Testing Lead

Position SummaryAnalytica is seeking Testing Lead to oversee quality assurance, testing strategy, and validation activities across FFSDCS. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that software releases meet functional, performance, security, accessibility, and operational requirements while supporting CMS modernization initiatives.The Testing Lead will collaborate closely with CMS stakeholders, Product Owners, Scrum Teams, business users, and technical staff to establish testing strategies, validate business requirements, drive automated testing adoption, and ensure high-quality releases throughout the Agile software development lifecycle.Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as a fastest-growing private US small business. We work with U.S. government customers in health, civilian, and national security missions. Analytica offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match. Key ResponsibilitiesLead end-to-end testing and quality assurance efforts across FFSDCS modules, including Average Sales Price (ASP), Clinical Laboratory, Ground Ambulance, and Outpatient Drug Acquisition Survey (ODAS) systems.Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive testing strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, and validation documentation aligned with Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.Coordinate testing activities across cross-functional development teams, CMS stakeholders, and external partners to ensure business requirements are validated and release objectives are achieved.Establish acceptance criteria and quality gates for epics, features, and user stories while ensuring adherence to Definition of Done (DoD) standards.Plan and oversee functional, integration, regression, smoke, user acceptance, performance, load, security, accessibility, usability, and release validation testing activities.Drive continuous improvement of automated testing frameworks and processes to enhance software quality, accelerate delivery timelines, and reduce manual testing efforts.Manage the full defect lifecycle, including identification, triage, prioritization, tracking, validation, root-cause analysis, and closure.Support Section 508 compliance testing and accessibility validation, including testing with assistive technologies and accessibility remediation efforts.Analyze testing metrics, defect trends, quality indicators, and release readiness assessments, providing actionable recommendations to CMS leadership and product teams.Partner with DevSecOps and engineering teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployment processes.Support sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, demonstrations, retrospectives, and production release activities from a quality assurance perspective.Contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives that strengthen software quality, operational efficiency, and user experience.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience). Minimum five (5) years of experience leading software testing and quality assurance efforts for complex systems. Experience working directly with stakeholders to support user experience testing, usability validation, and stakeholder feedback reporting.Demonstrated experience developing automated testing frameworks and executing testing within Agile and DevSecOps environments.Experience supporting cloud-hosted applications and CI/CD pipelines.Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements and software quality best practices.Preferred QualificationsExperience supporting CMS, HHS, or other federal healthcare programs and information systems.Knowledge of Medicare payment systems, healthcare data collection, regulatory reporting, or healthcare reimbursement processes.Experience working within AWS cloud environments and containerized architectures utilizing Kubernetes and microservices-based solutions.Familiarity with modern testing and DevSecOps toolsets, including Jira, Confluence, GitHub, SonarQube, Snyk, Splunk, New Relic, and CI/CD platforms.Experience working on Agile Scrum teams supporting federal digital modernization initiatives.Relevant industry certifications such as ISTQB, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), AWS Cloud Practitioner, or comparable testing and Agile credentials.About Analytica: Analytica is a leading consulting and information technology solutions provider to public sector organizations supporting health, civilian, and national security missions. The company is an award-winning SBA certified 8(a) small business that has been recognized by Inc. Magazine each of the past three years as one of the 250 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. Analytica specializes in providing software and systems engineering, information management, analytics & visualization, agile project management, and management consulting services. The company is appraised by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at CMMI® Maturity Level 3 and is an ISO 9001:2008 certified provider.SummaryLocation: Bethesda, MD, United StatesType: Full TimeExperience: Experienced