IT Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

SMART TECH SKILLS LLC

IT Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Boston, MA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Competitive salary

    Location Onsite: Quincy, MA (Hybrid)

    Experience Level

    Senior Level (5+ Years QA Experience)

    Position Overview

    EOHHS is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Analyst to support the Medicaid Systems Development (MSD) organization, with primary responsibility for the Health Safety Net (HSN) application. This role will lead and support testing activities across the software development lifecycle, ensuring critical healthcare applications meet functional, performance, security, accessibility, and business requirements. The ideal candidate will possess strong manual and automated testing expertise, healthcare or government experience, advanced SQL skills, and the ability to collaborate with business analysts, developers, vendors, and stakeholders in a complex enterprise environment.

    Key Responsibilities

    Test Planning & Quality Assurance

    Lead and support testing activities across HSN and other MassHealth applications.

    Develop test plans, test strategies, test cases, test scripts, and testing documentation.

    Coordinate end-to-end testing activities and ensure alignment with project schedules.

    Review requirements, use cases, and functional specifications to ensure testability and coverage.

    Participate in scope reviews, JAD sessions, and requirements validation activities.

    Functional & System Testing

    Execute:

    Functional Testing

    System Testing

    Integration Testing

    Regression Testing

    Smoke Testing

    Security Testing

    ADA Accessibility Testing

    User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

    Create reusable test scenarios and maintain test repositories.

    Perform gap analysis and identify additional test coverage needs.

    Analyze test results and provide recommendations on release readiness.

    Automation Testing

    Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts.

    Support test automation frameworks and continuous testing initiatives.

    Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as:

    Jenkins

    GitHub Actions

    Improve testing efficiency through automation and process optimization.

    Defect & Issue Management

    Participate in defect triage, remediation, and root-cause analysis sessions.

    Log, track, manage, and verify defects through resolution.

    Collaborate with development teams and vendors to resolve testing issues.

    Maintain testing metrics and defect reporting dashboards.

    Database & Backend Testing

    Perform backend and database validation testing.

    Develop complex SQL queries utilizing:

    Joins

    Subqueries

    Data Validation Techniques

    Validate application data using Oracle and SQL databases.

    Support performance testing data preparation activities.

    Reporting & Documentation

    Develop testing metrics, dashboards, and status reports.

    Produce Test Summary Reports following each testing cycle.

    Maintain comprehensive test documentation and testing artifacts.

    Ensure testing activities comply with EOHHS quality standards and methodologies.

    Team Collaboration & Leadership

    Support the QA Manager in planning and coordinating testing activities.

    Work closely with Business Analysts, SMEs, Developers, Product Owners, and Vendors.

    Provide guidance and support to testing team members.

    Assist with testing process improvements and quality initiatives.

    Required Qualifications

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

    5+ years of experience in:

    Functional Testing

    Regression Testing

    Smoke Testing

    Black-Box Testing

    White-Box Testing

    Experience developing and executing automated test scripts.

    Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

    Strong SQL skills including complex queries, joins, and subqueries.

    Experience with Oracle databases.

    Experience using Jira or equivalent defect tracking tools.

    Experience with:

    HP Quality Center (ALM)

    IBM ClearQuest

    IBM Test Manager

    Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

    Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.

    Ability to work independently and in collaborative team environments.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Experience testing Salesforce applications.

    Healthcare, Medicaid, Health Safety Net (HSN), or government project experience.

    Experience with:

    HP LoadRunner

    HP QTP/UFT

    Performance Testing Tools

    Experience working in large enterprise application environments.

    Experience supporting accessibility (ADA/WCAG) testing initiatives.

    Experience supporting Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies.

    Core Skills

    Quality Assurance (QA)

    Test Planning & Strategy

    Functional Testing

    Regression Testing

    System Integration Testing

    User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

    Automated Testing

    CI/CD Testing

    SQL Testing

    Oracle Database Testing

    Defect Management

    Jira

    HP Quality Center (ALM)

    IBM Test Manager

    IBM ClearQuest

    HP LoadRunner

    HP QTP/UFT

    ADA Accessibility Testing

    Root Cause Analysis

    Test Automation Frameworks

    Healthcare Systems Testing

    Salesforce Testing (Preferred)