Quality Assurance Analyst – Project Lead - 26-03525

Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst – Project Lead (Contract)

Location: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
Duration: 12 Months

Location - Columbia, SC

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst – Project Lead to support large-scale, complex initiatives within a healthcare-focused environment. This role involves leading QA efforts, developing testing strategies, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality technical solutions aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute quality assurance and testing activities across projects
• Develop test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical requirements
• Perform functional, regression, usability, and negative testing
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and recommend solutions
• Design and execute automated test scripts where applicable
• Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) support and coordination
• Maintain defect tracking systems and provide status reporting on issues and risks
• Collaborate with development, product, and business teams to improve system performance and quality
• Ensure adherence to QA standards, governance policies, and best practices
• Perform walkthroughs, reviews, and inspections to ensure quality compliance
• Create and maintain QA documentation and reporting artifacts

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 3 years of experience translating business requirements into test cases and scenarios
• Minimum 3 years of experience building and executing test cases in test systems
• Minimum 2 years of experience testing IBM Curam applications
• Strong experience in defect tracking, reporting, and communication with development teams
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in large enterprise or e-business systems
• Experience in healthcare or Medicaid environments
• Proficiency with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience working in both Waterfall (SDLC) and Agile environments
• Relevant technical or project management certifications

For more details reach at resumes@navitassols.com