Quality Assurance Tester Contract Columbia, SC
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Columbia, SC - USA
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Job Summary
Quality Assurance Tester
Location: Columbia SC Hybrid (3 days in office 2 days remote).
Interview Process: 1 round Virtual/Online
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 05 Years
Project Scope:
We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Tester to perform testing on technical solutions identify defects validate application functionality and ensure software quality throughout the development lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in test planning manual and automated testing defect management quality assurance processes and working with enterprise applications. Experience with healthcare systems Medicaid operations and IBM Curam is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform testing on technical solutions to identify and resolve application issues.
Develop test plans QA processes User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans and detailed test cases.
Create and execute functional regression usability and negative testing scenarios.
Design and support user interface testing and regression testing activities.
Test software applications for reliability performance and stability.
Lead quality assessments to identify defects security issues and optimization opportunities.
Develop and execute automated testing scripts with appropriate oversight.
Create and maintain QA documentation test reports and defect tracking.
Maintain databases for product defects user feedback and functional improvements.
Collaborate with developers product teams and business stakeholders to recommend solutions.
Perform reviews walkthroughs and inspections while following established QA standards.
Support continuous improvement of testing processes tools and governance practices.
Required Skills & Experience:
5 years of overall QA/testing experience.
3 years of experience translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios.
3 years of experience building test cases and scenarios into test systems.
2 years of experience testing IBM Curam software.
Strong ability to communicate testing status defects gaps and issues to development teams and stakeholders.
Experience with test execution defect management and QA documentation.
Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Skills:
5 years of experience working with large enterprise or e-business systems.
Strong knowledge of healthcare operations and business processes preferably Medicaid.
Experience with Atlassian tools including:
- JIRA
- Confluence
Experience working in both:
- Waterfall SDLC environments
- Agile delivery environments
Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
Education
Bachelors degree in Technical Business or related field preferred.
4 years of relevant experience may substitute for formal education.
Preferred Certifications
Technical certifications and/or Project Management certifications from recognized organizations are desirable but not required.
Required Skills:
12 years of experience in enterprise technology solutions. 10 years of experience designing developing and implementing enterprise applications and platforms. 7 years of experience designing and implementing cloud solutions and cloud-native architectures using Azure AWS GCP or similar cloud platforms. Strong experience designing enterprise integration solutions using: REST APIs Event-driven architecture Asynchronous messaging Distributed systems Experience designing and implementing enterprise data platforms including: Cloud data lakes Analytics platforms Data engineering solutions Strong understanding of cloud security identity and access management scalability performance optimization monitoring and operational support. Strong communication leadership and problem-solving skills.
