This is a 6 month contract and onsite in Houston, TX.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review business and technical requirements to ensure clarity, completeness, and testability.
• Acquire expert-level understanding of business processes and enterprise-supported applications.
• Create and manage test plans for both new and existing software systems.
• Perform comprehensive testing including functional, configuration, deployment, performance, integration, and usability testing.
• Track test coverage, progress, and results using application lifecycle management tools.
• Develop and maintain test harnesses for rapid, repeatable, and reportable testing.
• Automate test scenarios to improve coverage, reduce testing costs, and increase efficiency over the application lifecycle.
• Collaborate with development teams to quickly identify and resolve software defects.
• Log and manage bugs and defects in lifecycle management systems.
• Ensure compliance with development and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor post-release software quality, triage issues, and expedite fixes with development teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support high-quality application delivery and maintenance.

Work Experience Requirements:

• 5+ years leading and managing testing efforts for large enterprise IT projects across multiple teams.
• Familiarity with memory analysis and code profiling tools (preferred).
• Broad technical knowledge including networking, load balancing, Active Directory, .NET applications, middleware, and virtualization (e.g., VMware vSphere).
• Solid SQL skills including complex queries, data modeling, backups/restores, and support for test data scenarios.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; capable of conveying complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong advocate for software quality; able to clearly articulate risks and impact of quality issues.
• Background in software development or test automation with 4+ years of programming or automation experience.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field from an accredited 4-year university, or equivalent work experience.