Quality Assurance Tester - Advanced (Hybrid)

DPP is seeking a Quality Assurance Tester for an opportunity in Columbia, SC.

Work arrangement:

• W2 position; 12 months, with possibility of extension 
• Hybrid: mostly onsite; flexible with approval of supervisor

Position description:

• The Quality Assurance Tester should be an expert in the field.
• The QA Tester will perform advanced testing of small to large projects for the agency.
• The QA Tester will be responsible for performing tests on technical solutions to isolate and solve issues. Initiates tests, analyzes results, and finds solutions to technical problems. 

Top desired skills:

• Curam and Medicaid experience is desirable. 

Responsibilities and daily duties:

• 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 knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• 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.
• 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 KSAs:

• 5 years of 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) and in Agile delivery. 

Required education/equivalency:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or related field.
• Years of experience can substitute for formal education.
• Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized sources are desirable. 

Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Kyle at Kyle.Croft@dppit.com to learn more about this position (#24-00739).

DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.

Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. EOE/AA/V/D