Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Title: Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Location: St. Boise,
On-site/Remote/Hybrid: Remote
Duration: 6 Months
Interview Process: Webcam/In-Person
No of submissions: 2
No of Positions: 3

This role combines traditional QA disciplines with modern AI/ML testing strategies, including validating AI models, automating test flows with AI-assisted tooling, and improving product quality using intelligent test frameworks.

Job Description:
Summaryof Responsibilities
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) requires a Software Quality Assurance Analyst 3 (SQAA3) to build and support automated testing framework sand tests that will be used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to established standards. The Software Quality Assurance Analyst will build (write code) and support automated testing, with aspecific emphasis on the creation, execution, and management of automated testsacross all levels of testing, including unit, functional, integration, user acceptance, and Production deployment validation testing.

IDHW seeks acandidate with demonstrated skills and experience in building automated testingframeworks. The candidate needs to have experience and expertise in creatingtest plans and test scripts from the customer's perspective to ensure thatautomation delivers the intended results and satisfies the specified business requirements. They will build automation to meet the technical needs ofreusability, sustainability, and open standards, and to maximize the return onthe investment in automation.
Weare seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer with strong experience in software testing and a growing focus on AI-driven quality practices. This role combinestraditional QA disciplines with modern AI/ML testing strategies, includingvalidating AI models, automating test flows with AI-assisted tooling, and improving product quality using intelligent test frameworks.
Thisproject is being developed using the Scrum (Agile) development methodology. The candidate should have demonstrated experience with executing and managingautomated testing in an Agile development environment.
Key Responsibilities
Theperson filling this position should have the ability to do the followingassignments:

· Develop, update, and maintain testing standards and procedures.

· Use AI-driven tooling to improve test coverage, defect detection, and regression reliability.

· Understand test plans, test scripts, testcases, and links that connect to requirements and done criteria.

· Manage Test Case Repository and maintain testcases up to date.

· Participate in collaborative working sessions to develop test plans and test criteria.

· Design an automation framework using Selenium Web Driver , Java, and Jenkins infrastructure.

· Be responsible for maintaining the automation framework and regression test suites.

· Be responsible for the planning and controlof test environments.

· Analyze and interact with complex sets of automated test assets and provide insights into alternatives or improvements totest systems, test framework components, test databases, and test servers.

· Provide solutions and recommendations for the execution of automated tests and troubleshoot test failures.

· Provide a user-friendly reporting framework for the automated test results in the areas of QA, UAT, Business, and ITManagement.

· Identifies and tracks system defects.

Performs root cause analysis of the defects and works with the development team to resolve them.

· Partners with other QA's and architects to develop and establish quality assurance standards and best practices

· Performs and coordinates system verification and validation test activities utilizing various tools

· Performs quality assurance testing activities to ensure the applications, products, and/or releases follow the Quality Assurance standards of the organization

Experience:

· Integrating automated testing processes,solving complex quality assurance data-processing problems, and designing and implementing test automation frameworks.

• Web Service test automation using the SoapUI tool.
• Cloud & Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) - Dockerize test frameworks, run tests in containers, using Selenium Grid or…