QA Manager / Analyst

Description

Internal Comments/Notes 7 month contract with possible extensions.Description Responsible for objectively evaluating processes, work products, and services against applicable process descriptions, standards, and procedures Provides feedback to project staff on the results of quality assurance activities Health Insurance Industry preferably in a BCBS managed care environment Ultimately accountable for QA/Testing portion of project deliverables (i.e. test plans, testing solutions, results, budgets, schedules, and quality) Determines new methods and develops new procedures for accomplishing work Creates a climate of collaboration and teamwork among team members and customer groups Interfaces with all levels of management to negotiate project priorities and outcomes Experience with IT Structured Software Testing specifically for web based and enterprise portal applications , Testing Specialized, and Quality Center a must Ability to evaluate functional and non functional requirements and objectives regarding quality Ability to manage quality assurance and testing projects, schedules, tasks, and deliverables Ability to effectively communicate quality issues and recommendations to improve quality to senior level IT management Determines process and priorities based on the requirements of a situation Knowledge of quality assurance and testing processes and tools and industry standards on quality models Negotiates to resolve customer issues by seeking winwin solutions that add value to the customer A QA Manager must have a strong background in software engineering, testing, and automation to drive the overall planning, execution, tracking, and delivery of projects within the organization. To expand, the selected resource must possess Knowledge and handson experience with a variety of test automation tools, experience with large scale enterprise product, experience with relational databases, and management background. In addition, the QA Manager should have experience coding and/or testing in the denoted technologies.