***Mode of Interview:- Webcam Interview Only *** Very long term project*** Remote*** Working hours PST***Need 1Professional Reference***
Tasks: Key Person shall:-
- Review and analyze project requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria for clarity, completeness, and testability.
- Maintain and update the requirements traceability matrix (RTM).
- Create, update, and maintain comprehensive test cases, test scenarios, and test suites.
- Develop and update test plans that outline scope, approach, schedule, resources, and risks.
- Execute manual UAT test cases, log test results, and ensure proper validation of functional and non-functional requirements.
- Participate in test case review sessions; identify candidates for automated testing as needed.
- Conduct regression testing to validate system stability and verify fixes.
- Support and sometimes lead bug hunts, exploratory testing, and ad hoc validation activities.
- Log defects with clear reproduction steps, evidence, and expected behavior; retest defects and confirm resolution.
- Conduct integration testing across systems, services, and interfaces.
- Perform or support load, performance, security, integration and accessibility testing activities.
- Prepare, request, or curate test data required for UAT.
- Validate UAT readiness (requirements, data, environments, tools).
- Participate in defect triage discussions; assist in determining priority, severity, and business impact.
- Provide UAT guidance and support to business SMEs/testers during testing cycles and contribute to training, documentation, and testing best practices.
- Develop and maintain testing best practices, training materials, templates, and documentation.
- Provide daily/weekly test metrics, summaries, and status reports to stakeholders.
- Participate fully in Scrum ceremonies (if applicable) including planning, refinement, standups, demos, and retrospectives.
- Contribute to release readiness assessments and go/no go recommendations.
- Apply knowledge of test automation concepts to identify automation candidates, support automation coverage planning, and collaborate with automation engineers on automated regression and smoke testing as needed.
- Continuously identify opportunities for improving testing processes, tools, documentation, and collaboration.
- Define testing approach, entry/exit criteria, quality gates, and release-level test strategy.
- Escalate quality risks, blockers, and unresolved defects with clear recommendations.
- Assess test coverage and identify gaps across requirements, integrations, workflows, data, roles, and edge cases.
- Recommend testing scope adjustments based on project risk, timeline, and release objectives.
- Monitor defect trends, aging defects, recurring issues, and root causes to support quality improvement.
- Identify and escalate environment issues that may impact test execution or release timelines.
- Define test data needs, validate data quality, and coordinate data refreshes, masking, or setup as needed.
- Support sprint, release, and project planning by providing QA/UAT estimates and testing assumptions.
- Participate in/lead release readiness discussions.
Required Skills & Experience:-
- 10 years Strong understanding of UAT processes, SDLC, and agile methodologies.
- Health insurance exchange experience
- Experience designing and executing complex test scenarios.
- Skill in using test management and defect tracking tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.).
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication skills for working with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently with minimal direction.
- Understanding of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), security testing fundamentals, and performance considerations.
- Ability to identify risks and propose mitigation strategies.
- Collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated experience leading QA/UAT activities for complex, cross-functional projects.
- Experience creating test strategies, test plans, RTMs, test cases, defect reports, test summaries, and release readiness documentation.
- Ability to influence stakeholders, challenge unclear requirements, and advocate for quality.
- Strong understanding of defect lifecycle, test coverage analysis, risk-based testing, and release quality criteria.
- Ability to work across business, technical, product, vendor, and project management teams.
Ideal Candidate will also have:
- Experience in a government or regulated environment.
- Familiarity with test automation concepts (Selenium, Playwright, Robot Framework, etc.).
- Experience preparing or managing test data.
- Background in business analysis or QA beyond UAT.
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