Position Description:

Mathematica applies expertise at the intersection of data, methods, policy, and practice to improve well-being around the world. We collaborate closely with public- and private-sector partners to translate big questions into deep insights that improve programs, refine strategies, and enhance understanding using data science and analytics. Our work yields actionable information to guide decisions in wide-ranging policy areas, from health, education, early childhood, and family support to nutrition, employment, disability, and international development. Mathematica offers our employees competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package, as well as the advantages of being 100 percent employee owned. As an employee stock owner, you will experience financial benefits of ESOP holdings that have increased in tandem with the company’s growth and financial strength. You will also be part of an independent, employee-owned firm that is able to define and further our mission, enhance our quality and accountability, and steadily grow our financial strength. Read more about our benefits here: https://www.mathematica.org/career-opportunities/benefits-at-a-glance

We are seeking an energetic and highly motivated person to join our team as a Senior Quality Assurance Analystwhere you will play a key role in delivering quality solutions to our clients by using your knowledge of applying quality assurance, testing and evaluation principles and practices to establish and implement a quality assurance program within the Health Analytic Systems and Technology (AST) group; you will also apply your skills directly on client-facing projects by leading and executing verification and validation activities. This position requires an in-depth knowledge of industry standards and best practices and an ability to adapt them to different types of client environments (federal, state, commercial, and non-profit/foundation). You will collaborate with both technical and non-technical staff to deliver high quality software and systems, which requires a high degree of technical aptitude related to systems and software development and a willingness to develop technical knowledge to meet project demands.

Our ideal candidate thrives working in collaborative team environments; is comfortable interacting with staff who have varying degrees of technical knowledge; has strong problem-solving skills with a drive to understand how things work; isn’t afraid to ask questions; has an innate ability to explain principles and concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences and is comfortable being client-facing.

Responsibilities:

• Establish principles, practices, and procedures for a quality assurance / testing and evaluation function within Health AST
• Provide guidance and thought leadership to senior AST leadership, project leadership and project technical leadership to implement quality assurance principles
• Provide approach, staffing, and budgeting guidance for proposals and projects
• Collaborate with information and cyber security engineers to incorporate security testing, principles, and practices within the quality assurance program
• Create and implement quality assurance / quality control frameworks and processes, devise testing plans and test case templates / approaches for data platforms on projects while collaborating with technical and non-technical project staff
• Collaborate with data architects, data managers, technical and non-technical project staff to create and manage test data for use on projects
• Understand and provide constructive feedback on requirements from the testing and test automation perspective
• Utilize tools (e.g. JIRA) to create logs to document testing phases and defects and facilitate defect review on projects
• Prepare regular reports on test progress
• Execute test cases (manual or automated), evaluate product code, analyze results and prepare regular reports on test progress and outcomes
• Analyze bugs and errors for continuous quality improvement (CQI)

Position Requirements:

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, or similar degree, or equivalent experience and skills
• At least 5 years of experience as a QA engineer or tester
• Experience implementing end–to-end testing framework and processes for enterprise data platforms including BI platforms
• Experience working with Agile and iterative development methodologies
• Knowledge of the system development life cycle (SDLC) including coding standards and reviews, version control, and testing
• Proficiency with automation frameworks and tools for test automation

This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of $100,000 - $125,000. This position may be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.

Various federal agencies with whom we contract require that staff successfully undergo a background investigation or security clearance as a condition of working on the project. If you are assigned to such a project, you will be required to obtain the requisite security clearance. Must be able to pass a public trust background investigation.

In accordance with Executive Order 14042 and its implementing guidelines, all Mathematica employees must provide documentation that they have been fully vaccinated or obtain an accommodation through Human Resources by providing documentation from a licensed health care provider that they are unable to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because of a disability (which would include medical conditions) or provide an attestation that they are entitled to an accommodation because of a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

We are not working with staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not accept unsolicited resumes. Please do not reach out directly to technical staff or leaders within Mathematica, as all questions from agencies go through the Talent Acquisition team.

Available Locations:Remote; Princeton, NJ; Cambridge, MA; Washington, DC; Woodlawn, MD; Ann Arbor, MI; Chicago, IL; Oakland, CA; Seattle, WA

To select “Remote,” please choose “no preference.”

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