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Job Title: Lead Tosca Service Virtualization Consultant (POC Lead)
Position Type: Contract-to-Contract (C2C)
Location: Las Vegas, NV (100% Onsite)
Experience Level: Senior / Lead (5 years in Test Automation & Architecture)
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Tosca Service Virtualization Consultant to drive a critical Proof of Concept (POC) and lead the initial implementation for a key client engagement. In this role, you will serve as the primary technical subject matter expert defining the virtualization strategy, architecting the baseline framework, and demonstrating immediate value to client leadership.
You will lead a focused team of QA engineers to design, build, and deploy high-value virtual services that systematically remove environment dependencies and eliminate testing bottlenecks.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the POC: Scope, design, and execute a standalone Proof of Concept using Tosca OSV to validate performance baselines, reduce test environment downtime, and quantify project ROI.
Architecture & Strategy: Define and deploy the overall virtualization framework, including capturing, modeling, and deploying active "Service Ports" and stateful message simulations.
Team Leadership & Standards: Direct and mentor a small team of automation/QA engineers managing daily tasks, enforcing technical standards, conducting peer reviews, and establishing clean naming conventions.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Partner closely with client-side DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, and Business teams to discover missing API endpoints, interpret backend payloads, and map end-to-end system dependencies.
CI/CD Integration: Seamlessly integrate mock and virtualized services into the client s DevSecOps pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc.) to support continuous testing.
Key Technical Requirements
5 years of hands-on experience in Test Automation and Architecture.
2 3 years of dedicated, deep technical expertise specifically in Tricentis Tosca OSV / Service Virtualization.
Advanced mastery of Tosca API Scan to trace tokens, handle complex state correlations, and construct chained virtual endpoints.
Strong background in environment management, shift-left testing methodologies, and containerized deployments (Docker / Kubernetes).
Proven track record of architecting scalable mock frameworks and presenting technical outcomes directly to enterprise stakeholders.
Working Conditions & Application
Work Setup: Onsite presence in Las Vegas, NV is mandatory for the duration of this engagement.
Engagement Type: C2C (Corp-to-Corp) candidates preferred.