Quality Assurance Analyst - Advanced - Junior Tester - Hybrid in Columbia, SC

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 State's 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 Department's 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 program's 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).

The PMO is responsible for staffing all SCDHHS projects

as well as establishing and monitoring IT related governance and standards, which are

followed by all enterprise project teams.

the Medicaid Agency for SC.

Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects will find this position

attractive.

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.

• Demonstrate proficiency in SCDHHS test processes and SDLC tools
• Demonstrate ability to translate functional and technical requirements and technical designs into test cases
• Develop and execute functional and technical test cases under the direction of test leads and senior testers
• Create and maintain SDLC traceability from test cases to requirements and designs/software components; Assist in generation of requirement traceability matrices
• Participate in defect triage, retest, and resolution
• Create quality assurance documentation and reports as required

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 2 years translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios
• 2 years knowledge of manual testing techniques (functional, regression, smoke, usability, boundary testing)
• 3 years deep knowledge of healthcare operations (preferably Medicaid), business processes

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 2 years' experience with large enterprise or e-business systems
• 3 years' experience using QA tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, or similar
• 3 years prior experience working in a standard SDLC (waterfall methodology) & in an AGILE delivery

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, healthcare or related field. Years of experience can substitute for formal education.

Required Certifications:

None required. Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized sources are desirable.