QA Lead / QA Analyst - Healthcare Payer (W2/Contract/Hybrid/Boston, MA)

Job Title: QA Lead / QA Analyst - Healthcare Payer

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Job Type: W2 Contract

Duration: Long Term

Visa: W2/USC/GC/Etc..

Job Description:*

We are seeking a Mid-Level QA Lead / QA Analyst with strong experience in healthcare payer systems, API testing, and EDI transaction validation. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality of healthcare integrations, data exchanges, and end-to-end business workflows.

Key Responsibilities & Required Skills:

• 4–6 years of experience in software quality assurance, including healthcare application testing.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare payer systems, including claims, enrollment, eligibility, and provider data.
• Hands-on experience testing REST/SOAP APIs using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of EDI X12 transactions, including 837, 835, 834, 270/271, and 276/277.
• Experience validating EDI file structures, mappings, acknowledgments, and transaction processing.
• Knowledge of HIPAA compliance, HL7, and FHIR standards.
• Develop and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end test cases.
• Validate API request/response payloads, JSON/XML data, authentication, and error handling.
• Perform backend data validation using SQL queries.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or ALM.
• Coordinate testing activities, track defects, and provide QA status updates to project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and integration teams to resolve issues.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with API automation using Rest Assured, Karate, or Postman/Newman.
• Familiarity with healthcare integration platforms and ETL testing.
• Experience mentoring junior QA testers or coordinating small QA teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.