Advisor Test Engineer

Summary

As a Advisor Test Engineer at Gainwell, you can contribute your skills as we harness the power of technology to help our clients improve the health and well-being of the members they serve — a community’s most vulnerable. Connect your passion with purpose, teaming with people who thrive on finding innovative solutions to some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. Here are the details on this position.

Your role in our mission

Lead Quality and Testing Strategy

Develop and maintain the overall testing strategy for projects, enhancements, releases, and operational initiatives.

Establish testing standards, methodologies, quality controls, and best practices.

Drive continuous improvement and adoption of modern testing approaches, including automation and shift-left testing practices.Ensure quality objectives align with business goals, contractual commitments, and client expectations.

Manage Testing Operations

Lead all phases of testing, including:Test planningTest case designTest executionDefect managementSmoke testingRegression testingSystem Integration Testing (SIT)End-to-End TestingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT) support

Develop effort estimates, resource plans, and testing schedules for large and complex initiatives.

Monitor testing progress, risks, dependencies, and quality metrics.

Lead and Develop Teams

Manage a blended team of onshore and offshore testing professionals.

Provide coaching, mentoring, and career development for testing staff.

Balance resources across multiple projects, releases, and competing priorities.

Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Partner with Internal and Client Stakeholders

Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Functional Area Leads, Developers, Architects, Release Managers, and client representatives.

Participate in planning sessions, design reviews, release readiness reviews, and quality governance activities.

Communicate testing status, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership and client stakeholders.

Drive Quality Governance

Establish and report on key quality metrics and performance indicators.

Facilitate defect triage and root cause analysis activities.

Assess release readiness and provide recommendations for Go/No-Go decisions.

Identify opportunities to improve testing effectiveness, efficiency, and overall product quality.

What we're looking for

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing testing teams and quality programs.
• Experience leading testing efforts for large-scale enterprise systems.
• Experience managing testing activities across multiple concurrent projects and releases.
• Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing onshore and offshore testing resources.

Technical Skills

• Requirement Ambiguity AnalysisTest
• Strategy and Planning
• Test Management and Execution
• Defect Lifecycle Management
• Integration and End-to-End Testing
• Requirements Traceability
• Release Validation and Readiness Assessments
• Quality Metrics and Reporting
• Root Cause Analysis
• Risk Management
• Test management and defect tracking tools (ALM preferred)
• SQL and data validation techniques
• Test automation tools and frameworks (Selenium or Quantum X preferred)

What sets you apart

• Experience supporting Medicaid, healthcare, government, or highly regulated environments.
• Experience with large-scale system modernization initiatives.
• Experience coordinating User Acceptance Testing activities with business stakeholders.
• Experience implementing quality governance and release readiness frameworks.
• Experience driving testing automation initiatives and quality transformation programs.

Professional Skills

• Strong leadership and team-building capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation and executive reporting experience.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive results.

What you should expect in this role

• Fully remote options from most US locations and territories

• Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation
• Photo will be taken during screening for verification in all steps of the recruitment process.
• The deadline to submit applications for this posting is October 15, 2026

Please ensure you join all screenings, interviews and meetings from a quiet location with a stable internet connection. 

Video is required for screenings and interviews, so please test your camera and microphone in advance.

Do not use AI tools, virtual backgrounds/filters, or visual enhancements during the interview.