Automated Test Engineer (MUMPS)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Arlington, VA

1d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Software Testing Principal to support quality assurance for mission-critical healthcare applications in MUMPS/InterSystems Cache environments. This full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote role supports the Department of Veterans Affairs and involves testing legacy healthcare systems, modernization efforts, system enhancements, interoperability initiatives, and production support. Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. This is a W-2 position and requires U.S. citizenship and a Public Trust (MBI) clearance or eligibility to obtain one. The role develops and executes test plans, cases, scripts, and procedures; validates enhancements, releases, defect corrections, and upgrades; and supports functional, integration, regression, UAT, system, end-to-end, and production testing. It verifies data integrity and healthcare transactions and interfaces involving HL7, FHIR, EDI, VistA, FileMan, and external systems. The engineer analyzes defects and production incidents, participates in Beta/IOC testing with healthcare facilities and end users, documents test results and metrics, and coordinates issue resolution. The position collaborates with developers, business analysts, product owners, business users, and end users to confirm requirements and test objectives. It also contributes to testing process improvements and provides technical leadership and guidance on testing strategies for healthcare and government systems. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field and 10 or more years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience are specified.

Requirements

At least 10 years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Experience supporting healthcare, government, or other highly regulated environments.
Experience testing enterprise applications supporting clinical, benefits, or healthcare operations, including legacy and mission-critical systems.
Experience testing applications developed using MUMPS and/or InterSystems Cache.
Experience validating healthcare business workflows and system functionality.
Experience developing detailed test plans, scenarios, scripts, and cases.
Experience performing functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
Understanding of the software development lifecycle and testing methodologies.
Experience validating database updates and data integrity; ability to analyze system logs, application errors, and test results to identify root causes.
Experience testing interfaces and system integrations.
Knowledge of HL7, FHIR, and HIPAA EDI transactions; experience validating EDI healthcare transactions including 278 Prior Authorizations and 275 Attachments.
Experience using defect tracking and test management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, and TestRail.
Experience creating testing metrics, dashboards, and status reports.
Strong documentation skills and knowledge of healthcare operational workflows.
Familiarity with electronic health record systems; experience supporting VistA environments and testing FileMan database functionality.
Understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work directly with business users and customers, independently prioritize multiple activities, and collaborate within cross-functional technical teams.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to lead testing efforts and mentor junior testers.
Experience supporting production troubleshooting and issue resolution.

Nice To Haves

Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X.12 transaction standards, including medical claims transactions such as 837, 834, 835, and 277; 270/271 and 278/275 transactions; and 999 transactions.
Experience supporting VistA and FileMan applications.
Advanced ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA, or similar testing certifications.
Test automation experience.
SQL/database validation experience.
Experience testing cloud-hosted healthcare applications.
Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience supporting modernization initiatives involving legacy healthcare systems.
Familiarity with federal healthcare programs and regulations.

Responsibilities

Support testing and quality assurance for mission-critical healthcare applications in MUMPS/InterSystems Cache environments.
Support modernization, system enhancements, healthcare interoperability initiatives, and production support for legacy healthcare systems.
Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, scripts, and procedures.
Validate software enhancements, maintenance releases, defect corrections, and system upgrades.
Support functional, integration, regression, user acceptance, system, and end-to-end testing.
Verify data integrity across legacy healthcare applications, databases, interfaces, and external systems.
Test healthcare interoperability transactions using HL7, FHIR, EDI, and related standards.
Participate in Beta/IOC testing with healthcare facilities and end users, document results, and coordinate issue resolution.
Analyze software defects, integration failures, and production incidents; support root cause analysis and verify software fixes.
Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and end users to validate requirements and testing objectives.
Develop test data and environments for healthcare workflows and business processes.
Perform manual and automated testing where applicable.
Track, document, and communicate testing metrics, defects, risks, and status reports.
Validate integrations involving VistA, FileMan, healthcare messaging platforms, and external partner systems.
Review system requirements and technical specifications for testability and coverage.
Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, procedures, and quality standards.
Provide technical leadership and guidance on testing strategies for healthcare and government systems.