Job Description

** Hybrid work Schedule - 1 day on-site in Hartford, CT each week. Local Candidates highly desired. All remote work must be completed in the United States. **

Our direct client has an opening for a QA Test Analyst w/ Medicaid Exp # DSS83. This position is for 6 months, with option of extension, and will be worked on a hybrid schedule - 1 day on-site in Hartford, CT each week.

If you are interested, please submit the following:

YOUR CURRENT RESUME

YOUR HOURLY RATE                    Max Rate range is $43-47/hr W2 or $48-52 Corp to Corp

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Required Skills:

Required Qualifications

Five (5) or more years of Quality Assurance experience testing large enterprise applications

Strong experience with both manual and automation testing

Experience working throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Strong understanding of Quality Assurance methodologies, testing processes, and best practices

Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Experience working directly with business stakeholders and technical teams

Ability to interpret business requirements and convert them into detailed test scenarios and test cases

Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments

Experience using Jira for defect tracking and Agile project management

Technical Qualifications

Candidates should possess experience with many of the following technologies:

Selenium

TestNG

Java

Salesforce application testing

REST API Testing

SOAP Web Services

Postman

SQL for backend data validation

Mobile Application Testing

Progressive Web Applications (PWA)

JSON/XML validation

Git (preferred)

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts

Strong understanding of:

API and Web Service Testing

Test Automation Frameworks

Defect Lifecycle Management

Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Test Planning

Test Strategy

Test Estimation

Description:

Key Responsibilities

Perform hands-on manual and automated testing across multiple enterprise applications. Develop comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and automated test scripts based on business and technical requirements. Review business requirements, user stories, functional specifications, technical documentation, and design documents to identify testing needs. Participate in requirements walkthroughs, sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and design review sessions. Estimate testing effort and provide input into overall project planning and release schedules. Execute functional, regression, integration, system, API, and end-to-end testing activities. Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using approved automation frameworks. Validate interfaces and integrations between enterprise applications and external systems. Perform backend database validation using SQL queries. Execute API and web service testing using industry-standard tools. Document test execution results and communicate testing progress to project leadership. Identify, document, prioritize, and manage software defects through resolution. Participate in defect triage meetings and validate software fixes. Ensure complete traceability between business requirements, test cases, and executed tests through the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM). Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, architects, project managers, vendors, and State business stakeholders. Support production implementations by performing release validation and post-production verification. Assist in continuously improving QA standards, automation frameworks, testing processes, and quality best practices. Mentor junior testers and share knowledge of testing methodologies and automation best practices when appropriate.

Position Overview

The client is seeking experienced QA Test Analysts with expertise in both manual and automation testing to support mission-critical enterprise applications that deliver essential services to Connecticut residents.

This role will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, business analysts, solution architects, project managers, and technical teams to ensure applications meet business requirements, technical specifications, State policies, and federal regulations.

The ideal candidate has experience testing complex enterprise systems within State government, Human Services, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, or Eligibility programs. Candidates who understand policy-driven applications and business terminology used in public sector environments will be highly successful in this role.

This position requires a combination of manual testing, automation testing, API validation, backend data verification, and end-to-end business process testing across multiple enterprise platforms, including Salesforce, Java-based applications, Mobile/PWA applications, and integrated services.

Candidates with prior experience supporting State government modernization initiatives, particularly within Department of Social Services (DSS), Human Services, Medicaid, Medicare, or Eligibility systems, are strongly preferred.

Preferred Industry Experience

Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience supporting one or more of the following:

State Government agencies

Human Services (HHS)

Medicaid

Medicare

Medicaid Eligibility

Eligibility and Benefits Management Systems

Integrated Eligibility Systems (IES)

SNAP

TANF

Child Care Programs

Healthcare Exchange implementations

Money Follows the Person (MFP)

Medicaid Waiver Programs

Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)

Public Sector modernization initiatives

Policy-driven enterprise applications

Candidates with experience interpreting State and Federal policies, eligibility rules, and healthcare terminology will be highly valued.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Local area, Immediate start, Remote work

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