Principal Consultant

Job Description

An experienced consulting professional who has an understanding of solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes or technology designs within a product/technology family. Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices. We are seeking a skilled QA Lead to join our consulting team, with a focus on the Utilities: Energy and Water domain. In this role, you will lead end-to-end quality assurance activities across complex software projects, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable solutions. As a QA Lead, you will be responsible for defining test strategies, planning and executing test cycles, driving automation, and mentoring QA team members. You will also play a key role in promoting QA best practices, improving testing efficiency, and contributing to the overall success of project delivery. Operates independently to provide quality work products to an engagement. Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices. Demonstrates expertise to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements. May act as the team lead on projects. Effectively consults with management of customer organizations. Participates in business development activities. Develops and configures detailed solutions for moderately complex projects. Define and implement test strategies for multiple projects Lead functional, integration, system, and regression testing efforts Drive automation initiatives and promote continuous improvement Mentor and guide QA team members to enhance skill sets and performance Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely, quality deliverables Develop test plans based on project requirements Create detailed test cases for different functional scenarios from design documents Estimate testing activities and resource requirements Perform quality and functional reviews during Design and Development phases Provide regular status updates to the Project Manager Design and develop automation scripts using standard testing tools (e.g., OUTA, Rational Robot, HP WinRunner, LoadRunner, QTP) Actively contribute to project success by ensuring proper test coverage and coordinating defect tracking and resolution with development and release teams