SQA Automation Engineer

Title: SQA Automation Engineer

Location: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Develop test plans for small to medium projects with focus on quality and efficiency.
• Follow general guidelines established in the test plan and receive minimal instruction and assignments from leadership.
• Develop and modify test plans and adapts to changing project circumstances.
• Document and execute test cases from approved test plan, project requirements and design.
• Develop Software Quality Assurance automation scripts aligned with test plan.
• Perform Software Quality Assurance (including but not limited to graphical user interface (GUI), back-end, interface, batch, regression, automation execution performance Software Quality Assurance) and record results following established project standards for Software Quality Assurance, defect management, and test deliverables.
• Develop defect root cause analysis and verify defect fixes.
• Create and review test data to support planned tests.
• Update the Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Interact with other functional teams.
• Provide Software Quality Assurance status updates to leadership.
• Develop and provide input to test planning activities.
• Develop test plans and other test documentation as related to specialty area.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks and issues to leadership and assist in developing solutions.
• Assist in providing technical and functional knowledge to junior staff members and mentor junior staff members.
• Demonstrate domain expertise and present test scenarios to clients.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of Software Quality Assurance methodologies, best practices, and procedures; and apply them to projects to ensure that test objectives are achieved.
• Demonstrate advanced business knowledge in one or more domains.
• Possess unwavering commitment to customer service and operational excellence in providing customer support.
• Keeps abreast of new technology and market developments.
• Provide technical and test guidance to designated Software Quality Assurance team members.
• Read, understand, and adhere to all corporate policies including policies related to HIPAA and its Privacy and Security Rules.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree with 7+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience
• Preferred Majors: Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field
• Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) and Software Quality Assurance life cycle (STLC)
• Moderate back-end Software Quality Assurance experience
• Experience with fundamentals of programming
• Understanding of SharePoint applications, Webex, Skype, etc.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio, with a working knowledge of the rest of the Microsoft Office suite of applications
• Knowledge of defect management tools (such as Jira)
• Knowledge and moderate understanding of Unix commands
• Knowledge of database tools (such as Oracle, SQL Server, TOAD)
• Strong SQL skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, or healthcare verticals
• Ability to work well in teams.
• Highly organized with analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to task and project changes.
• Ability to handle multiple projects with varying priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of the SDLC and STLC.
• Experience Software Quality Assurance multi-tiered applications or transaction processing systems.
• Moderate to high knowledge of Selenium or other automation tools preferred.
• Mid-level expert in performance Software Quality Assurance tools preferred.
• In-depth experience in automation Software Quality Assurance and standards preferred