ADMS Program Test Lead

About the role

Join an embedded testing leadership role supporting a large-scale ADMS program, where you will help shape testing strategy, improve testability, and strengthen quality across complex system implementations. This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on test leader who can guide end-to-end testing, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive improvements in automation, performance, and overall delivery readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities for a major ADMS implementation and help ensure a reliable, successful release process
• Develop and evolve the overall testing strategy, including test planning, environment approach, code management, and test utilization
• Define entry and exit criteria for test phases and establish acceptance criteria for vendors and project stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve testability early in the lifecycle and partner with teams to build quality in from the start
• Work closely with developers, product owners, program leadership, and other vendors to support testing execution and continuous improvement
• Drive test automation opportunities and collaborate with automation teams to expand and maintain the automated test suite
• Support performance testing efforts, including artifact maintenance, metric review, and input to non-functional requirements
• Coordinate with environment and infrastructure partners to make sure testing environments are ready ahead of test cycles
• Oversee resource planning, work allocation, and ramp up or ramp down needs based on project demand
• Track and report testing health, defect trends, and progress metrics to leadership on a regular basis
• Partner with defect triage and release management teams to help prioritize fixes and maintain traceability
• Coach and support testers on best practices, standards, tools, and methodologies
• Stay current on testing technologies and recommend improvements that enhance reliability, performance, and delivery outcomes

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience as a QA/Test Lead
• 10+ years of utility industry experience supporting testing for ADMS, OMS, DMS, or SCADA systems
• Strong background in large-scale system integration testing environments
• Experience leading testing for complex, enterprise-level technology programs
• Solid knowledge of test automation and performance testing tools such as Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, TestComplete, NeoLoad, or JMeter
• Hands-on experience with at least one scripting or programming language such as TypeScript, Java, or Python
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage deliverables and timelines effectively
• Familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall delivery models
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines; GitLab CI experience is a plus
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide clear status updates and recommendations
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners
• Comfort working in a hybrid environment and adapting to changing project needs, including occasional overtime if required

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Emerson ADMS technologies
• Background in building or improving virtualized services for testing
• Experience contributing to performance metrics analysis and testing governance
• Ability to quickly learn application architecture and translate findings into practical testing improvements
• Experience mentoring or training testers within application teams