Test Lead

Test Lead (CIS system,automation tools like Playwright)
Location: ~Minneapolis, MN~Minneiska, MN~Minneapolis~


•       BA/BS degree in IT, Business, Computer Science or Engineering – or equivalent work experience.
•      10+ years of relevant Utilities with strong technical and functional expertise.
•      Experience with CIS System Migration or Real-Time and File-based Integration testing is preferred.
•      Experience in manual and automation testing is a must.
•      Ability to understand user stories and acceptance criteria to create test cases and define test strategy.
•      Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
•      Understand working with JIRA and navigate to create, update stories
•      Experience working with automation tools like Playwright
•      Experience working with software like SAP, Salesforce, IBM ACE, SEEBURGER, Utility IQ preferred.
•      Collaborate with stakeholders, including Product Owner, Enterprise Architect and system analysts, to understand requirements, and build test cases
•      Work with PO, SM and other technical resources in a collaborative way, while owning individual deliverables and meeting testing commitments.
•      Interact with cross-functional teams and third-party vendors to test the user stories and features assigned.
•      Ensure conflict free smooth releases with appropriate test coverage.
•      Help to resolve, mitigate issues, and risks as they arise.
•      Lead a team of testers who will be majorly involved in the CIS system migration project which involves data migration and edge integrations (real-time and file-based).
•      Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including product, engineering, and business teams.
•      Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.