Test Lead OSI AspenTech ADMS platform

Role: Test Lead OSI AspenTech ADMS platform

Duration: 1- 2 years

Location: Sacramento, CA area Hybrid

Hybrid : 3 days onsite , Sacramento CA area three days a week (Tuesday Thursday), plus occasional Mondays and Fridays.

Schedule: Monday Friday, 8-hour shift between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM PT

Work authorization: Must reside and work within the United States

About the role

Our client, is seeking an experienced Test Lead Analyst to provide expert testing services for its OSI AspenTech ADMS platform, including ADMS/OMS Monarch and Compass. The consultant will help enhance and maintain the utility's ADMS/OMS and Compass software and applications, working closely with business stakeholders, internal IT teams and the software vendor.

Scope of work

Key responsibilities and deliverables

• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop testing criteria and conduct testing and debugging, including root cause analysis and documentation of findings.
• Diagnose and resolve ADMS/OMS Monarch and Compass application issues, coordinating with the vendor and end users for bug resolution.
• Participate in day-to-day testing activities, including team meetings on ongoing testing efforts, creating testing artifacts, and communicating results with team members and vendor SMEs.
• Write and execute test scripts for ADMS/OMS Monarch and Compass applications and interfaces.
• Develop executable test plans based on business and functional requirements.
• Perform functional, end-user, integration, regression and performance testing.
• Perform post-test data clean-up: reviewing, correcting, deleting and re-entering data.
• Record and document test results and compare them to expected results.
• Manage issues and defects:
• Record and document anomalies and issues
• Isolate, replicate and report defects
• Lead and participate in defect resolution discussions and working sessions
• Work with the vendor and internal teams to verify defect fixes
• Occasionally provide end-user support for workgroups using ADMS/OMS Monarch and Compass.
• Communicate clearly, orally and in writing, especially when presenting technical information to non-technical users.
• Build positive, cooperative working relationships with client colleagues and project teams.

Performance and reporting

• Report to the assigned project manager or technical lead.
• Provide regular updates on progress, issues and risks.
• Comply with all client policies, including security and confidentiality requirements; the role involves access to confidential infrastructure and customer data.
• Participate in meetings, planning sessions and reviews as required.

Mandatory qualifications (MQs)

• These are pass/fail. Candidates must meet all four, and each must be clearly reflected in the resume.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with different OSI AspenTech ADMS Monarch applications.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with OSI AspenTech OMS and Compass applications.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in testing and quality assurance activities.
• Prior experience with and understanding of the GIS model.

Desirable qualifications (DQs)

• For each, candidates should answer Yes or No. For every Yes, quote the resume line or section that shows the experience.
• Experience with test automation tools to assist with testing.
• Knowledge of and hands-on experience with a defect tracking tool (HP ALM, Jira, etc.).
• 10 years of experience creating process maps and translating them into test plans and test scripts.
• Experience with Waterfall, Agile and Iterative development methodologies.

Candidate submission questions

• Interested consultants must provide the following.
• Each written response is limited to 1,000 words and must be based solely on the candidate's own work experience.
• Targeted resume and hourly rate. Provide a resume tailored to this role, highlighting only relevant qualifications and experience, along with your hourly rate. Do not include certificates, transcripts or reference letters.
• ADMS/OMS experience. Describe your experience with OSI AspenTech's ADMS/OMS Monarch and Compass system. What applications did you work on? What were your key responsibilities and deliverables?
• Requirements to test plans. Give an example of a situation where you took business requirements and turned them into executable, actionable test plans and test scripts. How did you accomplish this task? Who did you work with? What resources did you rely on to get it done?