Sr. UAT Tester - HIX & ACA Marketplace

Job title: Senior UAT Tester – HIX & ACA Marketplace.
Duration: 7 months
Location: Salem, Oregon 
 

About the Project

The Client  is implementing a new State-Based Marketplace (SBM) as part of the Senate Bill 972 initiative to transition their health insurance market place from the Federal Platform (SBM-FP) to a fully state-operated marketplace. This project supports the development of a new marketplace platform that will provide electronic access to health insurance enrollment and eligibility services for Oregon residents.

Top Skills

Health Insurance Exchange (HIX), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ACA Marketplace, Agile/Scrum, Jira, Azure DevOps, Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Test Planning, Test Case Development, Defect Management

Key Responsibilities

• Review business requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria to ensure testability.
• Develop and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Create, execute, and maintain UAT test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and test data.
• Perform manual User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and document detailed test results.
• Conduct regression, integration, exploratory, accessibility, performance, and security testing.
• Log, track, and validate defects using Jira and participate in defect triage.
• Validate Marketplace eligibility, enrollment, and operational workflows.
• Support integration testing across Marketplace, Medicaid (ONE), APIs, and vendor systems.
• Collaborate with business SMEs, GetInsured, Medicaid teams, and technical teams throughout testing.
• Provide UAT guidance, documentation, training materials, and testing best practices.
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to release readiness assessments and go/no-go recommendations.
• Ensure system functionality aligns with ACA regulations, Marketplace policies, and state and federal requirements.
• Identify testing improvements and collaborate with automation engineers on future automation opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT), SDLC, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience translating business and technical requirements into detailed test cases.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing complex testing scenarios.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar test management and defect tracking tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG), security testing, and performance testing concepts.
• Experience identifying testing risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Strong collaboration skills across business and technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX), including State-Based Marketplaces (SBM) or SBM-FP.
• Knowledge of ACA Marketplace regulations, eligibility, enrollment, APTC/CSR, Special Enrollment Periods, and federal compliance.
• Experience supporting Marketplace integration with Medicaid systems (MAGI eligibility, account transfers, coordinated eligibility).
• Experience with GetInsured or similar Marketplace platforms.
• Familiarity with Selenium, Playwright, Robot Framework, or other automation tools.
• Experience preparing and managing complex test data.
• Background in Business Analysis or broader QA disciplines.

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