IT - Medicaid - Enterprise Quality Program Test Lead

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Enterprise Quality Program Test Lead

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Description

The Alabama Medicaid Agency (AMA) has embarked on a major

transition from a monolithic system with 14 different business

functions to an interoperable, modern system based on a Service

Oriented Architecture (SOA). This multi-year Medicaid Enterprise

Modernization project will include working with multiple vendors and

may include multiple project methodologies. The project must

comply with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

standards and requirements such as the Medicaid Information

Technology Architecture (MITA), Medicaid Enterprise Certification

Lifecycle (MECL), Outcomes Based Certification and the Medicaid

Enterprise Certification Toolkit (MECT). The Program Management

Office (PMO) vendor has already joined the project, and is

responsible for defining requirements, managing the program, and

providing support in the enterprise quality and testing efforts.

To oversee the quality and testing efforts, AMA has established an

Enterprise Quality Program (EQP) to support and implement quality

goals and is seeking an EQP Test Lead to support the MES

Modernization project. The EQP Test Lead will be responsible for

successful conduction of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and End-

to-End (EE2E) testing for the Alabama Medicaid Systems

Modernization Program (AMMP). This person is responsible for

identifying, creating, and executing UAT scripts, identifying end

users and working closely with them to manage overall UAT testing

activities. This person is also responsible for creating an EE2E test

plan, creating and execution of Enterprise EE2E scenarios and test

cases, and validating complete software workflows across

integrated systems, databases, and third-party APIs to ensure

seamless performance.

The EQP Test Lead reports to the EQP Program Manager for

assurance and testing aspects of Medicaid Enterprise System

(MES) program.

Specific EQP Test Lead job requirements include the following:

• Serves as the UAT Test Lead and drives UAT for Medicaid

applications, ensuring systems for claims, eligibility, and

providers meet business requirements, and CMS regulations

• Leads UAT execution, manage testers, coordinate with

stakeholders, and oversee defect resolution to ensure a high-

quality compliant system

• Serve as the EE2E Test Lead and drive EE2E testing for

Medicaid applications, validating the entire Medicaid

Management Information System (MMIS) workflow from claim

submission to payment ensuring all components, databases,

and third-party interfaces function together under real-world

scenarios

• Identify the EE2E scenarios, prepare EE2E test cases, work

with vendors to conduct the enterprise EE2E testing

• Act as a trusted partner with contractors and Agency managers

to ensure testing outcomes reach program goals and key

initiatives achieve desired results. Develop, design, and

oversee metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that

provide insight to the health of the quality assurance program

• Perform Test Analyst activities with experience in developing,

implementing and evaluating a multi-phase Enterprise Test

Strategy. Experience developing software tests for functional

performance, UAT and Enterprise EE2E testing that include

automated, ad-hoc, and manual testing elements.

• Strong knowledge of MMIS EE2E testing. Strong knowledge of

identifying the business processes in MMIS system. Strong test

planning and test case development skills. Knowledge of

Systems Development Life Cycle

• Strong knowledge of testing Web-based applications and

understanding of Azure Dev Ops operations, functions and

features.

• Strong knowledge of ETL testing. Ensure the accuracy,

integrity, and performance of data stored and processed within

the Snowflake cloud data platform.

• Supports MES quality assurance program. Demonstrates a

strong understanding of Software Design Patterns, object-

oriented programming and agile methodologies associated with

testing. Ability to oversee and integrate with multiple test teams

for testing individual modules and End-to- End testing for MES

solutions. Collaborate with subject matter experts and program

managers to scope opportunities, identify constraints, and

mitigate risks specifically but not limited to testing. Knowledge

of version control concepts and management software

Specific

Requirements

Required Experience

• 2 - 3 years of experience in using AI tools for EE2E Testing,

API testing using open-source automation tools and testing

Snowflake cloud data platform

• 2 - 5 years of experience in testing MMIS system
• 2 - 5 years of experience in preparing and executing an EE2E

Test Strategy and creating data for EE2E testing

• 3 - 5 years of experience in preparing and executing ETL test

cases

• 3 - 5 years of experience in member and provider enrollment

and management, claims adjudication, and processing

payments

• 3 - 5 years developing test strategies for complex business

applications and systems

• 3 - 5 years of experience with large multi-vendor projects or

teams

• 3 - 5 years of experience working with management and key

stakeholders

• 5 - 7 years of report testing, creating UAT test cases,

conducting and executing UAT

• 5 – 7 years quality assurance and test management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to relate

quality assurance concepts and test theories to non-technical

audiences

• Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of

executives, managers, and subject matter experts

• Ability to work independently with minimal direction from other

team members

• Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline.
• Demonstrated effective analytical, critical thinking, and

diagnostic skills

• Extensive knowledge of all MS Office products; with strong

skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Candidates who do not meet the required experience will not

be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Program and Project management experience
• Experience in Enterprise EE2E testing
• Concepts of automated testing experience
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Advising on Request for Proposals (RFPs) and evaluating

submitted proposals

• Ability to work with virtual and in-person teams

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems

or similar field; or 5+ years of equivalent work experience