Quality Assurance Analyst Advanced

Quality Assurance Analyst Advanced

Project Duration: 12 Months

Work Location: Columbia, South Carolina (Hybrid-3 days remote, 2 days onsite)

Hours/Week: 40 Hours

Work Hours: 8 AM to 5 PM

Scope of the Project:

The Quality Assurance Tester Advanced will support testing efforts for a range of SCDHHS projects from minor system updates to large-scale Medicaid system overhauls. This role ensures software quality and reliability through comprehensive testing of web-based and enterprise applications, including testing of IBM Curam systems.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

• Perform functional and regression testing to isolate and identify software issues
• Translate business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios
• Develop test plans and user acceptance testing (UAT) documentation
• Design and execute user interface and system-level tests
• Perform negative and usability testing to uncover unexpected behaviors
• Create and run automated testing scripts as applicable
• Communicate testing results, open issues, and progress to development and project teams
• Provide clear defect documentation and support defect remediation efforts
• Ensure adherence to quality assurance governance policies and best practices
• Maintain testing documentation and contribute to process improvement initiatives

Required Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance):

1. 3+ years of experience translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases/scenarios
2. 3+ years of experience building and executing test cases/scenarios in test environments
3. 2+ years of hands-on testing experience with IBM Curam software
4. Ability to document and support the development of test scenarios and their execution
5. Strong communication skills to publish status reports, articulate test findings, and coordinate with development teams

Preferred Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance):

1. 5+ years of experience in large enterprise or e-business system testing
2. Deep knowledge of Medicaid or healthcare operations and business processes
3. Proficiency in Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA and Confluence
4. Experience working within both Waterfall and Agile SDLC methodologies

Required Education:

• Bachelor s degree in a technical, business, or related field
• Equivalent years of experience may substitute for formal education

Required Certifications:

• None required
• Desirable: Technical certifications or project management certifications (e.g., ISTQB, PMP, Scrum Master)

Public Sector / Government Experience:

• IBM Curam and Medicaid experience desirable, but not required