Lead Test Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce is seeking a Lead Test Engineer in Greenwood Village, CO to support a large telecommunications client as they expand their software quality and regression testing capabilities for customer-facing applications.

Summary:

This role will lead a small team of offshore QA engineers while driving the evolution from primarily manual testing toward a scalable automated testing strategy. This is a hands-on technical leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys improving quality processes, mentoring others, and building sustainable test automation in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Responsibilities:

* Lead end-to-end testing efforts for customer-facing software releases, including production validation and regression testing

* Develop and execute comprehensive manual and automated test strategies for web-based applications

* Design, maintain, and optimize regression test suites based on production defects, risk analysis, and new feature development

* Mentor offshore QA engineers in automation best practices and test case development

* Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and UAT teams to improve software quality across the SDLC

* Analyze production issues and defect trends to continuously improve regression coverage

* Drive test planning, execution, reporting, and defect management across multiple concurrent initiatives

* Help establish QA best practices and improve testing processes as the team continues to mature

* Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve testing efficiency where appropriate

REQUIREMENTS:

* 7+ years of software quality assurance and testing experience

* Previous experience leading QA teams or serving as a Test Lead

* Experience developing and maintaining automated regression test suites

* Hands-on experience testing web-based applications and front-end functionality

* Experience mentoring or coaching QA engineers

* Strong background in both manual and automated testing

* Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies

* Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar

* Experience with API testing (Postman, REST Assured, etc.)

* Experience working in enterprise-scale environments

* Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude, Kiro, Git Hub Copilot, or similar

* Telecommunications or highly regulated industry experience is a plus

What We're Looking For:

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical testing expertise with leadership and initiative. The ideal candidate is comfortable rolling up their sleeves while also mentoring others, improving processes, and building a long-term automation strategy. Success in this role requires strong critical thinking, ownership, and the ability to identify quality risks before they impact production.

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note:

Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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