Quality Assurance Analyst - Advanced

Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst – Advanced Job Location: Columbia, SC Position Type: W2 Contract Primary Skills: Quality Assurance & Quality Control, Test Case & Scenario Design, Sahi Pro/Selenium Automation Framework, Test Automation Script Development, Test Plan & Test Report Preparation, System Integration Testing, End-to-End Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Defect Management, Equivalence Class Partitioning, Pairwise Analysis, PICT, Spice/TPI/TMMI/CMMI OPF/OPD/PPQA, JIRA, Confluence, X.12 Standards, HIPAA EDI Transactions, Medicaid/Healthcare Operations, SDLC (Waterfall & Agile), Strong English Communication Preferred Skills: 5+ years large enterprise or e-business systems experience 3+ years Medicaid or healthcare experience; deep knowledge of healthcare operations (preferably Medicaid) and business processes Experience with X.12 Standards and HIPAA EDI Transactions Proficient in Atlassian tool suite including JIRA and Confluence Prior experience working in a standard SDLC (waterfall methodology) and in an AGILE delivery Experience with test design tools like PICT or equivalent orthogonal-based tools Required Education: Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field, or 5+ years of equivalent experience in Quality Assurance Position Overview: This is a new position due to increased workload. The Quality Assurance Analyst – Advanced will serve as a system testing specialist on enrollment and eligibility systems, including document management and workflows. The role serves as a technical resource for agency projects regarding Medicaid enrollment, eligibility, claims processing, and related sub-systems. The candidate will evaluate proposed and implemented solutions and recommend improvements. Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects will find this position attractive. Objectives: 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 Perform Smoke test, System Integration Test, and End-to-End test on various systems/applications Proactively identify issues and action items leading to possible solutions by planned due date or report impediments to finding a timely solution; coordinate with leadership and technical resources at all levels Participate in projects to perform quality assessments that expose security flaws, reveal defects, and identify areas of optimization Define, implement, and evangelize best practices, processes, and policies established internally and by applying industry best practices Ensure projects adhere to software testing governance policies, best practices, and guidelines; recommend improvements Maintain database with product defects, user reviews, survey information, and functional improvements