Role & seniority: Quality Assurance Program Manager (mid–senior level)

Stack/tools: QA methodologies and process frameworks; broad technology scope including commercial and custom software, integration software, and operating systems; experience spanning software development lifecycle (SDLC) from development through deployment and maintenance

Top 3 responsibilities

Maintain and enforce QA standards for I&T services and projects across the organization
Ensure QA objectives and processes align with business cases, project objectives, and system requirements throughout the SDLC
Oversee QA activities across software, integrations, and operating systems to support delivery and maintenance

Must-have skills

Proven experience in QA program management and governance
Ability to align QA activities with business objectives, project goals, and system requirements
Strong cross-functional collaboration across IT, development, and business stakeholders
Nice-to-haves: Not specified
Location & work type: Westminster, Colorado; hybrid/remote work up to 40% telecommuting

Notes: Salary range listed as $109,000–$139,000; employer is a not-for-profit wholesale power cooperative serving multiple states.

Full Description

The Quality Assurance (“QA”) Program Manager is responsible for maintaining and enforcing quality assurance standards for Information & Technology (I&T) services and projects across the organization. This role ensures that QA objectives and processes align with business cases, project objectives, and system requirements throughout software development, deployment, and maintenance. This includes technologies such as commercial and custom software, integration software, and operating systems. Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes: 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) and Paid Leave Benefits. Quality Assurance Program Manager

Hiring Salary Range: $109,000-$139,000 Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 43 members, including 40 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West. Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., approximately 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State across five states. Tri-State's electricity is generated from coal, natural gas and hydropower, with a rapidly increasing supply generated from wind and solar. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5,700 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Tri-State's transformative Responsible Energy Plan is reducing emissions, increasing renewable resources, developing new energy services and delivering more flexibility for its members.