Test Manager (Eligibility)

Jackson, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Test Manager / UAT Lead will manage day-to-day testing execution and lead UAT planning coordination defect management support cycle readiness and overall execution across Integrated Eligibility and Child Support workstreams.

Required Qualifications

Minimum 15 years of experience in software testing/QA with at least 5 years in UAT leadership or test management

Minimum 5 years of experience on large-scale SNAP TANF Child Care and/or Child Support initiatives

Minimum 5 years of experience with state eligibility systems and associated policies practices technologies and SOPs

Strong experience in UAT execution defect management and business-user coordination

Experience with test management and traceability tools such as Jira/Zephyr/R4J

Strong knowledge of test lifecycle requirement traceability status reporting and readiness criteria

Strong communication and coordination skills in government or multi-vendor settings

Key Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership for the testing services engagement across IE and CSE

Serve as the senior point of contact for executive-level coordination with client leadership and internal management

Oversee planning preparation execution regression rollout support and post-go-live testing support

Manage project governance staffing risk issue dependency and escalation management

Ensure testing workstreams align with approved requirements timelines deliverables and scope

Coordinate with MDHS Test Manager UAT team DDI vendor and internal delivery teams

Monitor resource allocation productivity delivery quality and contractual commitments

Support change request evaluation impact assessment and change-order discussions

Review executive status reports dashboards risk logs and milestone readiness

Lead daily testing activities across planning preparation execution and retesting cycles

Develop and manage test execution plans schedules cycle calendars and resource assignments

Coordinate closely with MDHS Test Manager and MDHS UAT team

Support UAT entry/exit criteria tracking and execution readiness

Manage test case review execution status defect triage coordination and retesting progress

Coordinate with functional leads automation team data/environment support and reporting resources

Support business-user participation during UAT and ensure proper test execution coverage

Monitor defects execution progress blockers and test completion metrics

Prepare daily/weekly status reports and readiness summaries

Support pilot statewide rollout and post-go-live testing activities