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Position: Testing Specialist (Automation)

DK Consulting Overview: Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one ‘critical resource’ to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management.

The client seeks a Testing Specialist (Automation) to provide User Acceptance, Integration, and/or Automation Testing and other testing and quality assurance services.

Client: Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

Contract duration: Two years

Interview mode: Virtual

Location: 750 East Pratt Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Md 21202 (three days in the office, two days remote)

Duties/Responsibilities

Perform software validation and testing, write test cases, map requirements to test scenarios, validate functionality, perform regression testing, integration testing, interface testing, and testing of downstream functions. Prepare any required test documentation, design and prepare test data, review test results, and evaluate for conformance with design. Translate verbal and written requirements and functional specifications into effective test cases and test scenarios to conduct integrated, scenario-based User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex health exchange systems. Develop and identify test data for test scenarios. Execute test cases and document the results of the test execution. Document defects identified during test case execution and work with developers to resolve the defects. Create test plans and test calendars to coordinate testing tasks and establish timelines. Utilize performance testing techniques such as performance modeling, establishing baselines, services monitoring, and profiling system performance. Use performance tools such as JMeter, Gatling, BlazeMeter, or similar tools to simulate usage/load of large enterprise environments. Perform API services testing using the ReadyAPI tool or similar tools. Work with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to resolve issues and validate requirements. Conduct quality assurance activities such as peer reviews of test cases, test plans, and test case execution results. Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.

Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime, on-site/off-site, as needed, including weekends, holidays, and off-hours.