Federal Test Consultant

The Oracle Health Federal Testing Team is seeking candidates to join the Testing and Quality Assurance team. We support federal clients implementing Cerner Millennium Software by testing a variety of changes. Our purpose is to ensure the system is working as designed with the goal to prevent defects prior to release in production. The work we do is important as it directly impacts patient safety and the end user experience. Our team supports a variety of testing efforts including functional, data migration, interface, upgrades, infrastructure changes, and integration validation testing. We also coordinate and execute regression testing, sustainment (ongoing support) testing, and interface localization validation, and play a role in formal test planning and reporting requirements for highly regulated federal environments

If you are looking for a role where you can do meaningful work every day, we hope you will apply!

We are looking for a Test Consultant to join our team. As a Test Consultant, you will play a crucial role in verifying the functionality of the electronic medical software used by federal agencies. This is a client facing role working with the Government; you will be expected to lead meetings and test sessions with client representation attending. Your primary goal will be to ensure a quality product is provided to the end users through extensive testing and quality assurance processes. The work you do will contribute to the successful implementation of EHR systems and improve the lives and healthcare experience for active duty service members, veterans, and their care teams.

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from $25.48 to $63.65 per hour; from: $53,000 to $132,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.


Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

Responsibilities

• Support manual testing efforts of both functional testing and technical/interface testing
• Gather requirements needed for test plan development and test script creation
• Design and write manual front-end test scripts for multiple service line workflows and solutions to validate design and configuration against client requirements
• Follow test case writing standards
• Consult with clients through design decision impacts related to testing
• Coordinate and lead test sessions with federal testing teams, internal stakeholders and external stakeholders
• Provide testing oversight, direction, and expertise to stakeholders for multiple workflows within a solution
• Coach and collaborate with client on testing best practices and identify appropriate testing methods to complete system and integrated testing based on project scope, and partner with project stakeholders to identify and implement optimal testing plan
• Advise and consult with internal and external project stakeholders on testing activities, defect investigations, issues, and concerns related to assigned client(s) and/or service line(s)
• Manually execute test cases, capturing test evidence as needed
• Verify test evidence records and artifacts are maintained in accordance with testing compliance procedures
• Lead and facilitate test plan reviews and manage ongoing test execution schedules.
• Document, track, and manage test findings/defects using ALM (Application Lifecycle Management)
• Participate in the preparation and review of joint testing, regression cycles, and sustainment testing processes.
• Maintain compliance with record management and privacy/security requirements associated with handling PHI or PII data during testing.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of overall experience in relevant role
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Product or technical expertise relevant to practice focus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Attention to detail and organization skills
• Manage competing priorities
• Collaborative mindset and a willingness to work with internal and external teams.
• Assignments are accomplished without assistance by exercising independent judgment, within defined policies and processes, to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements.
• Hands-on experience writing formal test plans/scripts and compiling test evidence in regulated environments. 
• U.S. citizenship required due to client contracts and must be based on U.S. soil.
• Must be able to obtain the appropriate government security clearance card applicable to your position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing an Oracle Cerner product
• Experience in testing practices
• Experience working with federal government customers
• Familiarity with EHR workflows, interface validation, or data migration testing.
• Prior participation in federal health IT projects (e.g., VA, DoD) or experience supporting test events in a regulated healthcare IT environment. 
• Prior experience working in a clinical/hospital or healthcare environment, or direct knowledge of hospital operations and patient care processes

• Proficiency in Application Lifecycle Management, JIRA, or other test management/defect tracking tools

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