Testing Specialist

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Perform software validation and testing, write test cases, map requirements to test scenarios, validate functionality, perform regression testing, integration testing, interface testing, and testing of downstream functions.
• Prepare any required test documentation, design and prepare test data, review test results, and evaluate for conformance with design.
• Translate verbal and written requirements and functional specifications into effective test cases and test scenarios to conduct integrated, scenario-based User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex health exchange systems.
• Develop and identify test data for test scenarios.
• Execute test cases and document the results of the test execution.
• Document defects identified during test case execution and work with developers to resolve the defects.
• Create test plans and test calendars to coordinate testing tasks and establish timelines.
• Utilize performance testing techniques such as performance modeling, establishing baselines, service monitoring, and profiling system performance.
• Use performance tools such as JMeter, Gatling, BlazeMeter, or similar tools to simulate usage/load of large enterprise environments.
• Perform API services testing using the ReadyAPI tool or similar tools.
• Work with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to resolve issues and validate requirements.
• Conduct quality assurance activities such as peer reviews of test cases, test plans, and test case execution results.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime, on-site/off-site, as needed, including weekends, holidays, and off-hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex public-facing systems.
• Two (2) years of experience in testing web applications.
• Experience in utilizing defect-tracking or defect management tools such as JIRA.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Strong testing and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Proven experience working effectively and collaboratively with stakeholders from multiple functional teams in an organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of experience as a Java/Web application tester.
• Four (4) years of experience testing websites across multiple browsers, web services, back-end processing, and data validation.
• Experience in mobile testing, system testing, data migration testing, data integrity testing, and data transformation-related testing.
• Experience with backend database testing on SQL, PostgreSQL, or any other enterprise database systems, and experience in writing complex SQL queries.
• Experience in performing testing and validation of complex State-Based Health Insurance Marketplace or other healthcare systems.
• Experience with industry-standard Quality Assurance best practices for Agile and Iterative SDLCs, testing methodologies, version control systems, implementation, and deployment activities.