Highmark Health - Concord, NH
posted 5 months ago
Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join our agile scrum team, playing a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our software products. This position requires a US Citizen due to contractual and access requirements. The Senior Test Engineer will be responsible for writing, executing, analyzing, and testing software applications to build scalable solutions across all digital channels, ultimately serving our customers effectively. The role involves a comprehensive understanding of software quality and customer needs, enabling developers to create high-quality applications that align with the product vision. The incumbent will engage in every aspect of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from idea generation and business analysis to UX design and rigorous testing against industry standards for quality assurance, traceability, and compliance. A key responsibility includes developing and executing test automation code as part of ongoing regression testing standards. The Senior Test Engineer will also participate in refining the Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CICD) process, conduct code reviews, and engage in manual testing. As a subject matter expert, the incumbent will provide guidance and resolve queries from other test engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment. In this role, the Senior Test Engineer will work closely with software engineers, product analysts, and other stakeholders to understand requirements for new or enhanced features. Responsibilities include writing test case documents, test plan documents, and test results that adhere to SOC2 standards, performing peer reviews of testing artifacts, and acquiring or creating necessary test data for software quality assurance. The incumbent will also contribute to idea generation and business rules to achieve required product features, attend release activities, and coordinate release night activities for the department. As part of an agile work team, the Senior Test Engineer will participate in all scrum ceremonies, assist in sprint planning, and complete required sprints through the final execution of software applications. The role requires effective communication of any issues or blockers to the Scrum Master and monitoring work against the production schedule, providing progress updates and reporting any impediments to senior analysts or principals regularly. The position also involves mentoring junior test engineers and ensuring adherence to best practices in testing and software development.