Qa & Testing Lead Analyst

About EvernorthEvernorth Health Services a division of The Cigna Group NYSE CI creates pharmacy care and benefits solutions to improve health and increase vitality We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people About Evernorth Evernorth Health Services a division of The Cigna Group NYSE CI creates pharmacy care and benefits solutions to improve health and increase vitality We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people QA TestingLead Analyst Position Overview The QA Testing Lead Analyst will be responsible for the strategy and implementation of designing and architecting test automation frameworks for backend including but not limited to Java Microservices APIs and cloud-based applications etc In this role you will be responsible for designing developing and implementing test automation using the automation tools Hands-on manual automation performance and End to End testing is required and collaborates with QE team members to deliver on highly complex projects while interfacing with external teams Assesses risk associated with new software implementations Reviewing and guiding the code of other team members through reviews This role is empowered and accountable to Triage debugging surveillance monitoring Professional growth of knowledge across both technical and operational domains is required Expectations include innovation and critical thinking leading to decision making driving towards efficient simple solutions answering to complex business needs Represents and promotes QA methodology across Pharmacy divisions Devises improvements to current procedures and develops models for possible future configurations Responsibilities Provides counsel and advice to top management on significant Q A matters often requiring coordination between organizations Works within an agile team to develop test and maintain business applications built on Java technologies leveraging microservices architecture and modern technology stack Leading functional performance End to End and UAT testing Consults with client and IT management and staff throughout the project life cycle to assist with testing requirements and implementation of effective systems Defining test process including required test activities deliverables and test schedule Ensuring team is meeting all testing standards by conducting reviews of all the test deliverables artifacts Analyzes designs new or modified Quality Assurance QA procedures and standards and assists in the development and implementation of QA metrics for assessing the quality of delivered application software Understanding of how changes impact work upstream and downstream Independently estimating and re-estimating projects while recognizing and communicating dependencies in cross functional testing as well as data to complete estimates Training and mentoring QE team members Managing the flow of information to internal and external clients as well as leadership Assisting with the on boarding new team members including content development and training Participates in the review of new QA software and consults with IT staff and client areas in resolving questions during the testing process Solving complex problems applying new perspectives to existing solutions Ensures defects are quickly assessed and or mitigated and resolved whether in non-production or production Working independently with minimal guidance QualificationsRequired Skills Hand-on test automation experience with preferably Healthcare or in the PBM industry Experience performing functional and automation testing for APIs Expertise developing automated test cases using Cucumber framework and behavior-driven development BDD Preferably integration to Jenkins Expert level performance testing experience for APIs by using JMeter or similar tools Expert level End to End testing experience across multiple product teams Experience writing core Java code with latest design patterns and concepts Experience running queries on relational and NoSQL databases Experience in Agile development methodology Good understanding of multiple test automation frameworks Dev Ops and test data management Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment learn quickly and solve problems Ability to work a flexible schedule to accommodate business needs Demonstrated advanced technical and analytical skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adjust to meet the needs of the audience Detail oriented with the ability to work and guide others during time constraints to meet deadlines Demonstrated ability to mentor and train teams Strong leadership influencing skills Required Experience Education University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline Minimum 5-8 years of work experience in software or web testing Strong desire to learn Equal Opportunity Statement Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity equity and inclusion efforts to educate inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations