The Software Test Analyst position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan -
Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Michigan
Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). This resource will be a part of the
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Accounts Receivable and Collections
(MDHHS ARC) Project. The resource will act as a software test analyst, with duties including
designing and executing manual and automated test cases, generating and documenting test
plans and strategies, generating testing reports and metrics, API testing, and ADA Compliance
testing.
Requirements
Must Have senior level (5+ years) experience and proficiency in the following:
Testing & Quality Assurance Skills
• Designing and executing manual and automated test cases.
• Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance processes
(Quality Assurance, User Acceptance, System Integration, Accessibility, Performance,
Regression, Post Deployment Validation, Data Conversion).
• Generating and documenting test plans and strategies.
• Generating testing reports and metrics.
• Generating and acquiring test data.
• ADA Compliance testing tools, such as AccVerify, JAWS, etc.
• API testing and tools like Postman, Rest Client, and others.
• Build environments {DEV, UAT, QAT, PRE-PROD} specific test suites with integrated
application life cycle management.
• Ability to analyze requirements, user stories (in Azure DevOps), and acceptance criteria
to design effective, reusable test cases (including positive, negative, and boundary
testing).
• Experience in identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs clearly and concisely in a tool
like Azure DevOps.
• Performance and load testing with tools like JMeter or LoadRunner
Automation & Technical Skills
• Proven experience writing clean, maintainable, and object-oriented Java code for test
automation.
• Demonstrable experience automating web applications using frameworks such as
Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
• Writing clear and effective Gherkin scenarios (Given/When/Then).
• Implementing Step Definitions in Java.
• Writing SQL and P-SQL queries.
• Ability to write and execute SQL queries (SELECTs, JOINs) for test data setup and
validation against Oracle and/or SQL Server databases.
• Proficiency in using Git for version control (merging, pull requests) as part of a team.
Agile & Collaboration
• Experience working as an active participant in an Agile/Scrum team and its ceremonies.
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and
design test cases.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, agile development
environment.
• Strong skills in communicating test results, bugs, and risks to developers, BAs, and
other stakeholders.
Security & Compliance
• Understanding of the secure application development lifecycle (SADLC).
Soft Skills & Other Requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in person in downtown Lansing 2 days a week.
Nice to Have:
• Experience using Azure DevOps Testing Module.
• Experience with Mobile App testing of iOS and Android applications.
• Experience automating web applications using the Playwright for Java library.
• Experience using Eclipse as a primary development environment.
• A background in Selenium WebDriver, which provides a strong foundation for
understanding the strategies and nuances of browser automation.
• Experience with the TestNG framework. (This remains valuable since your framework
uses it for test running and its skipping logic).
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, RESTAssured, or
APIRequestContext.
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