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You will develop and execute functional and regression test cases, analyze test results for accuracy and completeness, and participate in design reviews and defect triage. You will also assist with customer acceptance testing and support software deployment planning and implementation.\n\nReports To: Manager of Software & Data Quality Assurance\n\nWho We Are\nNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is the only certifying organization for physician assistants in the United States. Established as a not-for-profit organization in 1974, we are dedicated to assuring the public that board certified PAs meet established standards of clinical knowledge and cognitive skills upon entry into practice and throughout their careers. All U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories have decided to rely on NCCPA certification as one of the criteria for licensure or regulation of PAs.\n\nLocation: NCCPA has determined that the telecommuting status of this position is remote, which means that employees in remote positions are allowed to primarily work remotely with required travel for mandatory meetings, including to the NCCPA headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia.\n\nAs a matter of policy, NCCPA restricts remote positions to employees whose home office location is within a U.S. jurisdiction in the Eastern or Central time zones.\n\nWhy Work at NCCPA\n\nWe get to do meaningful work every day, and we enjoy working and having fun together! We’re proud to be recognized by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a Top Workplace in the metro Atlanta region.\n\nHow Will You Make a Difference? You will…\n\nDevelop and execute functional, regression, manual, and automated software tests to ensure applications meet design specifications and user requirements.\n\nAnalyze test results for accuracy, clarity, and completeness and communicate identified issues to QA and development teams.\n\nReview requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to help ensure they are clearly defined and meet customer needs.\n\nCollaborate with software developers to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects identified through QA testing and system users.\n\nParticipate in design reviews, functional walkthroughs, defect triage meetings, and customer acceptance testing.\n\nSupport test planning, scheduling, and execution across application development projects.\n\nAssist with software deployment planning, implementation, and quality control activities.\n\nSupport change control processes to help maintain the integrity of development, quality, and production environments.\n\nApply and continue developing knowledge of software testing best practices and methodologies.\n\nHard Skills You Will Have\n\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field.\n\n1–3 years of experience in software development, research, product testing, quality assurance, or a related area.\n\nDemonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet timeline commitments and deadlines.\n\nStrong organizational, time management, and communication skills.\n\nAbility to work independently and effectively within a team environment.\n\nProactive approach to troubleshooting and problem resolution.\n\nSoft Skills You Will Bring\n\nStrong attention to detail and an analytical approach to identifying and resolving issues.\n\nExcellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.\n\nClear and effective communication when working with QA, developers, and other stakeholders.\n\nAbility to work collaboratively while also taking ownership of individual responsibilities.\n\nAbility to perform effectively under time constraints and shifting priorities.\n\nCuriosity and a willingness to continue developing your software testing knowledge and technical skills.\n\nExtra Skills You Can Bring Along\n\nUnderstanding of the software development lifecycle, Agile methodologies, and Scrum framework.\n\nExperience with Transact-SQL queries and relational databases.\n\nExperience with defect-tracking tools or Microsoft Visual Studio tools.\n\nFamiliarity with programming languages such as .NET, VB Script, C#, JavaScript, or Python.\n\nFamiliarity with open-source automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver.\n\nExperience troubleshooting software installations or hardware or providing software technical support.\n\nWe are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.\n\nNCCPA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, NCCPA will take steps to assure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources at 678-417-8110.\n\nOriginally posted on Himalayas","description_format":"text","description_chars":5590,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Home office"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T17:31:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["seen:0","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T18:46:08Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":63000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nccpa-software-data-quality-assurance-analyst-i-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nccpa-software-data-quality-assurance-analyst-i-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T18:46:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":37516,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4541927},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4541927"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnccpa-software-data-quality-assurance-analyst-i-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnccpa-software-data-quality-assurance-analyst-i-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnccpa-software-data-quality-assurance-analyst-i-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nccpa-software-data-quality-assurance-analyst-i-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnccpa-software-data-quality-assurance-analyst-i-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4270198}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"nccpa.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4270198},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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