System Analyst/QA Manager

DataStaff, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k after 6 months

Paid time off

Job summary

DataStaff, Inc. seeks a System Analyst/QA Manager for a long-term contract in Richmond, VA. The role leads all QA activities for the HR1 Medicaid project, coordinating with state agencies, business teams, and external vendors to ensure testing meets Medicaid requirements.

Responsibilities include SIT/UAT/E2E testing, test strategy, data creation, defect management, and cross-system data integrity validation. Strong communication with stakeholders and PMO is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with a large scale Medicaid eligibility processing software.
• Ability to design test strategies and test data.
• Experience coordinating SIT, UAT, and E2E testing across vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead SIT, UAT, and E2E testing for MMIS/MES modules and COTS integrations.
• Manage defect triage calls and ensure defects close timely with vendors.
• Coordinate with PMO and multiple agencies to maintain QA governance.
• Ensure QA documentation, traceability, and test readiness reviews.

Skills

Medicaid system

SIT/UAT/E2E

Test case development

Defect tracking

Mainframes

Teradata

Vendor coordination

Executive reporting

Data analysis

Meeting facilitation

Programming logic

Job description

DataStaff, Inc is in need of a System Analyst/QA Manager for a long-term contract opportunity for one of our direct clients in Richmond, VA.

*This position is hybrid; 3x onsite/week

This position is for a Systems Analyst/QA Manager for the HR1 Medicaid project will lead all Quality Assurance activities, ensuring deliverables meet state Medicaid requirements while coordinating closely with multiple state agencies, business teams, and external vendors. This role manages the full testing lifecycle, including designing the overall test strategy, planning, execution, reporting, detailed test data preparation, and overseeing End‑to‑End (E2E) testing.

The SA/QA Manager will coordinate testing efforts with business teams to obtain user scenarios and test cases, organize meetings, support UAT, ensure proper test coverage and traceability, and perform test readiness reviews. Additional responsibilities include maintaining defect management processes, validating data integrity across systems, ensuring consistent QA documentation and standards, and conducting post‑test assessments to confirm resolution of issues. The role also identifies risks early, partners with the PMO office for project oversight, and ensures strong communication across agencies, vendors, and project leadership throughout the HR1 implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and End2End Testing (E2E) for the MMIS and MES modules as well as the testing of configured Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) applications, and the conversion and integration of data from other systems in Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES Modules and COTS products).
• Significant experience in managing the defect triage calls with multiple vendors and tracking the defects to closure in a timely fashion is required.
• Expected to have the ability to understand the requirements and design of the project and able to develop test cases, test data and verify the software changes and to problem solve issues that are escalated and serve as liaison between the developer and the Business User.
• Responsible for communicating and reporting to a variety of stakeholders about the results and progress of all UAT Testing including Test Summary and Execution metrics.
• Escalating and tracking UAT defects through the resolution.
• Mainframes Experience is required
• Track and maintain historical UAT Testing information.
• Able to meet deadlines with a high level of integrity, professionalism, customer service and motivation.
• Significant experience in managing UAT, defect triage calls and Co-ordination involving multiple systems/Vendors/Teams is required.
• Experience with Teradata queries is Preferred.

Required Skills:

• 15 years - Experience with a large Scale Medicaid Member Eligibility Processing Software
• 10 years - Experience with coordination of SIT, UAT and End2End Testing activities on a large scale project
• 10 years - Experience with Test Scenario Development, Test Case Creation, Test Data Preparation, Test Case Execution, Defect Tracking, Metrics reporting
• 15 years - Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non technical audiences
• 10 years - Executive/Management Reporting & Presentations
• 10 years - Experience with Mainframes
• 10 years - Experience in Data Analysis
• 10 years - Meeting Facilitation
• 10 years - Knowledge of programming logic
• 10 years - Experience collaborating with vendors, system integrators, and multidisciplinary teams

Desired Skills:

• 1 year - Experience with Teradata

This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.