Quality Assurance Tester - Advanced (Hybrid)

DPP is seeking a Quality Assurance Tester for an opportunity in Columbia, SC.Work arrangement: W2 position; 12 months, with possibility of extension Hybrid: mostly onsite; flexible with approval of supervisorPosition description: The Quality Assurance Tester should be an expert in the field. The QA Tester will perform advanced testing of small to large projects for the agency. The QA Tester will be responsible for performing tests on technical solutions to isolate and solve issues. Initiates tests, analyzes results, and finds solutions to technical problems. Top desired skills: Curam and Medicaid experience is desirable. Responsibilities and daily duties: Develop test plans, QA and/or User Acceptance Testing processes and test cases for product management and software development teams. Design and support user interface testing application and regression testing software. Test software applications for reliability and stability. Implement testing programs to perform quality assurance on technical applications including negative testing and usability. Lead projects to perform quality assessments that expose security flaws, reveal defects and identify areas of optimization. Design and/or run automated testing scripts with oversight for deployment of tests Create quality assurance documentation and reports as required Adhere to established software testing governance policies, best practices and guidelines and recommend improvements Maintain database with product defects, user reviews, survey information and functional improvements. Coordinate with product development teams and software engineers to recommend solutions to maximize performance and efficiency Perform reviews, walkthroughs, or inspections and adhere to established governance standards. Required knowledge, skills, and abilities: 3 years translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios. 3 years building test cases and scenarios into test systems 2 years of experience testing IBM Curam software Document and support development of test scenarios/cases and the execution of testing activities. Able to communicate and publish status reports of all open issues and gaps found during test phase and articulate the details to the Development teams. Preferred KSAs: 5+ years of large enterprise or e-business systems experience. Deep knowledge of healthcare operations (preferably Medicaid), business processes Proficient in Atlassian tool suite including JIRA and Confluence Prior experience working in a standard SDLC (waterfall methodology) and in Agile delivery. Required education/equivalency: Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field. Years of experience can substitute for formal education. Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized sources are desirable. Interested? Learn more:Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Kyle at Kyle.Croft@dppit.com to learn more about this position (#24-00739).DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. EOE/AA/V/D