User Acceptance Tester

Position: User Acceptance Tester

Location: Cranston Rhode Island 02920

Contract Term: 12 months+

Responsibilities

• Assist in evaluation and management of project scope (Business Requirements Documents BRDs/Functional Design Documents FDDs) with the State UAT Leads

• Work with State Agency Leads, Program Managers and designated UAT representatives to understand business requirements/processes and act as a liaison between State Agencies and State Vendors as needed (also, to work on cross-agency UAT as and when needed based on release scope mix).

• Work closely with the project and development team to understand the project roadmap, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria; thoroughly review requirements to develop UAT test prep schedule, applicable test plans and test cases to ensure adequate test coverage.

• Prepare the execution calendar and account/environment request.

• Consolidate and review all scripts and scenarios to ensure they align with scope (BRDs/FDDs) and business processes.

• Perform SQL queries as required to gather and validate data in support of UAT testing.

• Review and manage test scripts and defects in JIRA and JAMA (logging tickets, testing, etc.).

• Manage the defect identification and logging process.

• Review issues identified by analysts.

• Collaborate with both technical and business-oriented project team members to resolve defects and ensure the Quality Assurance effort is meeting expectations and on schedule.

• Attend all UAT-related meetings; provide UAT status updates and report testing metrics to State UAT Manager

Requirements

• Minimum of seven (7) years of UAT experience planning, preparing, and executing test cases

• Must Have prior experience testing with Health and Human Services systems, along with Program knowledge (SNAP/RIW/CCAP/LTSS/Medicaid/Familiarity with Affordable Care Act (ACA)

• Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, testing strategies, and project management methodologies

• Proficiency with SQL queries and ability to Query Database as required; provide data to support testing of programs.

• Preferred familiarity with automated testing frameworks and scripts

• Preferred experience using Selenium to Develop and execute tests through automations tools and support various software releases.

• Hands-on experience creating and executing test cases.

• Experience developing a schedule based on testing timelines.

• Prior experience testing interfaces /Third party vendors

• Ability to QA deliverables before they are submitted.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Job Type: Contract

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Cranston, RI: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person