QA & Testing Lead Analyst [T500-**]

We are looking for an energetic, engaged individual who is well versed in all manners of QA/QE in an Agile environment to drive functional validation (Sprint Testing) and quality delivery for Evernorth program deliverables. Tasks include collaborating with all impacted application teams to develop test strategies and high-level test scenarios, identify data needs, track / report progress / issues and obtain approval of the test results. There are multiple strategical and tactical responsibilities. The successful candidate will be able to work in a rapid-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, interact with all management levels, and be self-managed and motivated. Responsibilities: Design, develop and execute sprint testing of a software product / solution. Define test process including required test activities, deliverables, and test schedule. Understand how changes impact work upstream and downstream including various back end and front-end architectural modules. Closely interact with both onsite and offshore team members. The onsite and offshore interactions include scrum team members (Scrum masters, developers, Product Owners and QA at onsite and offshore) Define test data conditions and partners and works closely with Data team to obtain the data. Actively participate in all phases of testing (In sprint functional testing, integration testing and regression) Develop and execute comprehensive suites of automation test plans, test cases for inclusion in regression, automation for newly integrated features, and development of tool sets to augment QA and Development testing. Business requirement analysis, test design, defect logging and tracking Perform manual/exploratory testing where needed. Actively engage in defect reporting and triaging Analyzes failure patterns and determine corrective actions to eliminate the errors completely. Adheres to the organization's Quality Engineering best practices while helping to drive changes to our testing practices where necessary. Qualifications Required Skills: Take ownership and accountability of the application/tasks. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization. Strong influencing/negotiation skills. Have a passion to learn and a desire to simplify. Strong interpersonal/relationship management skills. Strong time and project management skills. Proficiency with testing frameworks. Familiarity with agile methodology including SCRUM team leadership. Familiarity with modern delivery practices such as continuous integration, behavior/test driven development, and specification by example. Required Experience & Education: 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance with automation experience preferred Proven experience with functional Testing, SQL, Agile, Jira, SOAP UI/Post Man, Web Services testing and ETL testing. Experience in Selenium with Java and Cucumber BDD Framework College degree (Bachelor) in related technical/business areas or equivalent work experience. Desired Experience: Exposure to OpenShift, PCF and AWS Healthcare experience including PBM business model. Coaching of team members