GIS Test Lead Remote Location

Job Description:

>> Lead the planning, estimation, execution, and reporting of testing activities for GIS applications, services, and related enterprise integrations.

>> Develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and traceability aligned to business and technical requirements.

>> Oversee functional, integration, system, regression, user acceptance, data validation, and non-functional testing as required.

>> Coordinate with business stakeholders, product owners, developers, analysts, architects, and vendors to ensure complete test coverage of GIS workflows and use cases.

>> Validate GIS data models, map layers, feature services, map services, geospatial processing workflows, and downstreamupstream data exchanges.

>> Manage defect lifecycle activities including triage, prioritization, root-cause analysis support, retesting, and closure verification.

>> Mentor test analysts and junior QA team members, promoting best practices in quality engineering and documentation.

>> Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate across cross-functional teams to align testing with sprint and release timelines.

>> Ensure compliance with organizational standards, security requirements, and applicable regulatory or operational controls.

Requirements:

>> 10+ years of experience with software testing and SDLC including experience developing test strategy, leading teams and testing programs.

>> 10+ years of hands-on experience testing GIS applications and geospatial workflows in enterprise environments.

>> Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, defect management, and release validation.

>> Experience with Esri technologies such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Field Maps, or related GIS platforms.

>> Experience with test automation and test automation strategy.

>> Working knowledge of DevOps, CICD, and environment coordination in modern delivery pipelines.

>> Experience testing REST APIs, data pipelines, integrations, and database-driven applications used by GIS platforms.

>> Experience in utility industry (electrical and gas preferred).

>> Experience supporting cloud modernization, migration or large-scale platform upgrades.

>> Experience working with Agile, Scrum or hybrid delivery models.