

About The Position

The Testing & Compliance Lead will own the end-to-end test process for Markets+ across multiple phases, including WRAP, Energy Accounting, OMS, Settlements, and the Markets+ go-live. This role serves as the qTest owner/coordinator, ensuring test cases are properly structured, testing standards, entry/exit criteria, and pass/fail expectations are met across workstreams. The lead will ensure consistency between vendor-provided test cases and TEP testing requirements, and that execution evidence is consistently captured in qTest, even if draft scripts originate elsewhere. Documentation must meet audit and compliance expectations. The role involves coordinating UAT, integration testing, connectivity testing, and market trial tests across internal teams and vendors. The lead will be the primary point of accountability for testing status, risks, defects, and readiness reporting, tracking and reporting these to program leadership. They will support go-live decisions with objective readiness assessments and ensure alignment between training and test artifacts with the Training and Readiness lead. The position requires coordinating testing activities across IT, business teams, PCI, and SPP, and acting as the escalation point for testing risks, defects, and concerns. The lead will help identify gaps or weaknesses in test coverage, controls, or documentation and drive mitigation, while partnering with Program Management to provide clear executive-level visibility into testing progress and risks. This role works closely with the Markets+ Training and Readiness lead and Markets+ leadership.

Requirements

Strong understanding of testing methodologies (UAT, system integration, connectivity, and parallel operations).
Demonstrated experience managing or coordinating testing using qTest (or similar enterprise test management tools).
Experience coordinating across internal teams and external vendors in a complex, multi phase program.
Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills.
Solid process for managing tests, handling defects, and knowing where documentation lives.
Ability to collect evidence of tests for auditing and compliance purposes.
Strong organizational skills and ability to keep others on track for testing schedules and reporting.
Background in software testing and maintaining evidence for compliance purposes.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting audit facing programs or regulatory/compliance driven initiatives.
Familiarity with energy/utility systems, market operations, or large enterprise system implementations.
Experience translating technical test results into clear, leadership level summaries.
Experience with qTest.

Responsibilities

Own the end to end test process for Markets+ across phases (WRAP, Energy Accounting, OMS, Settlements, and Markets+ go-live.).
Serve as the qTest owner/coordinator, ensuring test cases are properly structured, testing standards, entry/exit criteria, and pass/fail expectations across workstreams.
Ensure consistency between vendor provided test cases and TEP testing requirements.
Ensure testing execution evidence is captured consistently in qTest, even when draft scripts originate in spreadsheets or other tools.
Ensure documentation meets audit and compliance expectations.
Coordinate UAT, integration testing, connectivity testing, and market trial tests across internal teams and vendors.
Act as the primary point of accountability for testing status, risks, defects, and readiness reporting.
Track and report testing status, risks, defects, and remediation plans to program leadership.
Support go live decisions by providing objective readiness assessments based on test results and evidence.
Ensure alignment between training artifacts vs. test artifacts with the help of the Training and Readiness lead.
Coordinate testing activities across IT, business teams, PCI, and SPP.
Act as the escalation point for testing risks, defects, and testing concerns.
Help identify gaps or weaknesses in test coverage, controls, or documentation and drive mitigation.
Partner with Program Management to provide clear, executive level visibility into testing progress and risks.
Works closely with the Markets+ Training and Readiness lead and Markets+ leadership.