Testing Manager - BITHGROUP Technologies

The Test Manager will define and implement IT testing practices and procedures for the Maryland Medicaid Modular Transformation (MMT) program. The Test Manager will oversee the process for all testing and evaluation of MMT project initiatives and identify issues in software or services. He/she will analyze discrepancies in service or performance and make recommendations for product or service updates. The Manager will rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The Manager will perform a variety of testing tasks while also leading and directing the work of others on both DDI vendor and State teams. The Test Manager will coordinate and oversee all testing efforts such as but not limited to Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, and Load/Performance Testing.  He/she will help with UAT testing and monitor defects, create defect reports, work with vendors and the state to resolve the defects/bugs.  He/she will ensure software testing is done on-time and as planned and notify management about bottlenecks and other issues and risks.  He/she will also manage testing artifacts.

Employee is expected to undertake any additional duties as they are assigned by their Manager

Required Qualifications

·        Bachelor’s Degree

·        Advanced knowledge of Software Testing theories and practices

·        Test Manager on 1 or more Eligibility, Medicaid, or Human Services IT projects

·        Experience in developing and using Test Automation, Test Strategy, Test Scripts and Test Plans

·        Minimum 5 years testing project experience on large IT projects

Candidates that do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

·        Knowledge the Medicaid program and MMIS support systems

·        Experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

·        Experience with Agile, Waterfall and other Testing Methodologies

·        Industry standard Testing Best Practices

·        Test Certifications

·        Business Analysis experience

·        Work well in a team environment

·        Detail oriented

·        Organized

·        Excellent Communication skills

·        Knowledge of Six Sigma, CMM, CMMi and other industry standards

·        Experience using test automation tools like Rational Functional Tester

·        Set up testing environments

·        Familiar with SQL scripts and writing queries

·        Experience with IBM DB2

·        Defect/bug management and familiarity with defect management tools (Bugzilla, JIRA etc.)

·        Experience with SharePoint

·        Familiarity with traceability matrix

·        Creating testing requirements from design documents, functional requirements etc.

·        Testing phases, testing entrance and exit criteria

·        Testing data creation and maintenance

·        Familiarity with development tools and development languages

·        Experience with managing multiple groups with multiple testers

·        Excellent written and verbal communication, problem-solving and customer service skills