User Acceptance Tester

Job Title: User Acceptance Tester 
Location: Providence, RI (Hybrid)
Duration: Long Term Contract 
Client: IT - DHS - Information Technology Rhode Island
Pay Rate: $40/hr on C2C
Visa Status: H1-B, USC, GC, H4-EAD
Experience Level: 5+Years
Intermediate User Acceptance Tester

Responsibilities
•        Assist in evaluation and management of project scope (Business Requirements Documents BRDs/Functional Design Documents FDDs) with the State UAT Leads
•        Work with State Agency Leads, Program Managers and designated UAT representatives to understand business requirements/processes and act as a liaison between State Agencies and State Vendors as needed (also, to work on cross-agency UAT as and when needed based on release scope mix).
•        Work closely with the project and development team to understand the project roadmap, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria; thoroughly review requirements to develop UAT test prep schedule, applicable test plans and test cases to ensure adequate test coverage.
•        Prepare the execution calendar and account/environment request.
•        Consolidate and review all scripts and scenarios to ensure they align with scope (BRDs/FDDs) and business processes.
•        Perform SQL queries as required to gather and validate data in support of UAT testing.
•        Review and manage test scripts and defects in JIRA and JAMA (logging tickets, testing, etc.)
•        Manage the defect identification and logging process.
•        Review issues identified by analysts.
•        Collaborate with both technical and business-oriented project team members to resolve defects and ensure the Quality Assurance effort is meeting expectations and on schedule.
•        Attend all UAT-related meetings; provide UAT status updates and report testing metrics to State UAT Manager

Requirements 
•        Minimum of seven (5) years of UAT experience planning, preparing, and executing test cases
•        Knowledge and prior experience testing with Health and Human Services systems, along with Program knowledge (SNAP/RIW/CCAP/LTSS/Medicaid/Familiarity with Affordable Care Act (ACA) In
•        Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, testing strategies, and project management methodologies
•        Proficiency with SQL queries and ability to Query Database as required; provide data to support testing of programs.
•        Preferred familiarity with automated testing frameworks and scripts
•        Preferred experience using Selenium to Develop and execute tests through automations tools and support various software releases.
•        Hands-on experience creating and executing test cases.
•        Experience developing a schedule based on testing timelines.
•        Prior experience testing interfaces /Third party vendors
•        Ability to QA deliverables before they are submitted.
•        Strong written and verbal communication skills
•        Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Required Skills:
•        5 years UAT experience planning, preparing and executing test cases
•        Experience testing with Health and Human Services along with knowledge of one or more of the following SNAP, RIW, CCAP, LTSS, Medicaid, ACA.
•        Proficiency with SQL queries and ability to Query Database