W-2 Contract

Duration - 2 Years

Location - Newport Beach, CA

Pay Range - $75 to $89.99/hour based on exp

JOB DESCRIPTION

Essential experience and skills - This is a senior test leadership role. The post-holder will not be a hands-on tester but must have strong prior test management and execution experience to credibly lead end-to-end planning, governance, assurance across a multi team and vendor delivery model and bring assurance, standards & execution consistency.

Role purpose: The End-to-End Test & Assurance Lead is accountable for defining, governing and assuring the end-to-end test strategy for an Oracle Fusion Finance programme. The role ensures that business, technology and data testing activities are integrated into a single, traceable framework-from requirements through test design, execution, defect closure and cutover readiness. Through clear quality gates, measurable metrics and robust governance, the Lead provides confidence to programme leadership that the solution delivered meets agreed business outcomes, operational needs, control requirements and relevant regulatory obligations.

Scope: Oracle Finance Solutions integrations/interfaces, data migration (including Snowflake/legacy sources/targets), reporting, security/role-based access, operational processes and cutover rehearsals through hyper care entry/exit.

Multiple implementations with 10 years of soldi test Management/Execution

5 years of Test Leadership

Core Responsibilities;

A) Test leadership and integrated approach

· Develop and execute a comprehensive Test Strategy across Oracle, Snowflake, and legacy solutions, covering all testing types (functional, non-functional, integration, regression, data, security, reporting, and cutover rehearsal).

· Define and sign off test Approaches align with delivery methodologies and release plans; verify environments, access, data, and integrations are ready before test execution.

· Ensure that Test plans are in place defined and provided by all Business, Technology & Data teams

· Ensure future-state business processes are tested end-to-end, including data conversion, integrations, reporting, and controls.

· Validate that testing adequately reflects real operational scenarios, period-end stress, and regulatory/reporting requirements

· Define and manage consolidated Assurance gates and entry/exit criteria for each test phase (System/Integration Test, UAT, Operational Readiness, cutover rehearsal, go-live, and hypercare).

· Provide risk-based assessment of overall Testing & Assurance detailing remediation actions, owners, and timelines.

· Track solution inventory to map modules, interfaces, and reports to business capabilities, processes, and controls.

· Oversee test governance, coordinate planning and cadence, manage RAID/issues, and facilitate collaboration among teams, and partners.

· Escalation point for issues affecting test outcomes and lead resolution efforts.

· Senior-level progress updates to provide level of confidence, highlighting key risks and translating outcomes into business impact.

B) Oversight & Leadership - For following, across Business, Technology & Data;

· Collaborate with partners and internal teams to ensure testing follows the plan and meets defined acceptance criteria. Apply consistent test standards, tools, and practices across vendors, including evidence capture, sign-offs, and reporting. Ensuring team alignment and consolidated metrics (coverage, progress, pass rates, defect trends, severity, ageing, reopen rates, requirements traceability)

· Provide independent challenge and assurance that testing outcomes demonstrate true readiness, not just task completion.

· Maintain a consistent defects management process: triage, prioritization, assignment, root-cause analysis, fix validation, regression assessment, retest, and closure, keeping audit-ready records.

· Ensure unresolved defects and workarounds are properly risk-assessed, documented, and approved through governance channels.

· Confirm resources support business and technology plans, align to budget, and assist monthly sponsor reviews.

· Meet evidence standards for audit and controls, ensuring proper approvals and secure retention.

· Maintain end-to-end traceability from requirements through execution and defect resolution.

· Monitor readiness dependencies (process, training, operating model, controls, access/security, data, reporting) and escalate risks as needed.

Key deliverables

• End-to-end test strategy and approach (integrating business and technical testing).
• Integrated end-to-end test plan covering all components, capabilities and test cycles and consolidation of each area.
• Test governance model and operating cadence (cycle plan, reporting, RAID management).
• Cross Programme Requirements-to-test traceability matrix and coverage reporting.
• Standards for Defect management process and reporting (severity model, workflow, dashboards, ageing).
• Quality gate definitions & embedding, entry/exit criteria and readiness recommendations for each stage gate.
• Evidence standards and audit-ready test packs aligned to controls and minimum evidence requirements.
• Solution inventory for modules, interfaces, integrations, reports and critical business processes.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.