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IT - Quality Consultant Primary Capabilities: Analyze and dissect system requirements and technical specifications to oversee creation and execution of test strategy for large business initiatives. Ability to construct and execute test cases within web service environment Ability to Product test and drive defect management life cycle through to timely resolution Assist business users in defining User Acceptance Testing approach, plans, and test cases Establish and maintain test case and test data repository using client appropriate tool suites Expert knowledge of ALM Actively participate in walk-through, inspection, review and user group meetings for quality assurance Collaborate with key stakeholders, project manager, system analysts, designers and programmers to create and analyze required project documents and best practice artifacts and dashboards. Plan, document, evaluate and track testing results in support of all audit and regulatory requirements to ensure system applications are fully compliant. Meet with key stakeholders, project manager, system analyst and programmers to objectively provide data driven status and review issues impeding quality domain. Oversee and manage assignments, working closely with offshore resources. Report status and escalate issues as needed and appropriate within documented and accepted criteria. Participate in production implementation readiness, support and achieve stakeholder approval, act as accountable lead for verification and validation of system quality of deployment Communicate and interact with appropriate stakeholders 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. Requirements: Healthcare Payer Experience is critical. Successful candidates will have strong experience and expertise in the Healthcare Payer industry within one or more of the typical domains such as – Enrollment, Provider, Claim, Clinical, or other Constituent Services. Candidate should demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills so as to professionally and articulately represent in client facing situations. Bachelor\\\'s degree or high school diploma/GED +3 years of equivalent experience. 6+ years of recent QA experience analyzing and writing scripts 6+ years of experience as a QA Lead/Sr. QA Assets: Experience with Software Development life cycle (SDLC) preferable with AGILE Experience with SOAP UI, XML, SPY and Subversion for testing Project management experience - estimated, planned/managed projects Experience working/managing assignments with offshore resources as well as resources located in other locations (i.e. multiple states and globally)