Job Description
IT - SCDHHS - Quality Assurance Analyst – Consultant
Job Description :
Position : Quality Assurance Analyst
Location : Columbia, SC Hybrid (4 days in office, 1 day remote)
Years of Exp : 07+Years
Contract Type : C2C / W2
Duration : 12+ Months
Candidate Location : Candidate MUST be a SC resident. No relocation allowed.
Summary
The Quality Assurance Analyst – Advanced will support large-scale healthcare technology projects in collaboration with an enterprise Project Management Office (PMO). This role focuses on ensuring the quality, reliability, and stability of Medicaid-related applications within a structured governance and compliance-driven environment. Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented initiatives and collaborating across technical and business teams will find this role highly engaging.
Daily Responsibilities
- Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and QA / UAT processes based on business and technical requirements
- Maintain full SDLC traceability between requirements, designs, and test cases
- Perform functional, regression, negative, usability, and user interface testing
- Design, execute, and support manual and automated test scripts
- Participate in defect triage, retesting, and resolution activities
- Prepare QA documentation, metrics, and status reports
- Adhere to established QA governance standards and recommend continuous improvements
- Communicate testing results, risks, and gaps clearly to development teams
Required Skills
5+ years translating business or policy requirements into test cases and scenarios5+ years building and managing test cases within test management systems3+ years hands-on experience with healthcare operations (Medicaid preferred)3+ years experience using QA tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, and ConfluencePreferred Skills
Experience supporting large enterprise or e-business systemsStrong knowledge of Waterfall and Agile SDLC methodologiesPrior Medicaid or healthcare domain experienceRequirements
5+ years translating business or policy requirements into test cases and scenarios5+ years building and managing test cases within test management systems3+ years hands-on experience with healthcare operations (Medicaid preferred)3+ years experience using QA tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, and Confluence