IA DHS - TS2 - Test Manager - ELIAS

This Position is for a Test Manager who will be working with the SPRINT teams with Vendor resources representing the department to keep vendor costs on Quality Assurance functions on the project. This Position is for a Test Manager who will be working with the SPRINT teams with Vendor resources representing the department to keep vendor costs on Quality Assurance functions on the project. The position will also back up the lead Test Manager when necessary. Key Activities Review and approve testing conducted by the DDI Teams to ensure they follow approved guidelines and provide adequate test coverage to support the delivered functionality Submit weekly Contractor Activity Report to provide a summary of your weekly activities Expand high level and detailed documentation on the test coverage provided by the automated regression testing suite Actively participate in the process of determining the test steps required for new automated regression testing coverage Develop a complete understanding of the process guidelines, offer suggestions for improvements, and continuously monitor to ensure they are being followed Update testing section of the weekly Development & Testing SI EMT Status Report Actively monitor newly entered defects and provide analysis of defect trends Participate in weekly project meetings including but not limited to Backlog Health, Risk and Issues, Release meetings, ORA, SOS, etc. Contribute appropriate oversight and follow up as needed on the information being presented. Investigate issues identified by the team leads for discussion and resolution and/or escalate to the Project Business Lead, if needed. Review SI Contractor performance, stress, and load testing plans and test cases to determine if they provide the appropriate level of coverage to support the release stream requirements Ensure the referential integrity and proper process flow of our critical Safe Agile artifacts are properly maintained by the development and distribution of the RTC Discrepancy Report Participate in the process to transform IT into a Dev/Ops model while maintaining appropriate levels of testing throughout the lifecycles Participate in the process to implement a standard automation regression testing framework and tool selection to support the process. The selection must support the eventual conversion of the current EIAS automation framework (based on the Worksoft tool), support the requirements of all strategic DHS systems, and facilitate the path towards DevOps automation. Ensure SI Contractor delivers on time with high quality and support the efforts of the DDI teams Participate in Program Increment Planning weeks that are modeled off the Safe Agile Framework Required/Desired Skills Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Large State Systems QA and Test Experience and Expertise Required 5 Years Extensive Software QA and UAT Testing Validation Experience Required 10 Years Experience leading Web based testing projects Required 5 Years Fundamental database knowledge Oracle specific preferred Required 10 Years Agile Experience Required 10 Years Dev/Ops experience Required 5 Years Knowledge of best practice in building automated testing frameworks Required 5 Years Industry Best Practices QA Techniques Experience Required 10 Years Experience in Medicaid/Human Services/Healthcare IT Industry Required 5 Years Knowledge of HIPAA rules, CMS guidelines and current MITA standards Desired 0 Experience with MEET and MELC requirements Desired 0 Knowledge of MARS-e testing requirements Desired 0 Possess excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills Desired 0 Questions No. Question Question1 The Contractor must report any disciplinary action, misdemeanor or felony convictions to the State for any temporary IT staff provided. Do you agree to this requirement? Question2 Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI Management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that a resource can be reached during his or her absence. The client has the right to dismiss the resource if she or he does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement? Question3 This requirement falls under the E-RTR process. The candidate MUST submit their Right to Represent electronically following the process to be considered. Do you accept this requirement? Question4 Please list candidate's email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR. Question6 INTERVIEWS will be conducted on October 30th and November 2nd Question7 PROVIDE candidates CURRENT PHYSICAL LOCATION [HERE], Question8 REMOTE WORK PERMITTED: Due to COVID-19, the client has agreed to allow the selected candidate to work remotely for the time being. However, the chosen candidate must be available to report in person as directed by the client to pick up equipment on the first day. This position REQUIRES the selected candidate to work ONSITE for the duration of the assignment once clear to return to the building. Do you accept this requirement? Question9 IS YOUR CANDIDATE AWARE that he/she would need to RELOCATE to Des Moines for this position? Question10 IF OFFERED THE POSITION How much notice does your candidate require before he/she is able to start working? Question11 REMINDER: a) SKILL MATRIX is entered on the CANDIDATE SKILLS TAB of VectorVMS ONLY. b) Candidates submitted who have the skills matrix included on the resume get REJECTED FROM CONSIDERATION. c) Candidates that have the skills matrix uploaded on a separate document included WILL GET REJECTED FROM CONSIDERATION. Question12 Provide three (3) professional (REQUIRED) references on the candidate resume with Contact Name, Title, Contact, and Relation to the candidate. NOTE: CANDIDATES WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES INCLUDED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Question13 RE: [SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS under DETAILS tab of CANDIDATE PROFILE] Show your work. I will REJECT any profile where the staffing agency has simply cut/pasted bullets from the candidates resume.