Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Role: QE Test Lead
Location: Dallas, TX (onsite)
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000 a year
Job Description
We are looking for a QE Test Lead to lead quality engineering and testing activities across projects, with a strong focus on defect triage, issue resolution, quality management, and cross-functional coordination. The role will work closely with QE, development, product, business, DevOps, and support teams to ensure quality and release readiness.
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Strong experience in QE/Test Leadership, defect triage, and issue management.
Ability to assess defect severity, business impact, priority, ownership, and release risk.
Experience with test strategy, test planning, test execution, regression testing, automation, and test reporting.
Strong understanding of defect lifecycle management and root-cause analysis.
Experience with functional, integration, regression, usability, and non-functional testing.
Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and quality engineering practices.
Ability to identify and manage quality risks, blockers, dependencies, and release issues.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
Roles & Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate end-to-end testing activities across releases, applications, and workstreams.
Define test scope, strategies, schedules, quality metrics, and release readiness criteria.
Guide QE teams on test design, execution, automation, regression testing, and reporting.
Lead defect triage meetings and ensure defects are properly documented, prioritized, assigned, tracked, and resolved.
Monitor defect trends, aging, root causes, reopen rates, and resolution timelines.
Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for critical and recurring issues.
Coordinate with development, product, business, DevOps, and production support teams to resolve blockers and dependencies.
Communicate testing progress, defect status, risks, and release readiness to technical and business stakeholders.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, release planning, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
Ensure appropriate quality coverage and support timely decisions on defects and release risks.