Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst - Manual

Highcloud Solutions - Saint Paul, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Saint Paul, MN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst - Manual position is a critical role within our team, focusing on ensuring the quality and functionality of our software products. The successful candidate will work closely with various stakeholders, including Business Analysts, Developers, and Database Administrators, to define and document Functional and Technical Testable Requirements, as well as User Stories and Acceptance Criteria. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of both the functional and technical requirements, as well as the design documents, to ensure that the software meets the specified criteria and functions as intended. In this position, the QA Analyst will collaborate with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create Level of Effort (LOE) estimates, Test Strategies, and Test Plans for all testing activities associated with the project. The QA Analyst will be responsible for writing detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression Test Cases, and will maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix to ensure all requirements are covered by test cases. Timely documentation of defects in the defect tracking tool is essential, and the QA Analyst will participate in Defect Triage and Review meetings to discuss and prioritize issues. Effective communication is key in this role, as the QA Analyst will need to provide regular status updates and escalate issues to the appropriate resources as necessary. The position also involves executing Manual and Automation Test Cases for various test types, including smoke, functional, and regression testing, according to the Test Plan. The QA Analyst may also be required to perform risk-based or priority testing when necessary. Additional duties may be assigned as needed to support the overall quality assurance process.

Responsibilities

• Define and write Functional and Technical Testable Requirements (Waterfall) and/or User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (Agile).
• Understand all Functional and Technical Requirements and/or Acceptance Criteria.
• Review Design documents to ensure alignment with Requirements.
• Collaborate with QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create Level of Effort (LOE) estimates, Test Strategy, and Test Plan.
• Work with Business Analysts, Developers, and Database Administrators to write detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression Test Cases.
• Complete Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Document all defects in the defect tracking tool in a timely manner.
• Attend and participate in Defect Triage and Review meetings.
• Communicate effectively and provide status updates, escalating issues as necessary.
• Complete required QA documentation, obtaining approvals and sign-off in a timely manner.
• Execute Manual and Automation Test Cases for various test types according to the Test Plan.
• Perform risk-based or priority testing as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Five (5) years' experience in a Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst role including planning and executing end to end testing of integrated systems and validation of the integration layer.
• One (1) year of experience using remote collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Skype, SharePoint, etc.
• One (1) year experience using standard QA tools for creating, storing, and sharing testing documentation including real-time test execution reports.
• Experience writing and executing basic Structured Query Language (SQL) query commands.
• Two (2) years' experience testing Cram solution for healthcare reform and/or downstream integrated systems that consume or use the Curam healthcare data (if applicable).
• Two (2) years' experience testing MMIS (Medicaid Management Information Systems) (if applicable).
• Two (2) years' experience testing mainframe application/various mainframe utilities Time Sharing Option (TSO), Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) and Job Control Language (JCL) (if applicable).
• Local candidates preferred.