Test Program Manager / QE Transformation Lead

Job Title: Test Program Manager / QE Transformation Lead(23963-1) Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract Location Seattle, WA(4 Days Onsite) Need strong Test program manager with facets experience ; Experience Required:12+ Years Must Have Skills Skill 1 Test Program Management / QE Transformation Leadership Skill 2 Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) Setup & Operations Skill 3 Healthcare Payer Domain (Facets, Claims, Enrollment, Billing, Provider Management) Skill 4 Managed Services Transition, Discovery & Due Diligence Skill 5 Workforce Planning, Vendor Management & Global Delivery Management Skill 6 Test Automation & Quality Engineering (Playwright, Automation Frameworks) Skill 7 Azure DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines & Release Governance Skill 8 AI-Enabled Quality Engineering, Performance Engineering & Test Data Management (TDM) Healthcare Payer (Mandatory) Facets platform experience preferred EDI Transactions (834, 835, 837) Claims Processing, Enrollment, Billing, Provider Management Must Have Certifications ISTQB Certification (Preferred) Azure DevOps / Microsoft Azure Certification (Preferred) Agile/Scrum Certification (CSM/PSM) Preferred Role Summary We are seeking an experienced Test Program Manager / QE Transformation Lead to lead discovery, transition, and workforce planning activities for a large healthcare transformation program. This role will establish and operationalize the testing organization across Application Development, Application Support, and Enterprise End-to-End Testing (Test Center of Excellence) while driving staffing, sourcing, governance, and transition readiness. Key Responsibilities Lead discovery workshops with business, IT, and delivery stakeholders. Assess current testing processes, organizational structure, tools, service catalog, workloads, SLAs, and governance. Define the future-state testing operating model, organization, and roadmap. Identify capability gaps across: Functional Testing Automation Testing Performance Testing Test Data Management (TDM) Develop and execute discovery, knowledge transfer (KT), transition, and go-live plans. Drive shadow, reverse-shadow, and ownership transfer activities. Manage risks, dependencies, readiness reviews, and stakeholder communications. Coordinate transition activities across Application Development, Application Support, and Testing workstreams. Establish TCoE governance, standards, metrics, and reporting frameworks. Define Core and Flex team operating models. Lead enterprise-wide quality governance, release readiness, and quality reporting. Support adoption of automation, AI-enabled testing, performance engineering, and Test Data Management capabilities. Required Experience 12+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Testing. 5+ years of experience leading large testing programs. Proven experience in discovery, due diligence, transition, and managed services engagements. Experience building or managing a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE). Strong experience in workforce planning, hiring, and vendor management. Experience working with distributed onshore/offshore delivery teams. Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills. Experience with Healthcare Payer platforms and processes, including: Facets EDI transactions: 834, 835, 837 Claims Enrollment Billing Provider Management Working knowledge of: Playwright Azure DevOps CI/CD Modern Quality Engineering practices Preferred Experience Healthcare Payer domain expertise. Managed Services transition experience. Large-scale discovery and due diligence programs. Test Data Management expertise. Performance Engineering leadership. AI-enabled Quality Engineering experience. Key Must-Have Skills Test Program Management / QE Transformation Healthcare Payer & Facets TCoE Setup, Management & Governance Discovery, Due Diligence & Transition Workforce Planning, Hiring & Vendor Management EDI 834/835/837, Claims, Enrollment, Billing & Provider Management Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication Azure DevOps, CI/CD & Modern QE Practices