Senior Test Analyst / QA Lead (Pension & Legacy Modernization Programs)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Analyst / QA Lead with expertise in large-scale enterprise application modernization, pension and retirement systems, test management, automation, and data validation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading testing efforts for complex legacy modernization projects, managing defects, developing test strategies, and ensuring full requirements-to-test traceability using enterprise ALM tools.

This role requires strong experience in functional testing, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), defect management, requirements traceability, automation testing, SQL data validation, and enterprise QA governance.

Required Qualifications

Enterprise Test Management & Leadership

• Minimum 10+ years of experience within the last 12 years as a Test Analyst, QA Analyst, QA Lead, Test Lead, or Quality Assurance Consultant supporting large enterprise organizations.
• Experience leading or participating in legacy application modernization, digital transformation, system replacement, cloud migration, or enterprise software implementation projects.
• Proven experience coordinating business, functional, integration, technical, and UAT testing teams.
• Ability to establish and monitor test execution goals, schedules, deliverables, and quality metrics.
• Strong stakeholder communication and reporting skills.

Defect Management & Quality Assurance

• Extensive experience managing end-to-end defect lifecycle processes.
• Responsible for:
  • Defect validation
  • Defect triage
  • Root cause analysis
  • Issue prioritization
  • Retesting and verification
  • Escalation management
  • Defect closure
• Experience creating and presenting:
  • Defect metrics
  • Test execution reports
  • Burndown charts
  • Quality dashboards
  • Testing trend analysis

Test Strategy & Documentation

Minimum 10+ years of experience reviewing, developing, and contributing to project deliverables including:

• Business Requirements Documents (BRD)
• Functional Requirements
• Non-Functional Requirements (NFR)
• Business Rules
• Technical Specifications
• Service Requirements
• Test Strategy Documents
• Test Plans
• Test Scenarios
• Test Cases
• Test Scripts
• Transition Plans
• Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Defect Reports
• Quality Assurance Deliverables

Requirements Management & ALM Tools

Minimum 8+ years of experience within the last 12 years utilizing enterprise Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools, including:

• JAMA Connect
• Azure DevOps (ADO)
• HP ALM / Quality Center
• Jira
• Confluence
• Micro Focus ALM
• Rally

Experience managing:

• Functional Requirements
• Non-Functional Requirements
• Design Specifications
• User Stories
• Acceptance Criteria
• Test Cases
• Defects
• Requirements Traceability

SQL & Data Validation Testing

Minimum 8+ years of experience performing data analysis and validation using relational databases.

Strong hands-on experience with:

• SQL Query Development
• Data Validation
• ETL Testing
• Interface Testing
• Backend Testing
• Data Reconciliation
• Database Testing
• Data Integrity Verification

Experience with databases such as:

• Oracle
• SQL Server
• PostgreSQL
• DB2
• MySQL

SQL skills:

• Complex Queries
• Joins
• Subqueries
• Stored Procedures
• Views
• Data Comparison
• Data Reconciliation

Preferred / Desired Qualifications

Pension & Retirement Systems Experience

• Prior experience working with a Public Pension System, Retirement Services Organization, or Government Benefits Administration environment.
• Experience supporting organizations comparable in scale to CalSTRS, CalPERS, or other large pension administration systems.

Pension Modernization Projects

• Experience as a Test Analyst supporting:
  • Pension Administration Systems
  • Retirement Benefit Systems
  • Member Services Platforms
  • Benefits Administration Systems
  • Financial Services Applications
  • Government ERP Implementations

Test Automation Experience

Minimum 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions using:

• Selenium WebDriver
• Selenium Grid
• Cucumber
• ROBOT Framework
• TestNG
• JUnit
• Maven
• Jenkins
• Git
• CI/CD Pipelines
• BDD Frameworks
• Keyword-Driven Frameworks
• Data-Driven Frameworks

Experience automating:

• Regression Testing
• Functional Testing
• UI Testing
• API Testing
• End-to-End Testing

Required Technical Skills / Keywords

QA & Testing Keywords:

• Test Analyst
• Senior Test Analyst
• QA Analyst
• QA Lead
• Test Lead
• Quality Assurance
• Software Testing
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• SIT
• UAT
• End-to-End Testing
• Regression Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Defect Management
• Defect Lifecycle
• Test Planning
• Test Execution
• Test Strategy
• Test Automation

Tools & Technologies:

• JAMA Connect
• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• HP ALM / QC
• Selenium
• Cucumber
• ROBOT Framework
• Jenkins
• Git
• SQL
• Oracle
• SQL Server
• PostgreSQL
• Confluence

Methodologies:

• Agile
• Scrum
• Waterfall
• Hybrid Delivery
• SDLC
• STLC
• Requirements Traceability
• Risk-Based Testing
• Quality Governance

Domain Keywords:

• Pension Administration
• Retirement Systems
• Public Sector
• Government Technology
• Benefits Administration
• Legacy System Modernization
• Application Modernization
• Digital Transformation

Nice to Have

• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, or Rest Assured.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with enterprise integrations and middleware testing.
• ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA, or equivalent QA certifications.

Education

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.

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