Quality Assurance Analyst

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Elegant Enterprise Wide Solutions, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!About this Position:Job Title: Quality Assurance AnalystDaily Duties / Responsibilities: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. Document and support development of test scenarios/cases and the execution of testing activities. REQUIRED SKILLS: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. 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 SKILLS:5+ years 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) & in an AGILE delivery. REQUIRED EDUCATION:Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field. Years of experience can substitute for formal education. PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS:None required. Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized sources are desirable.