QA Lead. A QA Lead is needed for a contract role with our Columbus, OH client. The focus of this position is to perform test leadership activities for the following two client HR Technology projects, concurrently: (1) enhancements around how the client uses electronic employment forms that are required from a regulatory perspective, and (2) enhancing the IT process around how California store associates are paid upon resignation. Additional Responsibilities: • This role will involve working with testers and subject matter experts to identify and develop test scenarios and test cases in HP Quality Center / TestDirector, and facilitating the execution of the test cases across testers in multiple functional areas. • Report status to project leadership regularly and will own the identification and communication of any issues or risks for the testing workstream on the projects. • Client has an established process for how test cases are documented and how test execution is organized and reported out, and adherence to this process is required. • The test lead will also be asked to directly assist in test case development and test execution in order to supplement the pool of testing resources. Fast Switch, Ltd. is a 14-year-old IT Consulting company with offices in Columbus, OH and Detroit, MI doing business in almost half the states in the union. We’re a financially strong, privately-held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. You are our most important asset! We’ve differentiated ourselves by being creative, flexible, and fast. Throw out everything you’ve heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We’re different. Our consultants and clients tell us so, and it’s our great people who make the difference! We do unique things, and we do them for Fortune 10 companies, Inc. 500 companies, and technology start-ups. We also have a strong belief in giving back to the communities we serve. Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefits options you can choose just the benefits that you need or want, options include: • Medical and Dental (Fast Switch pays 85% of premium) • Vision • Personal Time Off (PTO) Program • Long Term Disability (100% paid) • Life Insurance (100% paid) • 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match • Training • Education Reimbursement Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture. We have won the Columbus Business First “Fast 50" award 4 times in the last 5 years because of our strong growth which translates into more and better opportunities for our consulting staff members. To view all of our open positions, please go to: www.fastswitch.com and navigate to our “Careers" page, or get there directly at: http://tinyurl.com/cmjkmb You can also follow us on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/fastswitch And you can become a fan of Fast Switch on Facebook at: http://tinyurl.com/y9y3gdp Requirements Position Qualifications • Manages functional testing activities on multiple IT projects, concurrently. Includes working with project leaders on resource planning and timelines, coordinating the work of multiple testing resources to develop test scenarios and test cases, facilitating test execution and defect management activities, and providing regular status to project and business leaders. • Expert in functional testing process, including test scope identification, test requirements management, test case development, test scheduling, and defect management. • Strong understanding of common Systems Development Lifecycle methodologies, including Waterfall and iterative approaches like Agile / Scrum. • Expert in using HP Quality Center / TestDirector for test and defect management. • Independently documents and presents test strategies / plans to project and business leaders. • Experience leading multiple resources on projects; onshore and offshore. • Exhibits strong written and verbal communication skills with IT and Business audiences. • Excels at working in a project environment and on cross-functional teams. • Retail / HRMS background is preferred. Client uses PeopleSoft HRMS. • Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent experience. • 5+ years experience in software testing • Looking for a candidate that has very strong testing and leadership skills. • Experience with HR PeopleSoft a plus.