Quality Assurance Analyst

The following are required for bid submission:

• Resume
• R2R
• Cover Letter
• Meets Work Location

Description

• The State of South Carolina is looking for (2) Quality Assurance Analyst - Consultants
• Why is this position open: 2 positions open - increased workload - Resources will support significant innovation in MMIS thinking and mindset and are aligned with MMIS innovation at the national level as well.
• Interview Process: 1 round Virtual/Online
• Duration of the Contract: 12 months
• Possibility for Extension: Yes
• Work Location: Hybrid (4 days in office 1 days remote).
• Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident. No relocation allowed.

Required Skills

• Education - Bachelors degree in a technical business healthcare or related field. 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance can substitute for formal education.
• 5 years translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios; building test cases and scenarios into test systems
• 3 years deep knowledge of healthcare operations (preferably Medicaid) business processes
• 3 years of experience in communicating and publishing status reports of all open issues and gaps found during test phase and articulate the details to the Development teams
• 3 years direct hands on experience with formal test design tools

Preferred Skills

• Certification - Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized sources are desirable.
• 5 years large enterprise or e-business systems experience.
• 3 years proficient in use of manual or automated testing tools such as Azure DevOps or Atlassian JIRA and Confluence
• 3 years prior experience working in a standard SDLC (waterfall methodology) & in an AGILE delivery

COMPANY / DEPARTMENT CULTURE

• The South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (SCDHHS) is the State Medicaid Agency for South Carolina. This agency is focused on the modernization of the States Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The modernization is a major undertaking for SCDHHS and requires major transformation of culture processes and technology. The modernization program supports the Departments transition from primarily a fee-for-service payor of claims towards a program and policy driver for health outcomes primarily through managed care programs. The programs strategy supports significant innovation in MMIS thinking and mindset and is aligned with MMIS innovation at the national level as well.

Scope of the Project:

• The Quality Assurance Tester - Advanced will be assigned to projects for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) in collaboration with the SCDHHS
• Project Management Office (PMO).

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing tests on technical solutions to isolate and solve issues. Initiates tests analyzes results and finds solutions to technical problems.
• Develop test plans QA and/or User Acceptance Testing processes and test cases for product management and software development teams.
• Develop and maintain SDLC traceability from test cases to requirements and designs/software components
• Design and support user interface testing of applications and regression testing.
• Test software applications for reliability and stability.
• Implement testing programs to perform quality assurance on technical applications including negative testing and usability.
• Design and/or run automated testing scripts with oversight for deployment of tests
• Participate in defect triage retest and resolution
• Create quality assurance documentation and reports as required
• Adhere to established software testing governance policies best practices and guidelines and recommend improvements
• Perform reviews walkthroughs or inspections and adhere to established governance standards.