QA Tester

Job Id: QA Tester (Automation/Manual)

Tester

Client: CT DSS

Location: Hybrid, 55 Farmington Ave. Hartford, Connecticut.

Duration: 06+ Months

Job Description:

The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) is seeking experienced QA Test Analysts with expertise in both manual and automation testing to support mission-critical enterprise applications that deliver essential services to Connecticut residents.
This role will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, business analysts, solution architects, project managers, and technical teams to ensure applications meet business requirements, technical specifications, State policies, and federal regulations.
The ideal candidate has experience testing complex enterprise systems within State government, Human Services, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, or Eligibility programs. Candidates who understand policy-driven applications and business terminology used in public sector environments will be highly successful in this role.
This position requires a combination of manual testing, automation testing, API validation, backend data verification, and end-to-end business process testing across multiple enterprise platforms, including Salesforce, Java-based applications, Mobile/PWA applications, and integrated services.
Candidates with prior experience supporting State government modernization initiatives, particularly within Department of Social Services (DSS), Human Services, Medicaid, Medicare, or Eligibility systems, are strongly preferred.
 

Skills Required:

Five (5) or more years of Quality Assurance experience testing large enterprise applications
Strong experience with both manual and automation testing
Experience working throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Strong understanding of Quality Assurance methodologies, testing processes, and best practices
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience working directly with business stakeholders and technical teams
Ability to interpret business requirements and convert them into detailed test scenarios and test cases
Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments
Experience using Jira for defect tracking and Agile project management

Technical Qualifications:

Selenium
TestNG
Java
Salesforce application testing
REST API Testing
SOAP Web Services
Postman
SQL for backend data validation
Mobile Application Testing
Progressive Web Applications (PWA)
JSON/XML validation
Git (preferred)
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts
 

Strong understanding of:

API and Web Service Testing
Test Automation Frameworks
Defect Lifecycle Management
Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
Test Planning
Test Strategy
Test Estimation