IT Quality Assurance Analyst - Atlanta, GA

IT Quality Assurance Analyst -  Positions in this function require but are not limited to the following skills:

• Analyze and dissect system requirements and technical specifications to create and execute test cases for large business initiatives


• Ability to write test cases and execute testing within a web service environment


• Product test and driving defect resolution


• Assist business users in defining User Acceptance Testing, test cases and plans


• Establish and maintain test cases and test data


• Create and maintain test cases in Quality Center and/or Test Director


• Actively participate in walk-through, inspection, review and user group meetings for quality assurance


• Work with business users, system analysts, designers and programmers to create and analyze various required project documents


• Participate in production implementation verification and being accountable for validating system quality


• Plan, document, evaluate and track testing results to ensure system applications are free from defects


• Communicate and interact with appropriate areas on problems, changes and enhancements that may impact data, workflow and /or functionality within Information Technology software


• Comply with standards of the software development life cycle and follow strategies, plans and procedures within information Technology software


• Comply with standards and strategies of the software development life cycle

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Requirements 

• Undergraduate degree in applicable area of expertise or equivalent experience


• Minimum of 1 year in Automation Testing Environment


• Intermediate skills using SQL for validation of testing artifacts


• Healthcare Experience


• Advanced skills in Excel using Functions, Pivots, Charts and Graphs; PowerPoint using Charts and Graphs


• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and orally with internal and external customers


• Quality Assurance Team Leadership experience

Assets

• Knowledge of CRM software and/or Help Desk applications


• Previous experience with Managed Care, Claims or Billing applications


• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) experience


• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)


• Proficiency with MS Visio

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world?s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.sm

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.