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 Skills' Details
5-10 years of • Proven experience as a Test Lead driving quality change in medium to large-scale programs.
5-10 years of • Expertise in integration and functional testing, with automation and exploratory testing experience.
• Recent familiarity with Azure DevOps and Azure Test Plans.
Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves
  • Test plan
  • Manual
  • Agile
  • Project management
  • Test planning
  • Test script
  • Automation testing
Job Description
Job Description: Test Lead / Engagement Lead – NextGen Maintenance & Mobility (NGMM)
? Position Overview
The Test Lead / Engagement Lead will oversee testing activities for the NextGen Maintenance & Mobility (NGMM) program, a one-year initiative focused on transforming asset reliability and maintenance across Refining and Midstream organizations. This role requires a proven leader with experience driving quality change across medium to large programs, strong accountability for delivery outcomes, and the ability to operate independently without significant oversight. The Test Lead will define and execute a comprehensive testing strategy emphasizing integration and functional testing, maximizing automation, and supplementing with exploratory techniques. Success in this role depends on clear communication, thoughtful risk escalation, and strong stakeholder engagement.
? Key Responsibilities
• Quality Leadership & Accountability
o Drive quality transformation across NGMM by embedding testing practices into delivery workflows.
o Take ownership of testing outcomes, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met without hand holding.
o Provide clear, concise communication of processes, risks, and progress to stakeholders.
• Agile & SAFe Practices
o Apply agile frameworks (SAFe or similar) to align testing with iterative delivery cycles.
o Use flow metrics (feature queue times, WIP, lead time for changes, deployment frequency) to measure and improve quality outcomes.
o Champion continuous improvement practices that enhance delivery speed and reliability.
• Test Strategy & Execution
o Define and maintain a user-centric test strategy covering integration, functionality, performance, mobility, and reliability.
o Encourage and implement Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices to align testing with business workflows.
o Lead SIT and UAT cycles, ensuring readiness and alignment with project milestones.
• Automation & Tools
o Maximize automation for integration and functional testing, supplemented with exploratory testing.
o Leverage Azure DevOps and Azure Test Plans for test management, execution, and reporting.
o Ensure developed tests support SIT and UAT events, as well as performance and mobility testing.
• Defect & Risk Management
o Oversee defect lifecycle: logging, tracking, triaging, prioritizing, and assigning for resolution.
o Identify, communicate, and escalate risks thoughtfully across the organization.
o Ensure timely resolution of issues to maintain delivery speed and quality.
• Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
o Generate and share test execution reports with stakeholders at key milestones.
o Conduct regular review meetings to discuss progress, issues, and next steps.
o Establish a feedback loop to continuously improve testing processes.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Required Skills & Qualifications
• Proven experience as a Test Lead driving quality change in medium to large-scale programs.
• Strong leadership accountability with ability to operate independently and deliver results.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and risk management skills.
• Hands-on experience with agile frameworks (SAFe or similar).
• Recent familiarity with Azure DevOps and Azure Test Plans.
• Solid understanding of flow metrics (feature queue times, WIP, lead time for changes, deployment frequency) and how testing practices influence them.
• Expertise in integration and functional testing, with automation and exploratory testing experience.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 testing and integration validation.

? Preferred Attributes
• Experience with complex multi-vendor integration programs and testing of boundary applications during SIT and UAT"
• Background in performance and mobility testing.
• Knowledge of asset reliability and maintenance workflows in industrial or energy sectors.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in iterative delivery cycles (2-week sprints).
Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
Work Environment
100% remote, very collaborative
Business Drivers/Customer Impact
Why is the position open(provide details)
We don't have a test lead that we can utilize with our global services internal team.
External Communities Job Description
We are searching for aTest Lead / Engagement Lead will oversee testing for the NextGen Maintenance & Mobility (NGMM) program, driving quality transformation across Refining and Midstream organizations. This role requires a proven leader with strong accountability for delivery outcomes, expertise in integration and functional testing, and the ability to operate independently while engaging stakeholders effectively. The Test Lead will define and execute a comprehensive test strategy leveragin