Lead Tester

Fusion Advanced Technology•Baltimore, MD

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About The Position

The Lead Tester develops and implements risk-based quality assurance strategies, test plans, and test suites for large-scale enterprise data systems, health interfaces, and case management platforms. The role leads testing across multi-tiered applications and data pipelines, establishes defect tracking and root-cause analysis practices, and coordinates with engineering teams to resolve issues. The Lead Tester also works with Business Analysts, state program stakeholders, and end users to define user acceptance testing criteria and scenarios, reports quality metrics to project leadership, and verifies compliance with applicable security, funding, privacy, and data governance requirements. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline, at least eight years of information systems quality assurance experience, and at least five years of experience working with statistical methods and quality standards. The candidate must have working QA and process knowledge, along with superior written and verbal communication skills. Preferred experience includes leading QA in state government or major IT development projects, testing complex health systems and EHR/IIS interfaces, and developing automated testing, UAT, QA metrics, root-cause analysis, and compliance validation approaches. Fusion offers medical, dental, and vision coverage. The company states that employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities, and that it does not discriminate on protected-status grounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
At least eight years of information systems quality assurance experience.
At least five years of experience working with statistical methods and quality standards.
Working knowledge of QA and processes.
Superior written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading quality assurance, test strategy, and defect management within a State Government framework or Major IT Development Project (MITDP).
Experience defining test plans and validating data integrity for complex health systems, immunization registries (IIS), and Electronic Health Record (EHR) data interfaces.
Hands-on experience establishing end-to-end test scenarios, automated testing strategies, and UAT for enterprise Case Management or CRM platforms in healthcare or social services.
Experience designing QA metrics, root-cause analysis frameworks, and compliance validation processes aligned with federal funding requirements and state data regulations.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement comprehensive, risk-based QA strategies, test plans, and test suites for enterprise data systems, health interfaces, and case management platforms.
Lead and execute functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing across multi-tiered application environments and data pipelines, including EHR interfaces and IIS registries.
Establish defect tracking mechanisms, conduct root-cause analysis on systemic failures, and coordinate with engineering teams on resolution.
Partner with Business Analysts, state program stakeholders, and end users to define UAT criteria, develop test scenarios, and facilitate acceptance testing.
Define, track, and report quality metrics such as code coverage, defect density, and pass/fail rates to project leadership.
Verify compliance with state security standards, federal funding requirements, and applicable data governance and privacy regulations throughout the product lifecycle.