QA Analyst

This is a remote position.

· Work with the appropriate resources to define and write Functional and Technical Testable Requirements (Waterfall) and/or User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (Agile).

· Have complete understanding of all functional and technical Requirements and/or Acceptance Criteria.

· Approve Requirements if asked to perform QA project lead duties.

· Have complete understanding of Design document to ensure the design complements the Requirements. Approve Design document if asked to perform QA project lead duties.

· Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Level of Effort (LOE) estimate for all testing activities within the project.

· Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Test Strategy.

· Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Test Plan.

· Work with Business Analyst, Developers, and DBA’s in defining detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression test cases and completing Requirements Traceability Matrix.

· Write detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression Test Cases.

· Assist the Performance Engineer in determining business flows to be scripted and utilized in Performance/Load testing.

· Assist the Automation Engineer in determining test cases to be scripted and utilized in smoke / regression testing.

· Accurately document all defects in the defect tracking tool in a timely manner.

· Escalate all challenges to the appropriate resource(s) in a timely manner.

· Communicate effectively, both verbally and written.

· Attend and participate in the Defect Triage and Review meetings.

· Assist in managing the overall scope of the testing effort.

· Complete required QA documentation in an accurate and timely manner.

· Provide edits to QA documentation as necessary if the project’s Requirements change, if scope changes, if testing schedule changes, etc.

· Receive appropriate approval and sign-off for all testing documentation.

· Provide QA leadership to assigned project, when requested.

· Provide support to the UAT team, if requested.

· Provide, in timely manner, status of assigned project when requested.

· Execute manual and automation Test Cases for various test types (smoke, functional, regression, etc.).

· Perform other related duties as assigned.

· Execute all Test Cases according to the Test Plan or explain why risk-based / priority testing is executed.

· Provide knowledge transfer.

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications

· Seven (7) years’ experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst
A B.S. or B.A. Degree (4 year) substitutes for four years of experience, or an associate degree (2 year) substitutes for two years of experience.
Five (5) engagements/projects lasting a minimum of three (3) months each in a Quality Assurance Analyst role.

Desired Skills

Experience creating the following documentation:

· Test Plan

· Test Cases

· Detailed defect logging

· Test Closure/Test Summary Report

· Experience with Data Conversion testing

· Experience with API/Web Service testing

· Experience writing and executing complex SQL query commands.

· Experience with in-depth requirement analysis and with breaking down requirements into testable requirements.

· Experience communicating (verbally & written), expectations, updates, progress, issues, and successes in a timely & clear fashion if necessary.

· Ability to think beyond what is expected of the software/product and think about how users can misuse the software/product.

· Experience organizing and prioritizing features and test cases and testing activities so that testing goals are achieved.

· Experience in writing automated scripts using Java, VB script etc.

· Experience testing MMIS (Medicaid Management Information Systems) is a plus but not required.