Job Title: Junior Tester

Overview

Are you a Recent Graduate or Junior Tester looking to positively affect the lives of millions of people?

The selected candidate will join a team of dreamers, drivers, and doers helping reshape healthcare IT with CMS!

Tista provides all its Associates tuition reimbursement and internal training for continued growth. This role is perfect for candidates looking for an opportunity to learn and grow their careers in Test Management, Business Analysis, or Product Development!

Additional perks with TISTA will include above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more.

Responsibilities
Work closely with senior test team personnel, development, and business analysts to develop test cases Develop test plans for customer delivery Develop test cases and expected results using Application LifeCycle Management (ALM) Execute manual test case procedures utilizing ALM Author clear and concise test cases for test case deliverables containing agreed upon acceptance criteria and a definition of done to CMS in a timely manner Track defects from discovery to successful correction, verification and validation Coordinate work activities with other project team members Participate in requirement and test case peer reviews Learn at least one new minor/major functionality every month/quarter. Show flexibility to move across different modules and get exposure across different areas. Estimate work effort associated with test case creation and test case execution accurately Perform root-cause-analysis for defects as assigned

Qualifications
Ability to work independently and within a team Ability to be self-motivated, well-organized, and detail oriented Ability to prioritize and perform work on multiple tasks simultaneously. Ability to operate within and meet given timelines Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders Ability to identify and present process improvement ideas/inputs to supervisor. Ability to assist in pro-active planning to handle possible issues/having backup resources trained/mentored - some examples: unexpected outages, absence of key players etc. Ability to present ideas to improve the functional coverage of tests based on past experiences to detect more business oriented bugs/defects. Good verbal and written communication skills
Qualifications:
1-3 years of manual testing Ability to pass public trust background investigation
Education:
Bachelor of Science or similar field;
Location: Rockville, MD/Columbia MD