QA Analyst

Richmond, VA
Contracted
Experienced
Location: Richmond, VA
Position Type: Onsite
Contract Length: 10 months

Position Overview:
The Test/QA Lead is responsible for driving the overall quality assurance strategy, ensuring the delivery of reliable, high-quality software solutions across the development lifecycle. This role leads testing efforts, coordinates QA resources, and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to mitigate risk and ensure successful system readiness and release execution.

Duties:

  • Define and own the overall QA and testing strategy across projects and releases

  • Lead test planning, execution, and reporting across functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT)

  • Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, and traceability matrices

  • Coordinate QA activities across internal teams and third-party vendors

  • Ensure alignment between business requirements, test coverage, and acceptance criteria

  • Manage defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution in collaboration with development teams

  • Establish and enforce QA standards, best practices, and governance processes

  • Oversee test environments, test data preparation, and release readiness assessments

  • Provide risk-based testing recommendations and go/no-go decisions for releases

  • Participate in release planning and support go-live activities

  • Manage multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining a strong focus on quality

  • Communicate testing progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders

  • Support extended testing efforts during critical release cycles as needed


Required Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance

  • 2+ years of experience serving in a QA Lead, Test Lead, or similar leadership role

  • 3+ years of experience working with SDLC methodologies, including Agile and/or Waterfall

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools

  • 2+ years of experience working with automated testing frameworks and tools

  • 3+ years of experience leading user acceptance testing (UAT) and collaborating with business stakeholders

  • 2+ years of experience working within healthcare environments

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