Enterprise Quality Program Test Lead

Position Title: Enterprise Quality Program Test Lead

Location: Montgomery, AL

Job Type: Long term contract

Pay Rate Range: $62.00 – $65.00

Job Description: A state agency in Montgomery, AL is seeking an experienced Enterprise Quality Program Manager (EQP Manager) to lead the quality assurance and testing strategy for a large-scale Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) modernization initiative.

This is a key leadership role responsible for establishing, managing, and optimizing enterprise-wide quality programs that ensure technical excellence, compliance, and high performance across multiple modular systems and vendors. The ideal candidate brings a blend of strategic program management, deep testing expertise, and hands-on experience with modern QA tools and methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Quality Leadership:
• Lead and manage the MES Quality Assurance and Testing Program, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and excellence across all systems and modules.
• Program Oversight & Governance:
• Collaborate with operations, infrastructure, data governance, privacy, and security teams to ensure quality assurance programs comply with state and federal standards, including CMS and MITA guidelines.
• Test Strategy & Management:
• Develop and implement an Enterprise Test Strategy encompassing functional, regression, integration, and performance testing. Oversee test case design, automation, and execution across multiple systems.
• Metrics & Continuous Improvement:
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and testing metrics to assess program health, quality maturity, and vendor performance. Use insights to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Technical Expertise:
• Oversee test planning, execution, and reporting activities using Azure DevOps and other modern QA tools. Ensure strong integration between development and testing pipelines in an Agile environment.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration:
• Coordinate with multiple vendor test teams to ensure alignment, transparency, and collaboration across module-level and end-to-end testing. Act as a trusted advisor to contractors, technical teams, and agency management.
• Quality Framework Development:
• Establish standardized testing policies, processes, and documentation templates. Guide the creation of test automation frameworks and reusable test assets.
• Stakeholder Communication:
• Prepare and deliver detailed quality reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership and key stakeholders. Clearly communicate complex QA findings in non-technical terms.
• Risk & Issue Management:
• Identify potential quality risks early, recommend mitigation strategies, and proactively manage testing dependencies across vendors and modules.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional experience in software quality assurance and test management, including enterprise-level programs.
• 3–5 years developing test strategies for complex business applications or multi-system environments.
• Proven experience working on large, multi-vendor programs and cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in Azure DevOps, test case design, and management of automated, ad-hoc, and manual testing.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and software design patterns as they relate to testing.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to present technical QA concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Medicaid or healthcare payer systems.
• Prior involvement in Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) modernization or transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of MITA 3.0 and Medicaid Transformation Initiatives.
• Program and project management experience, including RFP development and vendor evaluation.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks and modern CI/CD testing tools.
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams, manage ambiguity, and deliver results under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative, inclusive approach to leadership.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field,
• OR
• Equivalent of 9 years of progressive experience in quality assurance, enterprise testing, or technical program management.

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