QA Lead, IT​/Tech, IT QA Tester ​/ Automation

Overview

Title: QA Lead

Location:
Hybrid (Greater Milwaukee / Chicago Area – up to 3 days onsite per week)
Engagement Type: W2 Contract (Hourly or Salaried model available)

Step Into a Leadership Role That Shapes Enterprise‑Scale Performance

Are you a seasoned QA Lead who thrives on coordination, clarity, and delivering confidence in complex systems? Trissential is hiring a QA Lead to join our client’s team and play a critical role in a large‑scale initiative modernizing core operational platforms across multiple entities.

This is not a hands‑on performance engineering role. Instead, you’ll lead performance test planning, execution coordination, and results visibility, ensuring enterprise systems are ready to perform when it matters most. If you excel at bringing structure to complexity and aligning diverse teams toward a common goal, this role was built for you.

What’s in It for You?

• High‑Impact Leadership – Own the quality and readiness of performance testing across a multi‑system, enterprise transformation
• Strategic Visibility – Partner directly with program leadership, operations, and engineering teams
• Complex, Meaningful Work – Support mission‑critical platforms where reliability, scalability, and performance truly matter
• Balanced Flexibility – Hybrid work model with predictable onsite expectations
• Professional Credibility – Lead large, integrated performance testing events and executive‑level readouts

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the creation and completion of a comprehensive performance test plan, covering scope, environments, tooling, data, resourcing, schedules, and execution models
• Develop and maintain an integrated test preparation and readiness schedule across multiple systems, teams, and dependencies
• Create, organize, and manage performance test cases, execution groups, and workbooks within test management tools
• Coordinate cross‑team working sessions supporting integration, automation, and performance testing across applications, mobile clients, and backend interfaces
• Plan and support performance test dry runs, validating entry criteria and readiness before execution
• Provide execution‑time coordination and support across test cycles and extended testing events
• Manage on‑site logistics for performance testing activities, including access, workspace coordination, and operational needs
• Facilitate defect triage sessions, tracking issues through prioritization, assignment, and remediation
• Consolidate and analyze performance results (UI response times, system utilization, interface throughput)
• Prepare and deliver clear performance test read‑outs to technical and program leadership
• Serve as a central coordination point ensuring testing outcomes align with program milestones and operational readiness goals

Skills & Experience You Should Possess

• 10+ years of experience in software testing or quality assurance, with at least 4 years in a QA Lead or Test Management role
• Strong understanding of performance testing concepts, including planning, execution strategies, KPIs, and entry/exit criteria
• Experience supporting large‑scale, highly integrated platforms with real‑time or operational characteristics
• Hands‑on experience with test management and defect tracking tools (Jira, Azure Dev Ops, ALM, or similar)
• Proven ability to coordinate testing across multiple systems, integrations, and delivery teams
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with confidence facilitating meetings and reporting status

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience in utilities, energy delivery, or operational technology environments
• Exposure to SCADA or SCADA‑like systems
• Prior leadership of large performance testing events, dry runs, and executive results read‑outs
• Experience working in regulated or mission‑critical environments
• Background supporting hybrid or agile delivery models on enterprise programs

Education & Certifications You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• ISTQB or equivalent QA/testing certification preferred

What We Offer

At Trissential, we believe great leaders deserve flexibility, transparency, and support. When you join our client’s team…