QA Technical Lead

TECHNICAL LEAD JOB DESCRIPTION:The Technical Lead of Enterprise Testing Services at Kaiser Permanente is responsible for quality assurance and testing. This includes the design, development and implementation of testing procedures; the creation of test plans, test strategy, cases and scripts to support testing objectives; and the implementation of quality assurance and testing methodologies, processes, standards and tools. As a Technical Lead you will supervise the technical aspects of all quality assurance testing work activities; serve as a subject matter expert for specific programs/applications; develop and execute project plans that are aligned with and follow appropriate project delivery processes for the testing phase; and ensure appropriate technical testing resources for projects. You must be accountable for time and resource estimates for projects; analyze requirements to determine feasibility for testing; and validate external specifications to verify testability. You must ensure the proper configuration of Mercury Quality Center (Test Director) for your project(s). You must also create test plans, cases and scripts, testing matrices for more complex applications and ensure they support testing objectives; ensure tests are executed and analyzed properly; analyze, review and communicate test data requirements; see that unresolved problems/issues are properly documented, escalated and monitored; review testing documentation deliverables; and ensure defects are reported and managed appropriately. Responsible for facilitating and coordinating the development and execution of cross-functional testing; spanning multiple regions and Business units. Additionally you will evaluate/escalate all unresolved issues to management; conduct client interviews in order to perform requirements and prepare appropriate documentation/presentation materials to communicate/validate information; develop presentations for upper management; maintain knowledge of emerging technologies and recommend implementation as appropriate; train team members on testing methodology, standards and tools and review their work; and contribute to the development of new theories and methods.Basic Qualifications:This position requires 6-8 years of related experience as a Functional Tester, Quality Analyst, Defect Analyst, Automation Engineer, or Software Developer.The candidates must possess exceptional analytical skills. Must be able to understand complex integrated systems and derive test cases from technical internal/external design documents, requirements, story boards and workflows.Good understanding of software development life cycle including Agile and/or the CDP and the associative Framework.Excellent verbal, written communication and problem solving skills.Experience and proficiency with MS-Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as MS-Visio and MS-Project.Experience and proficiency with Mercury Quality Center (Test Director)Experience with CaliberRM and StarTeam tools for tracking requirements and associated documentation.Experience with Automated Testing Tools (QuickTest Pro).Highly proficient in writing test plans, test cases, test procedures and test reports.Must be able to work cooperatively as part of a large or small local and remote testing team.Excellent organization and planning skills; must be able to adjust priorities with changing needs of the projects. The candidate should have a good grasp of how to achieve quality in a project both through testing and quality assurance activities.Creation of Status reports and defect trackingPreferred Qualifications:B.S. in Computer Science or relevant technical engineering discipline is required. Six to Seven years total of demonstrated structured system testing experience. System testing experience in healthcare industry domain is highly desirable.Experience working in IT systems related with HealthCare Insurance Industry.Experience in Practice Management, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Medical Claims & Billing systems.Exhibit an understanding of interface messaging brokers as well as the HL7 communications protocol and EDI.Java and J2EE experience; either in a development or testing role.Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)Experience with the scrum agile development methodology, including TDD and JUNIT.Epic module experience a plus; either in a testing or support role.Find out more about this and other positions by visiting www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org For immediate consideration, please submit your resume online to job #73497 on our careers website This position consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanentes policies and procedures.Kaiser Permanente is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Additional Information Reference Code: 1045664 Position Type: Full Time