Disaster Recovery QA

USC and gC LinkedIn Profile with picture Education – ensure it is included in the resume Current Location (City, State, Zip Code): • Video Interview 100% Remote - QA – manual tester with experience on Disaster Recovery Migration Project. Have 70-80 apps. Will be migrating to Azure Cloud. Interview SMEs, Create Test Plans. Must have solid Utility Industry Experience What is a Quality Assurance & Testing Lead? Responsibilities The Quality Assurance & Testing Lead will be responsible for all quality assurance & testing as it pertains to the Business Continuity Disaster Recovery (BCP DR) Project to successfully deliver and execute testing for the project. DR BCP specific responsibilities may include: • Comprehensive DR test plan covering all applications. • RTM linking DR requirements → expected outcomes. • Test scripts, including connectivity, workflow continuity, and integration tests. • Validate that failover/failback sequences operate as designed. • Document test results by capturing the screenshots with date and timestamp. Identify and document DR-specific defects, including latency, connectivity, and configuration variances between prod and DR environments. Document the steps to reproduce defects, associated test data, screenshots, and other relevant information. • Daily defect logs, dashboards, and remediation recommendations. • Final DR readiness certification package: • Screenshots, logs, results, timelines, and auditor‑ready documentation. What does it take to be a Quality Assurance & Testing Lead? Required • Ability to coordinate across IT teams, business analysts and product/business owner to gain an understanding of applications and the testing needs. • Skilled in building and maintaining a comprehensive Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) that links requirements to validation outcomes. • Proven ability to design effective test scenarios and test cases that fully cover key functional and DR-specific requirements. • Adept at validating large, interconnected application environments with numerous upstream/downstream dependencies. • Strong capability in developing structured, end‑to‑end test plans aligned to DR testing objectives. • Outstanding written/verbal communication skills • Ability to multi-task and work independently as needed to meet quality deliverables. • Proficiency with Jira for test management, defect tracking, and reporting. Preferred • Gas and electric utility experience • Experience on a disaster recovery related project • Experience with cloud migration project.