Senior User Acceptance Tester

Responsibilities
 Assist in evaluation and management of project scope (Business Requirements Documents BRDs/Functional Design Documents FDDs) with the State UAT Leads
 Work with State Agency Leads, Program Managers and designated UAT representatives to understand business requirements/processes and act as a liaison between State Agencies and State Vendors as needed (also, to work on cross-agency UAT as and when needed based on release scope mix).
 Work closely with the project and development team to understand the project roadmap, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria; thoroughly review requirements to develop UAT test prep schedule, applicable test plans and test cases to ensure adequate test coverage.
 Prepare the execution calendar and account/environment request.
 Consolidate and review all scripts and scenarios to ensure they align with scope (BRDs/FDDs) and business processes.
 Perform SQL queries as required to gather and validate data in support of UAT testing.
 Review and manage test scripts and defects in JIRA and JAMA (logging tickets, testing, etc.).
 Manage the defect identification and logging process.
 Review issues identified by analysts.
 Collaborate with both technical and business-oriented project team members to resolve defects and ensure the Quality Assurance effort is meeting expectations and on schedule.
 Attend all UAT-related meetings; provide UAT status updates and report testing metrics to State UAT Manage

Requirements

 Minimum of seven (7) years of UAT experience planning, preparing, and executing test cases
 MUST HAVE prior experience testing with Health and Human Services systems, along with Program knowledge (SNAP/RIW/CCAP/LTSS/Medicaid/Familiarity with Affordable Care Act (ACA)
 Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, testing strategies, and project management methodologies
 Proficiency with SQL queries and ability to Query Database as required; provide data to support testing of programs.
 Preferred familiarity with automated testing frameworks and scripts
 Preferred experience using Selenium to Develop and execute tests through automations tools and support various software releases.
 Hands-on experience creating and executing test cases.
 Experience developing a schedule based on testing timelines.
 Prior experience testing interfaces /Third party vendors
 Ability to QA deliverables before they are submitted.
 Strong written and verbal communication skills
 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills