QA Tester

The Senior Tester is a handson QA expert responsible for driving highquality software delivery across DDI and M&O initiatives. This role blends deep technical testing skills, strong SQL expertise, automation capability, and leadership in mentoring junior team members., Test Planning & Design o Analyze requirements to design detailed test plans and cases. o Define test objectives and acceptance criteria. o Promote and contribute to Test CoE processes. Test Execution & Defect Management o Perform functional, regression, integration, and endtoend testing. o Conduct advanced SQL queries for backend validation. o Document, track, and analyze defects. Automation Expertise o Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts. o Identify automation candidates. o Optimize automation frameworks. Leadership & Mentoring o Mentor testers in test design, SQL, and automation. o Conduct peer reviews of test artifacts. o Provide technical leadership across the team. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement o Work with developers, BAs, and release management. o Support release cycles and regression planning. o Collaborate with onsite/offshore teams. Risk & Issue Support o Identify risks and escalate as needed. o Support mitigation strategies.

5+ years software testing experience. Healthcare/Medicaid/MMIS experience. Advanced SQL expertise. Experience with ALM/Quality Center. Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, UFT. Strong analytical and communication skills. Preferred Skills Exposure to performance testing and TDM tools. ISTQB or similar certification.