*QA Manager - Direct Client *
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Job title: QA Manager
Location: Clemson, SC
Duration: 12 Months
Direct Client Position
Note: preference for candidates with MMIS or healthcare
SCOPE OF PROJECT
The Medicaid Member Management project is one of the most complex
technology development projects undertaken by Clemson University on behalf
of the State of South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services
(SCDHHS). This project is a multi-year effort to replace the State's
Medicaid Eligibility Determination System (MEDS) with a multi-tier
application environment that requires modern technologies, technical
practices and substantial collaboration with a variety of stakeholders.
The State seeks a skills professional with a deep level of testing
management experience who can work independently and alongside project team
members. State agency representative and all impacted
Third Party vendors. The Agile project methodology will primarily be
leveraged which will require significant organizational and leadership
skills. The following duties will apply for the Testing Manager:
Collaborate with the MMIS Replacement Testing Manager to leverage the
standardized testing process;
Collaborate and report to the Quality Manager on all testing duties;
Develop, execute and maintain a Test Management Plan;
Estimate the testing to be done and negotiate with management to acquire
the necessary resources;
Recognize when test automation is appropriate, plan the effort, select the
tools, and ensure training of the team;
Ensure test environments and test data are in place before test execution
and managed during test execution;
Acts as liaison between State and vendor with testing activities;
Resource management (allocation, monitoring, motivating etc.); coordinates
all activities and all testers related to and during all applicable testing
strategies;
Co-operates with the State and project team(s) as required; maintains
awareness of testing alternatives at a level where they can be analyzed and
the most effective testing strategy selected and agreed;
Provide progress/status reports on testing activities to Management;
Ensures that any risks associated with the selected test strategy and the
test plans are clearly documented and described to the State and project
team(s). Manages all risks associated with the testing and takes
preventative action when any risks become unacceptable
Plans, arranges and controls meetings and relations with the State and
project team(s) during test planning and throughout subsequent development
and testing activities. Takes responsibility at a high level for the proper
conduct of such relations
Provides oversight/approval of vendor unit/system integrated test plans and
test results
Provide guidance on the preparation/review of test plans
Provide guidance on the preparation/review of test scripts/scenarios
Preparation/review of test reports
Checking progress against targets, reporting as necessary and taking action
to resolve exceptions
Training and mentoring
Required Skills (Rank in Order of Importance)
Industry knowledge of Software Testing theories and best practices.
Ability to provide oversight, planning and coordination of all system
testing including performance, stress testing, fail-over, disaster
recovery, interface testing, conversion testing, FDSH testing and QA
Team building skills to coordinate testing resources in a matrix management
environment
Supervision of QA Testers
Demonstrates ability to understand software requirements
Demonstrates leadership skills on a regular basis
Demonstrates effective communication, both orally and in writing, with
subordinates, colleagues,clients and customers at all levels, both formally
and informally
Demonstrates ability to develop test scripts/scenarios from business
process models, use cases, requirements and business rules
Ability to make decisions at the appropriate time, taking into account the
needs of the situation, priorities, constraints and the availability of
necessary information.
Ability to acquire an understanding of the underlying issues in complex
problems or situations by correctly relating these to simpler or better
understood concepts, models or previous experiences.
Understanding of IT development and implementation projects
Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to
elicit requirements, document system as built, and develop business process
models. Strong proficiency in English is required.
Impeccable integrity. This project will have very high visibility and will
impact significant expenditures of public funds. Candidates must be
confident with their abilities to make correct decisions and the courage to
speak out when necessary.
Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations
on a continuous basis.
Education Bachelor of Arts Degree Yes 1
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