Quality Assurance Specialist - Lead

About the role

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) enables the DMHC to deliver essential services to the State of California through the use of information technology (IT). OTI develops, maintains and supports multiple IT systems that include office automation tools, custom applications, public and internal websites, low‑code business intelligence and application development tools, data analytics, and the underlying IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project user stories and requirements to design and document comprehensive test cases and test plans.
• Execute tests, identify and define corrective actions.
• Develop automated tests using Microsoft Playwright with TypeScript.
• Conduct performance testing with BlazeMeter and JMeter.
• Collaborate with end users to support user acceptance and production validation testing.
• Leverage the department’s QA tracking system to report, monitor, and manage defects.
• Research technologies and tools to enhance the department’s application quality assurance standards and processes.

Qualifications

• Must successfully complete the online examination and be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Special requirements: background investigation clearance (fingerprinting and DOJ inquiry) prior to hire; submission of high school or college transcripts if using education to meet minimum qualifications; no confidential information (SSN, DOB, etc.) in application documents.
• Desirable qualifications:
  • Experience reviewing and analyzing requirements, design, user stories, or other artifacts to understand testing needs.
  • Experience implementing and maintaining Requirements Traceability Matrices.
  • Experience developing test plans and test scripts for unit, functional, integration, regression, stress, performance, and user acceptance testing.
  • Experience performing QA activities for enterprise applications and/or business intelligence/data projects.
  • Experience operating within Agile, Waterfall, and/or Hybrid (wAgile) project management methodologies.
  • Experience testing web applications for WCAG accessibility.
  • Experience executing test plans and test cases, tracking and reporting discovered defects.
  • Experience creating test summary reports and sharing results with stakeholders.
  • Experience designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts using Microsoft Playwright.

Pay

$8,625.00 – $11,557.00 per month (new‑to‑state candidates are hired at the minimum of the classification or alternate range).

Working Conditions

Positions are located in Downtown Sacramento and Rancho Cordova, both near light rail. Work occurs in a climate‑controlled cubicle or office environment with artificial lighting; hybrid telework is possible.

Schedule

Hybrid telework schedule permitted at the operational needs of the department, subject to change per State Telework Policy and DMHC Telework Policy; employees must be California residents.