Quality Assurance Lead

Back Quality Assurance Lead Other Area(s) Albany , New York W-2 hourly Oct 1, 2026

Our goal is to solve problems and deliver results for our clients. At Cloud and Things, you can be a part of transforming the public sector’s IT environment. Our team is on the forefront of helping to solve the government's most complex IT challenges. If you are seeking a role that offers the opportunity to work on rewarding projects, consider a career with Cloud and Things.

* This is an exempt position. Salary commensurate with experience*

Job Title:

Quality Assurance Lead

Location:

Albany, NY (Hybrid) Duration: 30 Months (with potential for extension) W2 Hourly Rate: $58-68/hour Final date to receive applications: 10/12/2026

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Lead who will support our NYS client. This Tester Level III role will manage and oversee quality assurance activities for the Fair Hearings System and other IES program areas, ensuring adherence to program-level testing strategies, processes, artifacts, and tools. The role will lead blended State and vendor testing teams, coordinate with stakeholders, and provide testing status and quality reporting to management and project teams.

• Manage and oversee quality assurance activities initially related to the Fair Hearings System and subsequently across other IES program areas.
• Manage adherence to the IES Program Level testing strategy, quality assurance processes, artifacts, and tools, including QA team deliverables.
• Liaise with subject matter experts, users, executive teams, and other stakeholders to ensure testing activities and project outcomes meet business needs.
• Review vendor deliverables to ensure system testing and delivery align with documented business requirements.
• Produce reports for management and project teams regarding the status of testing efforts.
• Manage test environments, test accounts, and test data according to best practices.
• Manage blended teams of State and vendor resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Level III:
  More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects with two (2) or more years in a leadership role as a Tester.
• More than seven (7) years of work experience in quality assurance, managing testing across multiple high-profile projects with complex functional domains within a matrix organization, while reporting and presenting to stakeholders and senior management.
• A minimum of two (2) years working in an Integrated Eligibility System Program in various work streams including EECM and Fair Hearings in a Health and Human Services setting.

• At least seven (7) years of work experience developing testing products including test plans, test cases, automated test scripts, and defect reporting documentation.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with defect tracking and test planning tools such as Jira, Jira-related plug-ins, or HP Application Lifecycle Management/Quality Center.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience in JavaScript or related programming languages within the context of developing automated test script solutions.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience creating reports and dashboards for test metrics using Jira or another tool.

• Opportunities to lead impactful transformations in the public sector infrastructure.
• Engagement with high-profile government initiatives, supporting meaningful change.
• Professional development through exposure to innovative Agile practices and leadership collaboration.
• A collaborative environment that values ownership, initiative, and continuous learning.

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