Senior Test Engineer

Highmark Health - Boise, ID

Full-time - Mid Level

Boise, ID

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About the position

The Senior Test Engineer at Highmark Health is a vital member of an agile scrum team, tasked with writing, executing, analyzing, and testing software products to create scalable applications across all digital channels for customer service. This role emphasizes a software quality and customer-centric approach to ensure developers can build high-quality applications that align with the product vision. The Senior Test Engineer 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. The incumbent is expected to possess the technical skills necessary to develop and execute test automation code as part of ongoing regression testing standards. Participation in refining the Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CICD) process, conducting code reviews, and engaging in manual testing are essential responsibilities. The Senior Test Engineer will also act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and resolving queries from other test engineers. In this role, the engineer will collaborate 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. Mentoring junior test engineers is also a key aspect of this position, ensuring knowledge transfer and skill development within the 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. They will communicate any issues or blockers to the Scrum Master promptly and help in story creation, including Definition of Done (DoD), Acceptance Criteria, and estimation. The role also involves creating tasks in RTC or Jira, updating status and assignments, and monitoring work against the production schedule while providing regular progress updates to senior analysts or principals.

Responsibilities

• Write, execute, analyze, and test software products as part of an agile scrum team.
• Develop and execute test automation code for ongoing regression testing standards.
• Participate in refining the CICD process and conduct code reviews.
• Mentor junior test engineers and provide guidance on testing practices.
• Collaborate with software engineers and product analysts to understand requirements for new or enhanced features.
• Write test case documents, test plan documents, and test results adhering to SOC2 standards.
• Perform peer reviews of testing artifacts and create necessary test data for quality assurance.
• Attend release activities to ensure successful product updates and coordinate release night activities.
• Participate in all scrum ceremonies and assist in sprint planning and execution.
• Monitor work against production schedules and report issues to senior analysts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, or a closely related field.
• 5 years of experience writing test artifacts that adhere to SOC2 standards.
• 1 year of experience developing test automation software according to coding and industry best practices.
• 1 year of experience mentoring junior Test Engineers.
• 5 years of experience writing test cases or test plans according to standard templates.
• Strong knowledge of the full software development life cycle, including requirements, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Information Systems, Business Management, or Healthcare Administration.
• 5 years of hands-on experience in various types of testing including Functional, UI, Integration, Negative, Database, API, and Regression Testing.
• 2 years of experience with test management tools.
• 2 years of experience working on Cloud platform-based applications.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling options
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discount programs