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About Enspyre
Enspyre LLC provides information technology and program support services.
The role
Lead functional testing for enterprise procurement system releases. Dayton, Ohio area, on site. Full time, W-2. Pay: $75,000 to $90,000 per year, based on job-related qualifications and experience. No relocation assistance.
U.S. citizenship is required.
What you will do
- Manage the sprint testing schedule and coordinate with user groups, the program office and the functional team
- Manage increment planning and test planning
- Manage qualification testing so every change and defect has complete test scenario steps before testing starts
- Run daily test runs; create the purchase requests, purchase instruments and attachments needed to execute test scenarios
- Document all test results, errors and issues; log and track defects in ALM Octane
- Hold daily test-status calls, report daily results to the program lead, and provide input for the monthly status report
- Identify requirements during testing and after implementation
- Support review of training materials and update them with new release functionality
- Provide in-depth functional and technical support for the system and its interfaces
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration, supply chain management or a related field
- 3+ years of requirements development, management and approval on a procurement, purchasing or logistics system
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to pass a background check and obtain a facility access credential
Professional experience and skills
- A functional analyst role, preferably in procurement or supply chain systems
- Purchase request processing systems or related ERP applications
- Requirements gathering, documentation and functional specification development
- Test management tools (ALM Octane, Micro Focus ALM or Quality Center)
- Data analysis and reporting tools (SQL, Excel, reporting software)
- Agile or Waterfall methods
- Working with cross-functional teams, including IT, procurement and finance; facilitating meetings and workshops
Benefits: paid holidays, paid time off, health, dental and vision insurance, and a 401(k).
Employment is contingent on customer approval of your qualifications, a confirmed start date and a completed Form I-9.
Before you apply: your resume is shared outside Enspyre only with your written consent. If you left military or Department of Defense civilian service in the last two years, tell us when we contact you. Do not include your Social Security number or date of birth.
To apply: for every job, list the month and year you started and ended, the systems you worked on, the testing and requirements work you did, and who approved it. List your degree with its field, school and year.
Enspyre LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Are you a U.S. citizen? (Answer Yes or No. U.S. citizenship is required for this position.)
- What is your bachelor's degree (field, school and year earned)? It must be in IT, business administration, supply chain management or a related field.
- Describe your most recent requirements role: employer, system, start and end month/year, and who approved the requirements or changes you wrote.
- In what month and year did your most recent job end, or are you currently employed? Please explain any gap of more than 3 months.
- Describe a test cycle you led on an ERP or procurement system: system, number of testers or sprints, test tools used (ALM Octane, Micro Focus ALM, Quality Center or similar), and who signed off on results.
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- requirements work on a procurement or logistics system: 3 years (Required)
- ERP purchasing or procurement systems: 3 years (Required)
- test lead or QA lead work on ERP or procurement systems: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Dayton, OH 45415: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in test lead jobs.
- Five or more years of software testing experience with at least two in a lead role
- Proficiency in at least one test automation framework such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
- Experience writing and maintaining test plans, test cases, and defect reports
- Familiarity with Agile or Scrum development workflows and sprint-based QA cycles
- ISTQB Foundation or Advanced certification or equivalent demonstrated competency
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Test Lead Job Search
Quantify defects caught and test coverage
Your resume should show measurable outcomes, not just responsibilities. Hiring managers for test lead roles respond to numbers like defect escape rates reduced, test suite coverage percentages increased, or release cycles shortened because of your QA process improvements.
List your automation frameworks explicitly
Generic phrases like 'experienced with automation' won't get you past an ATS screen. Name the specific frameworks you've used, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium, and pair each with the project context so recruiters can confirm the match instantly.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists test lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that mix leadership and hands-on testing
Some test lead roles are almost fully managerial while others expect you writing test scripts daily. Read the job description for the ratio before applying. If it asks for both team mentorship and framework ownership, your resume needs to reflect both explicitly.
Prepare a defect triage walkthrough for interviews
Interviewers for test lead positions often ask you to describe how you prioritize a backlog of open defects under a release deadline. Practice walking through your severity classification logic, your communication with developers, and the tradeoff decisions you make when time runs short.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, clarify what the test lead owns: tool selection, CI pipeline integration, or just test execution. The scope directly affects your career trajectory, so confirming it before you accept is as important as confirming the salary band.
Test Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most test leads?
Northrop Grumman, POWERX, and Raytheon are hiring the most test leads right now, with openings concentrated in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest at companies running continuous delivery pipelines where test coverage is a release gate.
How many test lead jobs are remote?
About 55% of test lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the role's compatibility with distributed engineering teams. Automation-focused test leads and those working on API or backend testing tend to find the highest share of fully remote postings, while hardware or embedded QA roles are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a test lead?
Start by building several years of hands-on software testing experience across both manual and automated approaches. Take ownership of a test suite or QA process improvement project to demonstrate initiative beyond individual contributor work. Earn an ISTQB certification to signal formal competency, then move into mentoring junior testers on your team. Employers promote or hire test leads who can own quality strategy, communicate risk clearly to stakeholders, and build scalable testing frameworks.
Can you get a test lead job with limited experience?
You can move into a test lead role with limited formal experience if you compensate with demonstrated ownership. Build an open-source test automation project, contribute to a QA framework on a side project, or take informal leadership of testing on a small team. Certifications like ISTQB Foundation signal structured knowledge. Applying to smaller companies or startups where the test lead is also the primary QA engineer gives you the fastest path to the title and the hands-on scope to back it up.
What does the test lead interview process look like?
Most test lead interviews run three to four rounds. The first is a recruiter screen covering your background and automation experience. A technical round follows, where you may be asked to review or write test cases, design a test strategy for a feature, or walk through a framework you've built. A leadership or behavioral round focuses on how you handle defect triage, stakeholder communication, and team mentorship. Some employers add a live coding exercise focused on automation scripting rather than algorithm challenges.
Where can I find and apply to test lead jobs?
You can find and apply to test lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your automation skills, industry background, and seniority level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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