Forecasting Quality Assurance Analyst - STChealth, LLC

As our Forecasting QA Analyst, you will make an immediate impact on our team, products, and engineering practices. STChealth creates industry-leading technology solutions designed to reduce the impact of preventable disease and empower people throughout the healthcare ecosystem.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact to not only STChealth and our clients, but also on the lives of people around the world.

This position supports the oversight and testing of all vaccine forecasting schedules for our forecasting product. Utilizing Bitbucket and building, deploying and testing the schedule changes to ensure data quality and accuracy. This position has a strong technical background and understanding of ACIP vaccine recommendations. While no actual engineering or development is required, responsibilities of this position take a similar workflow given the configurations, testing and deployment of custom schedules required.

Forecasting Knowledge & Skills
• Knowledge of ACIP vaccine recommendations
• Use Bitbucket for source control of changes
• Modify data in XML files to support custom schedule configurations
• Deploy schedule changes in a local environment for testing
• Create and execute test cases to confirm the modifications are correct

What You Will Do
• White box, Black box (Functional, Gorilla), Gray box, web service testing, and manual testing of web software.
• Actively pursue and develop automation-ready test cases where appropriate to provide periodic, repeatable coverage and reduce regression testing expense
• Write and maintain test assets such as test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, test results, and test tools in a suitable state for quick reuse
• Build and deploy software applications on multiple environments using tools such as ANT, Maven and Tomcat
• Provide trainings and demonstrations of our products internally and to our clients
• Analyze and gather business requirements
• Perform peer documentation reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Execute test plans
• Inspect, decompose, and challenge user stories (business and functional requirements) by asking useful questions to drive toward clarity and testability, resulting in a sound and comprehensive test approach
• Develop manual and automated test cases and configurations needed to meet testing for business requirements
• Monitor and track resolution of defects coordinating with engineers in order to prevent, report, and resolve
• Work collaboratively with technical and business team members to develop and maintain business solutions following Agile development principles and practices
• Triage and prioritize bugs
• Be a vocal and passionate advocate for the user
• Participate in a cross-functional team as an agile tester, including active involvement in ceremonies such as demos/reviews, grooming, planning, and retrospectives
• Ensure a constant and accurate flow of information to the project team on the progress of testing, issues, risks, and the state of the product
• Continually develop understanding of the system, its architecture, and operation and share this with fellow team members
• Continually develop understanding of QA best practices, tools, and methods and share this with fellow team members
• Continually develop understanding and knowledge of the user base, their needs and practices, and how our applications are utilized and share this with fellow team members

About You
Technical Knowledge and Experience
• Knowledge of issue tracking systems (e.g. JIRA, Bugzilla) is required
• Experience with one or more databases (e.g. Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server) required
• Experience with Test Case Management tools (e.g. Zephyr) Is a plus
• Must be proficient in writing end-to-end user acceptance test cases and scenarios
• Experience working in a SCRUM/Agile environment is a plus
• Experience with software testing frameworks such as Selenium, Robot Framework, or QTP is a plus
• Experience with automation frameworks is a plus
• Experience in testing web services within a SOA is a plus
• Experience using SQL with regard to writing and understanding queries and procedures is a plus
• Experience with some or all of the following: JSP with one or more Java Application Servers (e.g. Tomcat, Oracle), version control (e.g. SVN), Maven, or Ant is a plus
• Experience with data analysis, ETL (Extract Transform Load) technology, and/or Business Intelligence is a plus

Skills and Abilities
• Motivated individual with analytical skills who can quickly learn new applications, share knowledge, and thrive in an environment where solutions often need to be independently researched
• Expected to complete tasks with a certain degree of creativity and latitude
• Excellent writing and communication skills with the ability to speak in public and under pressure
• Strong attention to detail with overriding desire to validate software adherence to business requirements; troubleshooting software and system defects, and willingness to offer productive ideas on improving software quality and usability
• Proven ability to deliver quality results in a busy and dynamic business focused environment
• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges
• Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under-defined problems
• Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies
• Previous leadership experience preferred
• Experience in the public health sector desirable
• Background in nursing or healthcare with familiarity of vaccines and test cases highly preferred

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Must be a United States citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986. STChealth is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected Veteran status.