QA & Testing Lead Analyst- HIH - Evernorth

Position Overview Position Overview This role will work with manual QA testers and setup the automation framework, building new test frameworks, writing and designing automation scripts from scratch and maintaining automated test scripts to ensure quality control standards are achieved. We need an QA Automation Engineer who is successful in growing, developing, and implementing automated testing solutions to maximize testing coverage and reduce test cycle time. This will require cross coordination between multiple teams. This role will also provide direction for implementing best practices to determine optimum solutions. Responsibilities Define test process including required test activities, deliverables and test schedule. Understand how changes impact work upstream and downstream including various back end and front-end architectural modules Responsible for developing smoke, functional and regression test suites for GUI Front End, and Database backend Document, maintain, and monitor software problems Recommend strategies and methods to improve test plans and test processes As a member of the scrum team, closely interact with both onsite and offshore team members. The onsite and offshore interactions include scrum team members (Scrum masters, developers, Product Owners and QA at onsite and offshore) Define test data conditions and partners and works closely with Data team to obtain the data. Actively participate in all phases of testing (In sprint functional testing, integration testing and regression) Business requirement analysis, test design, defect logging and tracking Actively engage in defect reporting and triaging Adheres to the organizations Quality Engineering best practices Qualifications Required Skills: Minimum of 5-8 years QA experience - 5+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience on enterprise level applications Experience in writing intermediate to complex SQL queries, ability to determine the types of testing that must be conducted (i.e., data validation, regression, etc.), including evaluating the testability of requirements and create a comprehensive test plan that supports the business and technological solutions being delivered. Extensive exposure to Back-end/ETL testing with high-level of SQL skills is required. Experience in API Testing Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka Exposure to large data sets and understand Data Quality Framework Knowledge of cloud technologies (Azure preferred) Familiarity with at least one of the following languages: C# preferred; Java, Python, or JavaScript accepted Experience in Design, development and implementation of QA strategy Must have broad knowledge experience with testing and modeling tools, and change management and test case generation techniques Experience with test management and defect tracking tools Ability to collaborate with a team of Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Project Managers and Application Developers in various locations to test configuration of business requirements Knowledge and experience in data masking methodologies - Familiar with Meta Data Management tools a plus Exposure to Automation Testing and technologies a plus Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment Adaptable and flexible to business demands, Well-developed problem solving and analytical skills Excellent interpersonal communication skills Prior experience in the Health Care industry preferred Required Experience & Education: Bachelor s degree in related field with 5-8 years of overall experience with at-least 5 years in each of the technical skills listed above