• Serve as the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) authority for software products and releases. • Develop, maintain, and execute automated test frameworks supporting web, API, and microservices-based applications. • Manage and execute automated test suites environments. • Design and implement automated unit, integration, regression, end-to-end, and performance test suites. • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and automated quality gates. • Validate software compliance with DoD, program, and cybersecurity requirements. • Collaborate with development teams to establish test strategies and ensure comprehensive requirements, traceability and test coverage. • Identify, document, track, and verify resolution of software defects. • Support software release readiness reviews and production deployment activities. • Generate test plans, test procedures, test reports, and quality metrics for the customer and program leadership. • Participate in Agile meetings, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives. • Support accreditation, cybersecurity assessments, and Authority to Operate (ATO) activities by validating security controls and documenting test evidence. • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on test automation, quality engineering, and DevSecOps maturity.

• Play a key role in ensuring software quality across multiple country instances of the platform • Work closely with development teams to detect bugs early in the software development lifecycle • Implement and continuously extend automated test coverage for a wide range of testing scenarios • Collaborate with country distribution and core domain squads to ensure quality goals are consistently achieved • Propose and drive process improvements as part of the company's continuous improvement strategy • Master the tools and components needed for your tasks • Follow established development best practices • Produce documentation and guidelines that support a 'quality as everyone's responsibility' culture

• Leading QA strategy and driving quality engineering initiatives across multiple products and delivery teams • Designing and implementing scalable test automation frameworks with strong CI/CD integration • Driving the adoption of modern testing practices including API-first and service-level automation • Collaborating with Product, Development, and Architecture teams to embed shift-left quality practices • Leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance test automation, analysis, and reporting • Mentoring and guiding QA engineers while promoting a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence

• Perform comprehensive backend data and ETL validation across big-data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, and similar technologies. • Analyze, interpret, and validate complex CMS datasets, including Shared Systems Claims, Final Action Indicator logic, Provider data, Beneficiary data, and other data assets. • Validate data sourced from CMS’s Integrated Data Repository (IDR) and OnePI (Program Integrity) systems as they relate to Fraud Prevention System (FPS) downstream workflows. • Perform detailed backend-to-frontend comparison testing to ensure accurate and consistent data presentation between backend databases (Snowflake/PostgreSQL) and UI applications or Databricks Unity Catalog outputs. • Execute backend performance testing activities, including: Query performance analysis and optimization recommendations, Benchmarking data processing times and throughput, Load, stress, and volume testing of backend services and data pipelines, Identifying and escalating performance bottlenecks in collaboration with platform and engineering teams. • Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, DBAs, Developers, DevOps engineers, and Scrum/Kanban teams to validate data integrity and ensure optimal backend performance. • Ensure compliance with CMS Testing Frameworks, SDLC processes, quality standards, and federal regulatory requirements. • Support functional UI validations when necessary to maintain end-to-end data alignment throughout the application ecosystem. • Independently develop, execute, and maintain detailed backend test plans, performance testing strategies, and rigorous validation scenarios with minimal oversight. • Create and execute API-based validation scenarios to test backend service operations and data exchanges. • Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, PI Planning, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives. • Support, mentor, and share subject-matter expertise with backend and functional test teams to strengthen overall quality practices.