Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

HEALTHSTREAM INC•Nashville, TN

10d•$78,629 - $105,000•Remote

About The Position

HealthStream is the leader in healthcare workforce solutions. We help organizations work better by helping their people work smarter. HealthStream provides the leading learning, clinical development, credentialing, and scheduling applications delivered on healthcare’s #1 platform. We streamline everyday tasks while improving performance, engagement, and safety – fostering a workplace where people flourish, and care thrives. This position is for a Senior QA Analyst. Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for adhering to all HealthStream security policies, procedures, and assigned training. Provides Quality Assurance expertise across the entire software development lifecycle and performs software testing function. Responsible for following procedures to ensure that all information systems products and services meet organization standards and end-user requirements. Leading software application development and/or enhancement projects, exercising exceptional judgment and creativity in selecting methods and techniques to obtain solutions, and escalating only the more unusual and/or unique software program/application development issues when necessary. Coordinates with the QA Director or QA Manager to implement quality assurance and testing strategies for HSTM software development efforts and processes Enforces adherence to corporate and departmental policies and procedures Collaborates with team members to implement and sustain sprint level automated regression test script development Facilitates the implementation and adherence to standardized and custom performance testing methodologies Leads department level meetings and quality initiatives Participates in efforts to identify, evaluate, hire, and onboard candidates for open department positions Evaluates new tools, technologies, and methodologies to promote continuous improvement.

Requirements

BS or BA in Computer Science, or MIS
Experience with test automation tooling and frameworks
3+ years experience with automated test script development
Strong, senior knowledge of software development life cycle and QA processes/methodology
Experience installing, configuring, and operating a multi-tier application in a testing environment preferred
3-5 years experience using test management/defect tracking tools, familiarity with requirements management tools
Experience generating tables, graphs, charts, etc., to represent, analyze and communicate data and information, and presenting complex issues and data to audiences of varying levels.
Experience installing, configuring, and operating a multi-tier WEB based system in a testing environment preferred
3-5 years experience using test management/defect tracking tools, familiarity with requirements management tools
Senior knowledge of software development life cycle and QA processes/methodology
Meticulous attention to detail
Process compliance
Flexibility and tolerance for change
Proactive leadership and accountability
Dedication to a culture of learning and innovation
Drive to continuously assess and improve
Problem solving and critical thinking
Ability to leverage experience and expertise to maximize effectiveness

Nice To Haves

Tools and Languages - proficiency with the following preferred: API Test Tools: SoapUI, Postman, Locust, JMeter Functional Automation Test Tools: Selenium WebDriver Load Testing Tools: LoadRunner, StormRunner Cloud Technologies: Azure Devops, AWS
Experience in any of the following preferred: Agile, TFS, SQL Server

Responsibilities

Adhering to all HealthStream security policies, procedures, and assigned training.
Providing Quality Assurance expertise across the entire software development lifecycle and performing software testing functions.
Following procedures to ensure that all information systems products and services meet organization standards and end-user requirements.
Leading software application development and/or enhancement projects, exercising exceptional judgment and creativity in selecting methods and techniques to obtain solutions, and escalating only the more unusual and/or unique software program/application development issues when necessary.
Coordinating with the QA Director or QA Manager to implement quality assurance and testing strategies for HSTM software development efforts and processes.
Enforcing adherence to corporate and departmental policies and procedures.
Collaborating with team members to implement and sustain sprint level automated regression test script development.
Facilitating the implementation and adherence to standardized and custom performance testing methodologies.
Leading department level meetings and quality initiatives.
Participating in efforts to identify, evaluate, hire, and onboard candidates for open department positions.
Evaluating new tools, technologies, and methodologies to promote continuous improvement.