Senior Software Test Engineer

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day.

We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. Our work depends on a Senior Software Test Engineer joining our team to support New York State (NYS) Department of Heath Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) activities at Riverview Center in Menands, NY.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Software Test Engineer supporting the eMedNY Systems Integration Team, you will be trusted to have an excellent understanding of software integration testing best practices, experience with manual testing tools and have knowledge of health care claims processing.  We are looking for a qualified Senior Software Test Engineer who has a passion for quality to help ensure the systemic integrity of NYS MMIS. Experience with a MMIS, mainframe technologies such as the COBOL programming language and CICS, and testing web based user interface applications is highly desired.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Attend functional requirements definition and project design meetings as requested
• Provide effort and duration estimates associated with the testing phase of the SDLC
• Design and develop integration test plans and identify regression test scenarios.
• Execute test cases and scenarios associated with integration test plans for complex applications and processes
• Capture integration test results and generate test results documentation
• Provide and review test results documentation with the customer and other stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with Test Automation Engineers and other Integration Test Team members
• Actively participate in project and team meetings
• Adhere to program testing standards associated with the creation and publication of testing artifacts and related documentation
• Stay abreast of industry testing trends, and remain current with industry standards and best practices
• Assist in production and other support activities, and ad hoc testing activities that may arise
• Perform research activities as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• The position requires a Bachelors' Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, Business (or related field of study)
• Five (5) or more years of testing experience in a distributed environment required - Mainframe and Open Systems
• Experience in writing queries in RDBMS and Document-oriented databases.
• SQL Tools - SPUFI, QMF, Redash, MongoDB Compass etc.
• Strong knowledge of Healthcare
• Proficient in Waterfall and Agile SDLC methodologies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to communicate with customers, support personnel, application development personnel and management
• Ability to work in a team environment with multiple team members, as well as productively as an individual.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), related claims and ancillary transaction processing
• Knowledge of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - HIPAA X12 5010 and NCPDP D.0
• COBOL Programming Language
• IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
• IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) Mainframe Source Code Management
• IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) Test Management
• Proficient with applications developed in Java and Angular technologies, browser compatibility testing.
• Knowledgeable in ETL testing using DataStage, Testing Spring Batch Applications, Web services / API Testing using POSTMAN
• Experience in working with databases – DB2 – Z/OS and LUW, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Familiar with application security testing.