Quality Assurance Analyst

Pay

Base pay range: $48.00/hr - $55.00/hr

• Perform functional, regression, and system testing on technical solutions to identify, isolate, and resolve defects.
• Initiate test cycles, analyze results, and recommend solutions to technical issues.
• Develop comprehensive test plans, QA strategies, UAT processes, and test cases in collaboration with Product Management and Software Development teams.
• Maintain SDLC traceability from business requirements through test cases and software components.
• Design and execute UI testing, regression testing, negative testing, and usability testing.
• Validate software applications for, stability, and performance.
• Design, execute, and oversee automated testing scripts, ensuring proper deployment and execution.
• Participate in defect triage, retesting, validation, and resolution activities.
• Create and maintain quality assurance documentation, test reports, and metrics.
• Adhere to established software testing governance policies, standards, and best practices; recommend process improvements.
• Conduct reviews, walkthroughs, and inspections in compliance with governance standards.
• Communicate testing status, risks, and defects clearly to Development teams and stakeholders.
• Publish regular status reports detailing open issues, gaps, and testing progress.

• 5+ years translating business requirements or policy documentation into detailed test cases and test scenarios.
• 5+ years building and executing test cases and scenarios within test management systems.
• 3+ years of in-depth knowledge of healthcare operations, preferably Medicaid, including related business processes.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with formal test design tools.

• 5+ years experience working with large enterprise or e‑business systems.
• 3+ years experience using manual and/or automated testing tools such as:
• Azure Dev Ops
• Atlassian JIRA
• Confluence
• 3+ years experience working within:
• Standard SDLC (Waterfall) methodologies.
• Agile delivery environments.

• Bachelor's degree in Technical, Business, Healthcare, or a related field.
• Equivalent years of professional experience may substitute for formal education.

• None required.
• Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized institutions are desirable.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Other

IT Services and IT Consulting

Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area