QA Business Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities

The QA Business Analyst/Tester is responsible for analyzing functional application requirements and their execution within the Client system and/or subsequent SCRs, assisting with the development and review of requirements and design documentation, reviewing release notes and other materials related to new releases, reviewing and supporting the QA test activities for complex changes and monitoring changes implemented. This position must have or quickly gain a broad understanding of the entire suite of Client core and ancillary functions. The QA Business Analyst/Tester responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Participating in analysis and design sessions to provide input and support for the Consortium.
• Reviewing the Vendor Deliverables with a focus on meeting the functional application requirements.
• Tracking changes and corresponding requirements across multiple programs and reviewing the Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Reviewing and analyzing the change request deliverables and work products to determine the viability of the scope, level of effort, resources, schedule, budget, workflow, reporting, and impact to county business operations and on the existing M&O work plans.
• Reviewing and preparing scripts for independent, UAT and/or regression testing, particularly for complex scenarios or changes.
• Supporting or reviewing results of independent, UAT and/or regression testing to determine whether all functional requirements have been met.
• Providing recommendations regarding the readiness of releases for production.
• Reviewing release notes and other release documentation or training materials.
• Analyzing and/or developing business process solutions, sometimes in the absence of an automated solution, to support Consortium and County business operations.
• Reviewing training materials, release notes, and highlights associated with a software release to ensure accuracy and quality of materials including identification of deficiencies and recommendations for improvement.
• Fostering thorough and timely communication with the Vendors, Consortium, Counties and other stakeholders.
• Being primarily responsible for the creation and submission of:
• Assessment of Vendor Client General Design (Page/Report/Correspondence Changes per Requirement) deliverables
• Assessment of Vendor Application Development Preparation and Installation Plan
• Assessment of Vendor Client Business Architecture Design
• Assessment of Vendor Client Requirements Traceability Matrix (initial and updates)
• Contributing to other QA deliverables, including but not limited to:
• Assessment of Master Conversion Plan
• Assessment of Vendor Client Master Test Plan (to address unit, system, regression, performance and converted data testing)
• Assessment of Master Training Plan
• Assessment of Deployment Readiness Plan
• Assessment of Implementation Support Vendor Deployment Readiness Plan
• Assessment of Implementation Support Vendor Master Training Plan
• Assessment of Implementation Support Vendor Training Material
• Assessment of Implementation Support Vendor Training Material
• Contributing to the QA Monthly Status Report and QA Test Monthly Report.
• Identifying and recommending business, design, test, and deploy process improvements.
• Escalating risks and issues to the QA Functional Manager and QA Project Manager.