QA Lead - Software Testing

Job title: QA Lead - Software Testing Client: Hunter Scouts Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States - On-Site Contract type: Contract Contract duration: 6-12 months Salary:

About the role Hunter Scouts is hiring on behalf of a confidential, well-known global office-furnishings manufacturer for a hands-on Quality Assurance Lead to own testing strategy, planning, and cross-team execution for large-scale software initiatives. This is a full-time, on-site contract role in Grand Rapids, MI (6–12 months) with potential for hire. You will drive QA across multiple product teams: building test strategies and plans, coordinating cross-team execution, managing defect triage, and reporting quality metrics to leadership. The role emphasizes QA leadership and coordination; you will partner closely with developers, analysts, automation engineers and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end test strategy, planning, and execution across multiple product teams and programs
• Coordinate creation of test scenarios, test cases, and test data and ensure readiness for execution
• Facilitate day-to-day cross-team test execution and manage the full defect lifecycle (triage, assignment, retest)
• Produce test reports and dashboards; communicate quality metrics and risks to stakeholders and leadership
• Align testing activities with program timelines and deliverables and proactively remove blockers
• Partner with developers, analysts, process experts, and automation engineers to integrate manual and automated testing
• Drive continuous improvement of QA standards, practices, processes, and tools
  
  

Requirements

• Must be based within a 50-mile radius of Grand Rapids, MI
• 3–5 years leading software testing projects or programs
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship
• Bachelor’s degree
• Proven experience creating/executing test strategies, test plans, test cases and test data for complex systems; coordinating cross-team testing for large/global programs; working in Agile/SCRUM; producing test reports and using test/defect management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, JIRA)
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Experience testing SAP applications
• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Experience collaborating with test automation engineers and supplying manual scripts/test data for automation
• Experience working with globally distributed teams
  
  

Technical environment Typical tools and technologies used: Azure DevOps (ADO), MS Visual Studio, ServiceNow, SAP, web technologies, Microsoft Office suite. Familiarity with development languages such as Java, C# or .NET is expected to effectively collaborate with engineering teams.

Notes

• On-site role in Grand Rapids, MI; remote candidates will not be considered
• Contract duration 6–12 months, 40 hours/week, with potential for hire
• Client cannot sponsor work authorization
• This role emphasizes QA leadership and coordination rather than being primarily a hands-on automation role