Quality Assurance Tester - W2 Only (Columbia)

About this Position:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Tester

Daily Duties / Responsibilities: Develop test plans, QA and/or User Acceptance Testing processes and test cases for product management and software development teams. Design and support user interface testing application and regression testing software. Test software applications for reliability and stability. Implement testing programs to perform quality assurance on technical applications including negative testing and usability. Lead projects to perform quality assessments that expose security flaws, reveal defects and identify areas of optimization. Create quality assurance documentation and reports as required. Adhere to established software testing governance policies, best practices and guidelines and recommend improvements. Perform reviews, walkthroughs, or inspections and adhere to established governance standards.

REQUIRED SKILLS: 3 years translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios. 3 years building test cases and scenarios into test systems. Document and support development of test scenarios/cases and the execution of testing activities. Should be able to communicate and publish status reports of all open issues and gaps found during test phase and articulate the details to the Development teams.

PREFERRED SKILLS: 5+ years large enterprise or e-business systems experience. Deep knowledge of healthcare operations (preferably Medicaid), business processes. Proficient in Atlassian tool suite including JIRA and Confluence. Prior experience working in a standard SDLC (waterfall methodology) & in an AGILE delivery.

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or related field. Years of experience can substitute for formal education.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: None required. Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized sources are desirable.

No phone calls please.