Senior Consultant, Test Lead - TRAVEL

The Senior Consultant, Test Lead, leads all aspects of client testing activities on a large development services system implementation project and must have a solid understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC) practices and methodologies. This position guides client project teams in the utilities industry through the customization and execution of E Source’s NavigateOne Testing Methodology to complete the testing phases of a development services implementation project.

A little about E Source

E Source combines industry-leading research, data science, and consulting to help utilities make and implement better data-driven decisions that positively impact their customers, their bottom line, and our planet. Headquartered in Boulder, CO, we have teams across the US and Canada. Learn more at www.esource.com.

How you’ll help:

• Lead the “as-is” process review, analysis, and documentation. focusing focus on test scenario mapping.
• Plan, organize, monitor, and oversee all phases of testing.
• Develop and execute an overall test strategy for the project that aligns with the project phases and timeline.
• Develop and execute client-specific test plans for the multiple testing phases of the project.
• Educate the client test team on the objectives, scope, and goals of each phase of testing.
• Work closely with project manager(s) and others to ensure business testing requirements are being met.
• Create and maintain documents and deliverables associated with manual and automated enterprise applications testing.
• Have strong analytical and communication skills.
• Adapt E Source’s NavigateOne Testing Methodology to client-specific project needs.
• Develop and maintain project specific testing processes, procedures, and metrics.
• Develop, execute, and manage test plans and schedules for each test phase and cycle. including conversion testing, functional testing, integration testing, bill-to-bill testing, performance testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Lead preparation of business scenarios and required test scripts, including identification of needed master and transactional data, to execute end-to-end testing.
• Lead or facilitate test meetings, escalating issues and concerns to the project management team or E Source Sr. Manager as needed.
• Monitor issues and defects for trends and provide metrics to the project management team.
• Oversee and report on requirement traceability throughout all test phases.
• Manage and oversee test team to ensure timely test execution, proper test result documentation, timely defects and issues reporting, and timely retest.
• Oversee test automation activities and resources, if applicable.
• Participate in design workshops, specification walkthroughs, and requirement reconciliation.
• Mentor and train client test team in testing best practices and E Source’s NavigateOne Testing Methodology.
• Understand the benefits of automation and how to leverage it to increase efficiency and quality on projects.
• Work closely with other project groups to increase the quality of software delivered.

What will make you a great fit:

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