IT Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Job Title: IT Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Location: 1 Enterprise Dr, Quincy, MA (Hybrid — onsite as requested)

Job Type: Contract (Long-term engagement)

Experience: 5+ years

 

Job Overview

Our client, a large state government health and human services organization, is seeking a motivated Senior Quality Assurance Analyst to join its Medicaid Systems Development (MSD) team. This individual will primarily support a Health Safety Net (HSN) application that facilitates healthcare access for uninsured and underinsured Massachusetts residents, while also providing QA support across other MSD applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute both manual and automated test cases and test scripts
• Conduct requirements analysis and create effective, reusable test scripts based on functional requirements and use cases
• Participate in defect triage, remediation, and JAD sessions with cross-functional teams
• Perform requirements verification, functional, security, regression, smoke, and ADA testing
• Capture and track defects; develop day-to-day test metric reporting and Test Summary Reports
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitActions, Jenkins)
• Perform gap analysis and add new test scenarios to the testbed
• Support data setup for performance testing and provide backup support for the Test Manager
• Review business analyst and SME deliverables to ensure well-defined requirements

Required Skills

• Broad knowledge of testing approaches: black-box, white-box, functional, smoke, regression, security, ADA
• Strong expertise in backend testing and writing complex SQL queries (subqueries, joins)
• Experience with Oracle database and/or SQL Server
• Proficiency with Jira, HP Quality Center, IBM ClearQuest, IBM Test Manager
• CI/CD integration experience (GitActions, Jenkins)
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills

Preferred Skills

• Salesforce testing experience
• Prior experience in a healthcare or government setting

Location & Work Model

Hybrid — primarily remote with the ability to come into the Quincy, MA office when requested. Accessible by public transportation. 37.5-hour work week; no overtime.

Engagement Details

This is anticipated to be a long-term contract engagement. Note: all new hires start 3 weeks after acceptance. Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent experience required.