Quality Consultant-Lincoln, NE

UnitedHealth Group•Lincoln, NE

4d•$72,800 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Proceed Finance, part of the Optum family of businesses, is a Nebraska-based financial technology company and a leader in patient financing. We help make life-changing medical and dental treatments more accessible by delivering innovative, transparent financing solutions that improve affordability and simplify the patient financial experience. At Proceed Finance, you’ll join a collaborative, mission-driven team focused on creating meaningful impact for patients, providers, and partners—bringing care and financial solutions together in smarter, more connected ways.

Requirements

2+ years of hands on experience executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Quality Assurance, or Business Systems Testing for production systems
2+ years of experience testing credit, underwriting, or financial decisioning platforms, including configuration driven logic
Demonstrated experience translating documented business requirements and acceptance criteria into executable test plans, test cases, and validation scenarios
Experience operating within regulated financial services environments, with awareness of compliance, audit, or validation requirements
Experience testing configuration driven or rules based decisioning engines (e.g., eligibility rules, score thresholds, pricing logic)
Exposure to Agile or hybrid SDLC methodologies, including sprint based development and release cycles
Working knowledge of credit policy, underwriting workflows, or loan origination systems
Proven ability to identify, document, and track defects, including reproduction steps, expected vs actual results, and impact assessment
Proven track record of executing detailed testing with a high degree of accuracy, ensuring alignment between system behavior, business intent, and policy rules
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent testing efforts while meeting release timelines and quality standards
Willing or ability to work onsite 5 days a week in Lincoln, NE location

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting testing efforts within consumer or commercial lending environments
Exposure to analytical or reporting tools such as SQL, Power BI, SAS, or R to support validation efforts

Responsibilities

Execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system enhancements, new features, and configuration changes prior to production release
Validate system functionality against documented business requirements, acceptance criteria, and credit policy guidelines
Create and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts, including positive, negative, and edge case scenarios
Test and validate credit and underwriting configurations, such as policy rules, score thresholds, pricing, tiering, and eligibility logic
Confirm underwriting outcomes align with approved business intent and policy documentation
Identify, document, and track defects or configuration issues, clearly outlining reproduction steps and expected vs actual results
Partner with Engineering and Product teams to support defect triage, retesting, and regression testing
Verify defect resolution prior to final UAT approval and production deployment
Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders (Credit, Operations, Compliance) and technical teams during testing cycles
Provide clear testing updates, defect summaries, and UAT feedback to stakeholders
Contribute to the ongoing improvement of testing processes, documentation, and standards
Support audit, compliance, or validation inquiries by providing testing evidence and system behavior documentation