100% onsite in New York City US Citizenship or a Green Card is required. Multiyear engagements Strong preference for candidates already in the NYC area. Project Description: The client has a constant increased need for the provision of full systems life cycle applications development on various computer platforms, including a variety of client eligibility and recertification systems, employment/work engagement services, claims systems, etc., that are critical to the operation and functioning of programs, requiring periodic refinements to maintain the applications at optimum service levels. Having a project portfolio which properly reflects the user’s business needs and client's workload is crucial. Therefore, there is a need for IT consulting resources for the expanding responsibilities.   Tasks & Duties + Initiate and implement testing + Identify user stories and translate them into Test cases as required + Create Test cases vs. RTM Matrix against the user stories to support application development + Ensure that the application development is according to the quality assurance standards + Execute Integration test cases covering all integration points with other applications + Coordinate defect triage calls with design and development team. + Coordinate with UAT team on UAT test strategy, and UAT test data. + Coordinate UAT defect triage calls with UAT team + Help team with performance testing + Identify test automation scenarios + Facilitate Postproduction verification for various releases + Provide Management Reporting and Information dissemination + Analyze and document current systems and processes as currently implemented. + Make recommendations for improvements based on client feedback + Work directly with business stakeholders, clients, designers, developers, and engineers to coordinate the building of applications to spec and on time + Managing QA team activities – QA effort estimations, task allocations, creation of QA status JIRA dashboards and reports, facilitating QA signoff on meeting the defined exit criteria Powered by JazzHR