What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Test Consultant (Only W2) position at Ampstek?
Role - Geographic Information System (GIS) Test Lead
Location - Columbus, Ohio -Onsite
• 10 years of overall testing experience with 5 years as Test Lead
• Strong experience testing GIS applications in Utilities (Electric, Gas, Water) domain
• Prior onsite client-facing experience in the US (mandatory)
• GIS data models, layers, map services, feature services
• Lead test planning, estimation, and release sign-offs for GIS upgrades, migrations (ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro), cloud enablement, and modernization initiatives
• Partner with business users, GIS architects, developers, and vendors to align test scope with business goals
• Test Management: JIRA, HP ALM / Octane, Azure DevOps
• Understanding of API testing (ESRI REST), database validation, Python/ArcPy (good to have)
• Provide regular status reporting, risk assessment, and KPI/SLA tracking to client leadership
• Test strategy & governance - GIS test strategy covering Functional testing, Regression testing, Data validation, Test Automation, Performance and non-functional testing
• Define automation approach using UFT, Eggplant Functional, Selenium / Playwright, API testing, and data validation frameworks
• Promote GenAI-assisted test design, script creation, and maintenance
• Excellent communication, presentation, & stakeholder management, strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
Jericho
jericho@ampstek.com