Description
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) is expertise in action™. We are a FORTUNE 500 company with 74,000 employees worldwide supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries. We provide business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. Our employees operate with integrity, and are flexible, reliable and responsive. If you meet the requirements of this position and want to work for a world-class company with a great marketplace reputation, apply today.
May perform one or more of the following:
Analyzes business processes and performs needs assessments in an effort to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.
Interprets business needs and translates them into system requirements.
Writes business specifications and forwards to technical staff for system development.
Interprets systems specifications to develop, maintain and support automated business processes. Provides technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements.
Configures system settings and options, plans and executes acceptance testing, and creates specifications for systems to meet business requirements.
All other duties as assigned.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Software Quality Assurance Lead Analyst / Tester willing to work on a highly visable Healthcare project in Boston, Massachusetts. An intermediate-level professional, the Quality Assurance Lead Analyst is a fully qualified producer who applies a broad knowledge of systems analysis concepts, practices and procedures. Under minimal guidance, this position directs a team of analysts who carry out procedures to ensure that all products and services meet organization standards and end-user requirements. The analyst is competent to work on complex assignments independently if required, and is capable of handling heavy workloads with stringent deadlines
All other duties as assigned.
STRONGLY Prefer experience in healthcare, medicare, medicaid, MMIS, and/or pharmacy POS.
Functional Description:
An experienced Business Analyst to perform work of considerable difficulty in the analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of complex mainframe systems. Other tasks may include creating use cases, creating requirement analysis documents, creating detail specification documents, resolving production problems, and developing user acceptance test plans,.
• Solid understanding of black-box, functional, system, regression and user acceptance testing.
• Demonstrable experience designing and executing comprehensive test cases
• Experience documenting defects with systems, and assisting with root cause analysis of complex testing / technical issues.
• Strong knowledge and experience with performing functional/regression testing, verifying functionality matches the specifications of the functional requirements.
• Familiarity with QA processes and methodologies including participation in requirements sessions, use case reviews, design meetings, QA task planning, work effort estimations and risk mitigation skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing, by phone, and in person
• Proven track record to lead a team of analysts and/or work independently as well as across product teams
• Must have a “can do” attitude.
Desired:
• Prior Pharmacy experience, US Healthcare experience or Medicaid program policy knowledge.
• Solid understanding of white-box, performance and automated testing.
• Proven ability to perform comprehensive data integrity testing.
• Ability to Write test plans to control the scope and risks for a release.
• Experience developing and executing automated test suites
• Experience diagnosing, reporting, tracking and resolving quality issues
• Experience with QualityCenter, Rational tools and MS Project
• Knowledge of CMMI life cycle methodologies.
• Intermediate SQL skills
Education and Typical Years Experience
• Required: A Bachelors degree in a related technical field or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years experience acting in a Lead capacity, performing software quality assurance testing.
Advantage: Experience in Healthcare Implementation projects
Special Requirements: Proficient in the use of:
• Prior experience with ReqPro will be a plus but not a requirement.
ACS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not Discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with ACS may request such accommodations by calling 866-419-2226 .
