Testing Specialist (Hybrid)

Job Title: Testing Specialist (Onsite)
Duration: 3 Years
Location: Baltimore MD

Job Description:

The Client seeks Testing Specialists to provide User Acceptance Manual Integration and/or Automation Testing and other testing and quality assurance services.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Perform software validation and testing write test cases map requirements to test scenarios validate functionality perform regression testing integration testing interface testing and testing of downstream functions.
• Prepare any required test documentation design and prepare test data review test results and evaluate for conformance with design.
• Translate verbal and written requirements and functional specifications into effective test cases and test scenarios to conduct integrated scenario-based User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex health exchange systems.
• Develop and identify test data for test scenarios.
• Execute test cases and document the results of the test execution.
• Document defects identified during test case execution and work with developers to resolve the defects.
• Create test plans and test calendars to coordinate testing tasks and establish timelines.
• Utilize performance testing techniques such as performance modeling establishing baselines Services Monitoring and profiling system performance.
• Use performance tools such as JMeter Gatling BlazeMeter or similar tools to simulate usage/load of large enterprise environments.
• Perform API services testing using the ReadyAPI tool or similar tools.
• Work with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to resolve issues and validate requirements.
• Conduct quality assurance activities such as peer reviews of test cases test plans and test case execution results.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.

*Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime on-site/off-site as needed including weekends holidays and off-hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Business or other related disciplines.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex public-facing systems.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in testing web applications.
• Experience in utilizing defect-tracking or defect management tools such as JIRA.
• Knowledge of HTML CSS and JavaScript.
• Strong testing and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Proven experience working effectively and collaboratively with stakeholders from multiple functional teams in an organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of four (4) years of experience as a Java/Web application tester.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience testing websites across multiple browsers web services back-end processing and data validation.
• Experience in mobile testing system testing data migration testing data integrity testing and data transformation-related testing.
• Experience with backend database testing on SQL PostgreSQL or any other enterprise database systems and experience in writing complex SQL queries.
• Experience in performing testing and validation of complex State-Based Health Insurance Marketplace or other healthcare systems.
• Experience with industry-standard Quality Assurance best practices for Agile and Iterative SDLCs testing methodologies version control systems implementation and deployment activities.