Tester/QA :: Bloomfield, CT or Franklin, TN Hybrid

QA Tester Bloomfield, CT or Franklin, TN Hybrid W2 We are seeking a Senior End-to-End Integration QA Engineer to support the CMS Burden Reduction / CMS Interoperability program. This role is heavily focused on API testing and validation of HL7 FHIR-based healthcare APIs, ensuring regulatory compliance, data integrity, and high-quality end-to-end integrations across complex healthcare systems. Key Responsibilities API-Focused End-to-End Testing

• Own and execute end-to-end API and integration testing for CMS Burden Reduction initiatives
• End to End testing with Interoperability testing is required
• Validate HL7 FHIR-based REST APIs including payloads, schemas, headers, authentication, and error handling
• Perform deep API validation across upstream and downstream systems and integration partners
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and regulatory compliance across API workflows
• Agile & Program Enablement
• Participate in Pre-PI Planning, PI Planning & break-outs, Release retrospectives, and Technical Design walkthroughs
• Engage in Sprint Planning, daily stand-ups, and System Demos as part of System QA/QE
• Test Planning, Design & Execution
• Contribute to Test Strategy during PI Planning (scenarios, dependencies, risks, regression impact)
• Provide end-to-end test estimates for assigned features (story points)
• Define and review Acceptance Criteria using

GIVEN-WHEN-THEN

format

• Design, automate, and execute end-to-end test scenarios (positive, negative, integration)
• Identify test data needs and provide inputs for integrated test environment setup
• Execute tests based on business priority and critical paths
• Walk through test evidence and provide demos for feature acceptance
• Defect Management & Governance
• Collaborate with Product Owner, Architects, Developers, RTE, and QE Leads on defect management
• Support warranty and post-production validation
• Maintain daily Jira updates for features, test execution, and defects Required Skills & Experience
• 8+ years of experience in End-to-End / Integration QA
• Strong hands-on API testing expertise (must-have)
• Extensive experience using Postman for API validation
• Strong knowledge of HL7 FHIR, Healthcare Interoperability, and CMS Burden Reduction
• Experience with Playwright for API and UI integration scenarios
• Strong experience with Jira for test and defect management
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe environments

Tools & Technologies:

• Postman (required)
• Playwright
• Jira
• REST APIs, HL7 FHIR
• CI/CD-aligned testing
• Nucural (preferred)

Key Stakeholders:

• Solution QE Lead, Product Owner, Developers, Solution Train Engineer (RTE)

Architects Qualifications Required Skills:

• Api Testing
• Postman
• Hl7 Fhir
• Healthcare Interoperability

• Cms Burden Reduction Additional Skills:

• Daily Stand-Ups
• System Demos
• Pre-Pi Planning
• Pi Planning
• Release Retrospectives
• Technical Design Walkthroughs
• Test Data Identification
• Playwright
• Jira
• Rest Apis
• Sprint Planning
• Integrated Test Environment Setup
• Data Integrity
• Feature Acceptance Demos
• Ci/Cd-Aligned Testing
• Nucural
• Agile
• Safe
• Test Strategy
• Acceptance Criteria Definition
• Test Automation
• Test Execution
• Defect Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Data Accuracy