US - Staffing - IT Solutions Engineer​/Test Lead

Test Lead/Architect
Indianapolis, IN and Portsmouth, NH. Boston
6+ months contract with high potential for extension.
Pay range: $80 - $85/hr on W2
Our Fortune 500 client in USA is looking for hardworking, motivated talent to join their innovative team.
Are you a Test Lead/Architect with a passion for collaborating with multiple teams and an interest in working onsite? Don't wait... apply today!

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This is a combo role, looking for a Leader + Test Engineer + Architect to support the modernization of a few hundred systems over a few years. Need solid stakeholder communication skills and some experience with AI. Must be comfortable using tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, etc. Looking for someone who understands testing but can also do technical as well as validating data in a database.

The GRS Quality Engineering (GRS-QE) organization is seeking a dynamic, hands‑on Solutions Engineer to lead and deliver innovative quality‑engineering solutions across a large application portfolio. Your focus will be Gen‑AI‑driven enterprise test automation, quality insights, performance engineering, data‑validation frameworks, and tight collaboration with Site Reliability Engineering to build observability into every stage of the SDLC. You’ll combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership to architect, implement, and scale modern testing platforms that enable teams worldwide to ship faster and safer.

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of quality‑engineering solutions that meet customer needs while aligning with technology guardrails and strategic roadmaps.
• Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to embed observability‑metrics, logs, traces‑into automated tests and quality gates, reducing MTTR and boosting incident readiness.
• Drive Gen‑AI/LLM experimentation (self‑healing tests, autonomous test‑case generation, AI‑assisted defect triage) and transition validated prototypes into production platforms.
• Guide feature teams on modern quality practices:
  Shift‑Left, Dev Test Ops , contract testing, performance engineering, data validation, and program‑level quality governance.
• Integrate and optimize vendor testing platforms/tools (e.g., Practi Test, Lambda Test, Load Runner, UIPath) to maximize business value and ROI.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable quality solutions, and quality solutions into effective delivery decisions.
• Work with application teams to apply testing strategy, standards, and tools to agile delivery with confidence.
• Facilitate global knowledge sharing, cross‑team alignment, and continuous improvement across geographically dispersed squads.
• Participate in incident management, root‑cause analysis, and post‑mortems; provide consultative recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Contribute to funding prioritization and roadmap planning to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering technical growth and promoting agile best practices (Scrum, Kanban).
• Utilize design thinking, Dev Test Ops  pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code to improve speed and quality.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies in genAI, cloud architecture, containerization, microservices, and observability; apply relevant innovations to ongoing work.
• Document architectures, quality standards and strategy thoroughly for maintainability and knowledge transfer.

• Strategic Partner - able to connect the dots between business outcomes, customer experience, and technical architecture.
• Proficient Communicator - able to effectively communicate to multiple levels of org leadership.
• Systems‑Level Engineer - comfortable whiteboarding end‑to‑end flows for microservices, event buses, data contracts, and test hooks‑knowing where the risks live.
• AI‑Curious Practitioner - always exploring Gen‑AI, ML, and autonomous testing trends, turning hype into production value.
• Change Agent - skilled at leading by influence, facilitating consensus across dev, ops, product, SRE, and leadership stakeholders.
• Mentor & Multiplier - committed to raising the bar for everyone around you through…