Quality Assurance Analyst - Advanced

The South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (SCDHHS) is the State Medicaid Agency for South Carolina.

The Quality Assurance Tester - Advanced will be assigned to projects for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), the Medicaid Agency for SC.

Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects will find this position attractive.

South Carolina seeks experts in Quality Assurance Tester - Advanced Testing of small to large projects for SCDHHS.

Public Sector / Gov't Experience Required?Yes

Curam and Medicaid experience is desirable.

REMOTE WORK POSSIBILITY YES OR NO? 2 DAYS REMOTE, 3 DAYS IN- OFFICE

Daily Duties / Responsibilities :

Responsible for performing tests on technical solutions to isolate and solve issues. Initiates tests, analyzes results, and finds solutions to technical problems.

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.

Design and / or run automated testing scripts with oversight for deployment of tests

Create quality assurance documentation and reports as required

Adhere to established software testing governance policies, best practices and guidelines and recommend improvements

Maintain database with product defects, user reviews, survey information and functional improvements.

Coordinate with product development teams and software engineers to recommend solutions to maximize performance and efficiency

Perform reviews, walkthroughs, or inspections and adhere to established governance standards

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance) :

The ability To :

3 years translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios.

3 years building test cases and scenarios into test systems

2 years of experience testing IBM Curam software

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 (rank in order of

Importance) :

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.