Senior IT Quality Consultant - Raleigh, NC and Minnesota - Full-time / Part-time

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As a Senior IT Quality Consultant, you will work as a part of a dynamic team involved with software, web, portal, application, and other testing for new systems and/or enhancements with a focus on both manual and / or automated testing tools, test script and test plan creation and maintenance, defect tracking and reporting.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Work with Product BAs and developers to analyze system requirements (provided through Features and User Stories) and technical specifications to create test strategy, create / review and execute test cases
Perform / Lead all activities in Functional, Regression, Integration, End-to-End, Smoke testing and drive defect resolution
Establish and maintain test cases and test data
Plan, document, evaluate and track testing results to ensure application is free from defects
Incorporate test automation where feasible and identity ways to automate existing test cases
Ensure quality processes are carried out through all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle
Assist business users in defining test cases and plans for User Acceptance Tests
Participate in production implementation verification and being accountable for validating system quality
Actively participate in walk-through, inspection, review meetings etc. to ensure quality
Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to different audiences
Ability to drive process improvement initiatives
Work as part of a project team
Ability to work concurrently on multiple projects

Required Qualifications:

Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field
5+ years of testing/quality assurance experience on ETL/Data Warehousing projects using Data Stage
2+ years as a senior test engineer on ETL projects
5+ years of relational database experience covering writing queries, manipulating test data through SQL statements
Experience with automating test cases and automation tools such as FitnessE, Selenium, UFT
Experience using testing/quality assurance tools such as ALM
Proven experience in testing software following Agile / Scrum methodology
Experience using Agile / Scrum tools such as CA Agile Central (aka Rally) or any other tool
Experience using Job scheduling software such as TWS
Experience working in an onsite/offshore model with offshore teams
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to varying audiences
Preferred Qualifications:

Hands-on experience in ORACLE database technologies
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) experience
CA Agile Central (aka Rally) experience
Experience with automation tools like FitnessE, Selenium, UFT
TWS experience
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Visio)
Experience in the health care industry
Experience with HEDIS
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Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
 
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