QA Senior Analyst

Job Title

Client: BCBS, AZ

Location:

Pheonix, AZ (Remote)

Day to Day

Job Duties:

• Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test cases for healthcare applications involving HL7 v2.x, FHIR APIs, and EDI X12 transactions.
• Validate healthcare data exchanged between provider, payer, and third-party systems using HL7, FHIR, and EDI standards.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing for healthcare applications.
• Validate inbound and outbound HL7 messages such as ADT, ORM, ORU, SIU, and DFT.
• Test RESTful FHIR APIs including Patient, Practitioner, Encounter, Observation, Medication, and Claim resources.
• Verify EDI X12 transactions including 837, 835, 270/271, 276/277, and 278 transactions.
• Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, interface documents, and API specifications to prepare test scenarios and test cases.
• Execute SQL queries to validate backend data and ensure data integrity.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Integration teams to understand requirements and resolve defects.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Log, track, and verify defects using Jira or Azure Dev Ops.
• Validate interface integrations using tools such as Postman, SoapUI, Mirth Connect, or other integration tools.
• Prepare test execution reports and communicate testing status to stakeholders.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Production validation activities.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations and healthcare industry standards.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience in Healthcare IT.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience testing HL7 v2.x healthcare interfaces.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience testing FHIR REST APIs.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience validating EDI X12 Healthcare transactions (837, 835, 270/271, 276/277, 278).
• Minimum 3+ years of experience with Manual Testing methodologies.
• Minimum 2+ years of API testing experience using Postman or SoapUI.
• Minimum 3+ years of SQL experience for backend data validation.
• Experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, or Quality Center (ALM).
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Healthcare EMR/EHR systems such as Epic, Cerner, or Allscripts.
• Knowledge of Mirth Connect or other healthcare integration engines.
• Experience with automation testing using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Experience with API automation frameworks such as Rest Assured or Karate.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops or Jenkins.
• Understanding of Healthcare interoperability standards.
• Experience testing Microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, CMS, and healthcare regulatory compliance.
• ISTQB or Certified Software Tester certification is preferred.

Technical

Skills:

• Healthcare Standards: HL7 v2.x, FHIR, EDI X12
• API Testing:
  Postman, SoapUI
• Database: SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL
• Defect Tracking:
  Jira, Azure Dev Ops, HP ALM
• Test Management:
  Azure Test Plans, Test Rail, Zephyr
• Automation:
  Selenium, Cypress, Playwright (Preferred)
• Integration Tools:
  Mirth Connect, Cloverleaf (Preferred)
• Version Control:
  Git
• Methodologies:
  Agile Scrum, Waterfall

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field.
• Master's degree is preferred.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in Healthcare Payer or Provider domains.
• Knowledge of US Healthcare workflows.
• Experience with CMS and Medicaid/Medicare programs.
• Familiarity with ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, SNOMED CT, and LOINC coding standards.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR).
• Exposure to performance testing and security testing in healthcare applications.
• Familiarity with HL7 message validation tools and FHIR validation frameworks