Mainframe MMIS (Mediciad Management Info Sys) QA/Tester : State of SC

Interview : VideoVisa : USC, GCDescription :We have a contract opportunity for a Mainframe MMIS (Mediciad Management Info Sys) QA/Tester. The project is in Columbia, SC for a long term. 100% REMOTEGOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Must be MMIS highly experienced.PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):• Experience with Medicaid• Experience with Serena Changeman• Experience with SQL• Experience with technical documentation• Experience with CA-ADSCOMPANY / DEPARTMENT CULTURE (why do you enjoy working for the company – selling pointsfor potential candidates):This position will provide Quality Assurance duties for MEDS, MMIS, MMRS, and RMMISsystems projects. The Mainframe Quality Assurance team is a combination of Clemsoninformation technology professionals and experienced consultants, and we are seekingindividuals who are highly productive, very flexible, and can work effectively in an environmentwhere ambiguity is common. Team members are expected to contribute with minimal supervisionand be self-motivated. The project demands individuals who are strong collaborators, who wantto make a positive contribution to the State of South Carolina and can understand top-level goalsand objectives and drive toward them.Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects with motivated teammembers will find this position attractive.WHY IS THIS POSITION OPEN (new role, increased work load, new dept, resignation, promotion)?If backfill Position – What separated the candidate you initially selected from all the otherresumes presented?This position is open due to ongoing projects/tickets in progress by MITS/DHHS as well asupcoming projects next year e.g. DASH, translator upgrade, UC4 etc.WHAT TYPES OF STAFFING CHALLENGES OR HEADACHES HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST?• Resumes that include extensive details for candidates with limited actual experience.Especially, with candidates who may have participated on "many" projects but were notrequired to implement a project from start to finish or provide significant contribution tothe project.• Candidates who have very little QA/Testing Experience, a lot of development experience.• Recruiters submitting multiple, clearly unqualified candidates• Candidates unable to prepare and deliver a coherent presentation as part of the interview process.• Resumes that exceed two pages make it difficult to review timely.Notes to recruiters:• Previous experience in health care related information technology, insurance informationtechnology, Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), Medicaid eligibility,or social services eligibilityis absolutely required.• This position requires excellent communications skills including effective oral andwritten communication. If a vendor finds it necessary to substantially revise a candidate'sresume or add additional or clarifying information at the top of the candidate's resume,then the resume is not yet ready for submission and the candidate will likely not be agood fit.SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:THIS PROJECT INCLUDES MAKING FEDERALLY AND STATE MANDATED CHANGES FOR THEMEDICAID SYSTEM OF SC. THIS POSITION WILL PERFORM QUALITY ASSURANCE(QA) ANDBUSINESS INTERFACE TESTING(UA) REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS SUPPORT USER ACCEPTANCE(UA) TESTING OF SOFTWARE CODING CHANGES TO MEDICAID SYSTEMS RELATED DATA. TESTINGOF CHANGES WILL INCLUDE TESTING WITH THE USERS AND EXTERNAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERSAND TRADING PARTNERS AS NEEDED. THIS PROJECT REQUIRES INTERFACING WITH OTHERAGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNAL SUB-SYSTEMS.DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:** THIS IS A QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTER POSITION, NOT A PROGRAMMER, BA, OR PROJECTMANAGER POSITION.** WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH PROJECT TEAM TO TEST CODINGCHANGES. DUTIES INCLUDE CREATION OF TEST SCENARIOS, RUNNING OF TESTS, ANALYSIS OFTEST RESULTS, RESOLUTION OF DIFFERENCES IN ACTUAL AND EXPECTED TEST RESULTS ANDWORKING WITH SCDHHS TO SUPPORT USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELYIN BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN COMMUNICATION. HELP WITH BUSINESS, PROCESS ANDTECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION AND PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AS NEEDED. WORKCOLLABORATIVELY WITH CLEMSON STAFF AND OTHER CONTRACTED STAFF.REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):• 4+ years of experience with Mainframe• 4+ years of experience with Cobol• 4+ years of experience with JCL• 4+ years of experience creating and executing test scenarios• 4+ years of experience with healthcare claims processingPREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):• Experience with Medicaid• Experience with Serena Changeman• Experience with SQL• Experience with technical documentation• Experience with CA-ADSADDITIONAL SKILLS:EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS