Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. · 20 hours ago
Quality Assurance Program Manager
Westminster, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $139K/yr
8+ years expTri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. is a wholesale power supply cooperative that delivers reliable, affordable, and responsible power and energy services. The Quality Assurance Program Manager is responsible for maintaining and enforcing quality assurance standards for Information & Technology services and projects across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Maintain and develop Tri-State’s I&T Quality Assurance Program
Lead the development, establishment, and enforcement of quality assurance measures and testing standards for I&T technologies through development, deployment, and maintenance
Develop and maintain test and quality control processes, practices, and guidelines for new and existing technologies
Ensure that software quality measures comply with regulatory standards Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), industry standards Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), and accepted best practices
Create and maintain methodologies and processes for the collection and analysis of data to ensure software, systems, and product quality
Train, coach, mentor, and hold accountable, all participants and stakeholders to established QA processes and procedures
Conduct audits to measure and assure adherence to established QA standards and processes for technology solution development, deployment, and maintenance
Review change requests with material technology risk or insufficient QA evidence, ensuring alignment with QA standards
Serves as the product owner for testing tools, such as test repositories and test automation platforms, including administration, operations, and maintenance responsibilities and developing tool and platform roadmaps that align with the I&T strategy and business needs for quality technology solutions
Provides training on testing tools and QA best practices for all applicable participants and stakeholders
Provides oversite of QA managed services with external partners
Evaluate technology solutions’ documentation and technical specifications under consideration to determine quality assurance requirements
Create and communicate test plans and scripts that will verify technology solution quality according to technical specifications, design specifications, and business requirements
Assist the development of test plans and scripts for detecting defects in technology solutions during development, deployment, and maintenance
Coordinate testing of technology solutions to ensure expected quality is achieved during development, deployment, and maintenance
Analyze test results to discover and report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws
Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and executive management
Apply established metrics to determine the readiness and quality of technology solutions due to release to members or Tri-State
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Engineering or a related study, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge of Software Quality Assurance principles and practices
Knowledge of system testing techniques and tools, best practices and methodologies
Knowledge of regulatory (SOX) and industry standards (CIP) applicable to Software Quality Assurance
Knowledge of information technologies, including operating systems, APIs and integration technologies, application stack technologies, databases, scripting, and software development
Knowledge of test tools, including test repositories and test automation platforms
Knowledge in data management for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs, and flow charts
Proven data analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilities
Proven project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures, including the ability to direct, plan, and coordinate the work of others
Ability to maintain effective working relationships
Excellent written and oral communication skills including coaching, listening, presentation and interpersonal skills
Eight (8) years or more of hands-on design and implementation of Software Quality Assurance within IT, with knowledge in a minimum of two of the following disciplines: Solution Architecture, Application Development, Business Analysis, Infrastructure and Data Center Operations
Eight (8) years direct experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of quality assurance standards for software testing
Experience in managing cross-functional teams or projects and influencing mid/senior-level management and other key stakeholders
Experience with QA governance frameworks
Experience building test automation at enterprise scale
Willingness to travel as required. (Must possess a valid driver's license.)
Ability to work overtime at any time of the day or week
Preferred
Preferred experience in Oracle Fusion, ServiceNow, Microsoft applications, Linux and Windows operating systems, local area networking, Oracle and SQL Server databases, REST APIs, and scripting languages
Preferred experience integrating QA within SDLC/DevOps pipelines
Preferred experience in qTest and Tosca
Preferred experience in AI-supported test generation and execution
Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and business user language
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 40%
Life Insurance
401K
Long Term Disability (LTD)
Short Term Disability (STD)
Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
Paid Leave Benefits
Company
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
We are Tri-State, a not-for-profit, wholesale power supplier to electric cooperatives and public power districts across the Western U.S.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-09-05Grant
Leadership Team
Duane Highley
CEO
Recent News
2025-10-04
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