QA Tester - Bilingual

Job Title: QA Tester – Bilingual

Location: 55 Farmington Ave. Hartford, Connecticut, 06105

Work Arrangements: Hybrid

Interview: Web Cam or In Person

Seeking an experienced QA Test Analyst with strong manual and automation testing experience to support mission-critical enterprise applications for Connecticut DSS. Professional proficiency in English and Spanish is required, with significant responsibility for validating Spanish-language application functionality and resident-facing content.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute manual, automated, functional, regression, integration, SIT, UAT, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate Spanish-language screens, workflows, notices, correspondence, messages, forms, and other resident-facing content against approved English requirements.
• Develop test scenarios, test cases, automation scripts, and regression suites.
• Perform API/web-service testing and backend data validation using SQL.
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects using Jira.
• Maintain requirements traceability and provide test execution/status reporting.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, requirements reviews, defect triage, and release validation.
• Collaborate with developers, BAs, architects, project managers, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of QA processes and automation frameworks.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA/testing experience with large enterprise applications.
• Strong hands-on manual and automation testing experience.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Spanish sufficient to independently validate Spanish-language functionality and content.
• Experience across the SDLC and Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, test planning, defect management, and RTM.
• Experience with Jira and stakeholder-facing communication.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Connecticut DSS or other State Government programs
• Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, TANF, HHS, or healthcare eligibility
• Integrated Eligibility Systems (IES)
• Human Services or Enterprise Case Management
• Salesforce implementations
• Spanish/multilingual or localization testing
• LTSS, MFP, Medicaid Waiver, or healthcare exchange programs
• Policy-driven applications and State/Federal regulatory compliance
   

  Technical Qualifications

  Candidates should possess experience with many of the following technologies:

• Selenium
• TestNG
• Java
• Salesforce application testing
• REST API Testing
• SOAP Web Services
• Postman
• SQL for backend data validation
• Mobile Application Testing
• Progressive Web Applications (PWA)
• JSON/XML validation
• Git
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts

• Strong understanding of:

• API and Web Service Testing
• Test Automation Frameworks
• Defect Lifecycle Management
• Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Test Planning
• Test Strategy
• Test Estimation

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  Testing Experience

  Candidates should have hands-on experience performing:

• Manual Testing
• Automation Testing
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• End-to-End Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• API Testing
• Backend Data Validation
• Cross-browser Testing
• Mobile Testing
• Salesforce Testing
• Defect Verification and Retesting
• Multilingual or localized application testing, preferably involving Spanish-language content

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