Cloud Test Analyst
Posted 1 day ago by 1752564436
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Cloud Test Analyst role involves executing and maintaining test cases for cloud-hosted applications, particularly within the CMS Cloud environment. The analyst is responsible for functional, regression, and integration testing, ensuring compliance with security and performance standards. Collaboration with developers and business analysts is key, alongside the use of tools like TestRail and Jira for test management and defect tracking. The position emphasizes quality assurance in cloud-based healthcare applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Executing and maintaining test cases for CBIC applications hosted in the CMS Cloud.
- Utilizing TestRail to manage test plans and track execution results.
- Logging and monitoring defects using Jira within Agile sprints.
- Collaborating with developers and business analysts during daily stand-ups.
- Documenting test strategies, user stories, and release notes in Confluence.
- Performing functional, regression, and integration testing in cloud environments.
- Validating application behavior and ensuring compliance with CMS standards.
- Creating and reviewing test data for cloud system changes.
- Coordinating implementation activities and supporting debugging efforts.
- Leading and supporting administrative tasks related to cloud testing.
- Analyzing data to support software process evaluation and continuous improvement.
- Maintaining the quality, reliability, and compliance of cloud-based healthcare applications.
Key Skills:
- Agile Testing Experience
- Jira/Confluence
- Medicare Experience
- TestRail/ALM
- Selenium Scripts
- Cloud-hosted application experience
- Ability to build/extend test automation frameworks (Java, Python preferred)
- Understanding of DevOps practices
- Experience with GitHub Actions and version control
- Test Automation Tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Postman)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Cloud Test Analyst
Required Technologies
Agile Testing Experience
Jira/Confluence
Medicare Experience
TestRail/ALM
Selenium Scripts
Cloud-hosted application experience
Ability to build/extend test automation frameworks (Java, Python preferred) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
Nice To Have
Test Automation Tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Postman)
Understanding DevOps practices and ability to manage cloud-based analytics pipelines and deployments
Experience with GitHub Actions, version control, automated testing, and deployment workflows
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
A typical day for a Cloud Test Analyst II involves executing and maintaining test cases for CBIC applications such as the Connexion portal, hosted in the CMS Cloud (built on AWS). The analyst utilizes TestRail to manage test plans and track execution results, while Jira is used to log and monitor defects within Agile sprints. They collaborate with developers and business analysts during daily stand-ups and use Confluence to document test strategies, user stories, and release notes.
Responsibilities include performing functional, regression, and integration testing, validating application behavior in cloud environments, and ensuring compliance with CMS security and performance standards. The analyst is also involved in creating and reviewing test data for cloud system changes, coordinating implementation activities, and supporting debugging efforts within the IT environment.
Additional duties involve leading and supporting administrative tasks related to cloud testing and analyzing data to support software process evaluation and continuous improvement. The analyst plays a critical role in maintaining the quality, reliability, and compliance of cloud-based healthcare applications.