Position Summary<br><br>Contractor<br><br>Location: Dallas/Irving, TX or Jacksonville, FL; hybrid work arrangement with required attendance at the client office three days per week.<br><br>Work you'll do<br><br>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Enterprise Testing Solution Architect Contractor</strong> for a contract role supporting complex, multi-team release programs. The contractor will be responsible for test architecture, end-to-end testing coordination, test execution readiness, defect tracking, and release-level testing documentation.<br><br>Roles and Responsibilities<br><br><ul><li>Review PTS and Confluence feature documents to determine whether end-to-end (E2E) testing is required, and initiate Test Plan Input during the first impacted Sprint.</li><li>Coordinate discussions with Business Analysts, Business Sponsors, delivery teams, and testing teams to define E2E scenarios, identify impacted systems and teams, resolve open items, and obtain sign-off at least one week before UAT or Unified Testing.</li><li>Coordinate TBED criteria and UAT1/UAT2 submissions in accordance with the Release Calendar.</li><li>Coordinate Test Data Management requests through SharePoint and confirm the availability of required environments, data, access, and supporting materials.</li><li>Ensure user stories and test scripts are uploaded to the correct Zephyr Release Fix Version and aligned with the Jira Fix Version.</li><li>Validate execution readiness and support non-Zephyr teams in creating Excel-based test scripts using the required testing template.</li><li>Distribute Testing Status updates based on project risk, monitor progress, identify schedule slippage, and coordinate corrective actions to support release milestones.</li><li>Use Jira dashboards and targeted queries to confirm that all impacted Scrum Teams, including late-joining teams, are included.</li><li>Monitor Jira defects by aging, severity, priority, ownership, and status.</li><li>Coordinate follow-up on Vendor- or Partner-owned defects through the responsible internal developer contact.</li><li>Track retesting, defect closure evidence, risks, and dependencies, and communicate critical issues to stakeholders.</li><li>Prepare the TER Readiness Checklist and Test Exit Report, documenting testing scope, results, defects, risks, open items, exit criteria, approvals, and supporting records.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Required Skills<br><br></strong><ul><li>6–9 years of experience in test architecture, QA testing, test management, or a related discipline.</li><li>Extensive experience supporting complex, multi-team release programs.</li><li>Strong knowledge of end-to-end testing, UAT, Unified Testing, regression testing, and release readiness.</li><li>Hands-on experience with Jira and Zephyr or an equivalent test management platform.</li><li>Experience with Jira Fix Version management, dashboards, targeted queries, and defect tracking.</li><li>Experience validating Zephyr Release and Jira Fix Version alignment.</li><li>Experience preparing or coordinating Test Plans, Test Scripts, TER Readiness Checklists, and Test Exit Reports.</li><li>Experience coordinating test environments and Test Data Management.</li><li>Strong facilitation, communication, organization, and stakeholder coordination skills.</li><li>Ability to identify risks, manage dependencies, and coordinate timely resolution.</li><li>Experience working with Agile or Scrum delivery teams.<br><br></li></ul>The expected pay range for this contract assignment is $70-$75 per hour. The exact pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location and will be determined by the third-party whose employees provide services to Deloitte.<br><br>Candidates interested in applying for this opportunity must be geographically based in the United States and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.<br><br>We do not accept agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.<br><br>Deloitte is not the employer for this role.<br><br>This work is contracted through a third-party whose employees provide services to Deloitte.<br><br>#Hybrid<br><br>Expected Work Schedule<br><br>Approximate hours per week<br><br><strong>About Deloitte<br><br></strong>Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.<br><br>As used in this posting, “Deloitte” means , a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.<br><br>Requisition code: 369884<br><br>