Lead Quality Assurance Analyst - Medicaid, Tanf or CHIP experience mandatory!

Job Description:

Lead Quality Assurance Analyst Location:

1801 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina (SC)

Client:

South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (SCDHHS)

Duration:

12+

Months Description:

The State of South Carolina is looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst - Advanced Why is this position open:

Rebid Max Bill Rate:

$80.00 Will close to submissions on 05/15 at 5:00PM EST.

Interview Process:

1 round, Virtual/Online Duration of the

Contract:

12 months Possibility for

Extension:

Yes Work Location:

Fully Onsite Candidate Location:

Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense. Full job description attached & required/preferred skills are stated below. Role Overview As the Lead Quality Assurance Analyst for the South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (SCDHHS), you will serve as a critical technical resource for the Systems Applications Integration and Development team. You will lead the quality strategy for the state s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and Member Management Replacement projects. This is a high-impact role requiring a blend of technical automation expertise, formal test design, and the ability to mentor teams in a change-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities Strategy & Governance:

Define and evangelize QA best practices. Ensure all projects adhere to IT governance standards and provide oversight/approval for vendor-submitted test plans and results.

Advanced Test Design:

Utilize formal techniques such as Equivalence Class Partitioning and Pairwise Analysis (using tools like PICT) to ensure maximum test coverage with optimal efficiency.

End-to-End Execution:

Lead Smoke, System Integration (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Perform negative testing and usability assessments to ensure system reliability and security.

Automation Leadership:

Design and support user interface testing applications and regression software using the Sahi Pro or Selenium frameworks.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

Translate complex Medicaid policy documentation into actionable test scenarios. Coordinate with architects, developers, and executive leadership to report impediments and resolve defects.

Required Qualifications Experience:

5+ years in Quality Assurance and Quality Control, with at least 5 years specifically focused on translating business requirements/policy into test systems.

Technical Skills:

3+ years of hands-on experience with Sahi Pro or Selenium automation frameworks.

Methodology:

Working knowledge of industry process areas such as CMMI, TMMI, or TPI .

Communication:

Superb written and oral English skills; must be able to write clear Requirements and Use Cases.

Education:

Bachelor s degree in a Technical, Business, or Healthcare field (or equivalent year-for-year experience).

Preferred Skills Domain Expertise:

3+ years of experience in Medicaid or Healthcare operations, including knowledge of X.12 Standards and

HIPAA EDI

transactions.

Project Environments:

Proven experience in both Waterfall (SDLC) and Agile delivery models.

Tools:

Proficiency in the Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence).

Logistics & Culture Location:

Primary site at 1801 Main Street, Columbia, SC.

Environment:

Business casual/casual. The team is professional, highly collaborative, and focused on one of the largest IT modernizations in state history.

Pre-employment:

Must pass mandatory State Criminal, Credit, and E-Verify background checks. Skill Type Skill Name Education Bachelor s degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field. Or 5+ years of equivalent Quality Assurance experience Skill 5+ years translating business requirements or policy documentation into test cases and scenarios; building test cases and scenarios into test systems. Skill 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Skill 3+ years of experience in Sahi Pro/Selenium Automation Framework. Skill Working knowledge of ONE of the following: Spice, TPI, TMMI, CMMI OPF, OPD and PPQA process areas. Skill Direct hands-on experience with formal test design techniques like Equivalence Class Partitioning and Pairwise Analysis. Skill Experience with test design tools like PICT or equivalent orthogonal based tools. Preferred Skills Skill Type Skill Name Skill 5+ years large enterprise or e-business systems experience. Skill 3+ years Medicaid or healthcare experience. Skill Experience with X.12 Standards and

HIPPA EDI

Transactions. Skill Proficient in Atlassian tool suite including JIRA and Confluence. Skill Prior experience working in a standard SDLC (waterfall methodology) & in an AGILE delivery