Tester II

Position Summary:
The Tester will ensure the system's quality and reliability through comprehensive testing
strategies within the program. This role involves working closely with development teams
to design, develop, and execute test plans, identify defects, and ensure that the system
meets the highest standards of quality and performance. This role requires a strong
technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work
collaboratively in a SAFe Agile environment. The Tester will play a critical role in
maintaining the quality and efficiency of software solutions to support the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse
within government-sponsored health programs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for functional,
regression, performance, and integration testing.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to understand requirements and
design test strategies that ensure comprehensive coverage of features and
functionalities.
• Identify, document, and track defects using issue tracking tools, and work with
development teams to resolve them.
• Perform root cause analysis on identified defects and provide detailed reports on
testing activities, including test results, coverage, and defect density.
• Use performance testing tools to assess the scalability and performance of the
software applications.
• Work closely with DevSecOps engineers to integrate automated tests into the
CI/CD pipeline.
• Ensure that testing activities are aligned with project schedules and deadlines.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and
retrospectives, to provide input on testing progress and challenges.
• Continuously improve testing processes, tools, and techniques to enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of the testing efforts.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
field.
• 5+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance.
• Extensive Experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as
Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, and Cucumber.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful API development, microservices
architecture, the ActiveMQ message broker, and containerization technologies
such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with front-end technologies (Angular, React).
• Experience with the version control systems (GitHub) and continuous
integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools (Jenkins).
• Experience with system monitoring tools (Apache JMeter, Grafana, Splunk, New
Relic, CloudWatch).
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, Bash scripting, Linux, AWS services (Amazon MQ,
SQS, S3, EC2, EKS, RDS, CloudWatch), and infrastructure as code tools
(Terraform).
• Knowledge of security testing practices and tools.
• Knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and data modeling.
• Experience with agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum) and tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team
environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and
addressing issues.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Proven track record of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years.
Preferred Qualifications:
• SAFe Agile Certification
• Certifications in software testing (e.g., ISTQB, CSTE)
• Experience in healthcare IT and understanding of regulatory requirements such
as HIPAA.
• Experience and/or knowledge of CMS processes and standards.

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