Quality Engineer, Senior at Blue Shield of CA in El Dorado Hills, California

Job Description:

Blue Shield of California QES team constantly works with our IT development partner to ensure we deliver quality product on schedule and with in budget. Now we're going to change the nature of work. We are transforming the BSC IT to meet the everchanging health industry demands and building new products to help members and provider focus on what matters most to them. As a high-performing member of our engineering team, you will ensure the quality of code and final product that we deliver to our customers. You will be surrounded by world-class technical talent. Every day will bring new opportunities to be challenged, learn, and gain top-notch experience in Manual testing, test automation Robotic Processes Automation.

Responsibilities:
* Experience in testing Facets core applications, e.g. Enrollment, Membership, Billing, Claims, etc.
* Good knowledge of 270, 271, 276, 277, 278, 820, 834, 835 and 837 EDI and X12 transactions.
* Review requirements documents, system concept documents and functional and technical design documents.
* Analyze business use cases and technical design specs in order to create test cases and test scenarios.
* Hold walkthroughs for Test Plans and Test Scripts with the IT team, 3rd party vendors and business partners.
* Communicate testing status and risk mitigation plans to project leadership.
* Maintain and monitor defect tracking tool (Jira), overseeing identification and problem/defect resolution.
* Prepare step-by-step test cases with details. Execute test cases manually or using automation.
* Validate data at both the file layout and the back-end database.
* Analyze defects and report defects to development teams.
* Coordinate and manage testing effort between 3rd party vendors, internal IT teams, and Business Units.
* Support QE Lead with test results and status communication to the project team.
* Support development and implementation of quality assurance standards, processes, and procedures based upon applicable SDLC methodology.
* Work with the development team and project managers on resource and schedule issues.
* Evaluate production readiness of project delivery by validating and documenting the completion of testing and development.
* Work with cross-functional teams of quality engineers to develop creative and innovative automated testing solutions.

* 5+ years of experience in QE or related field
* Comprehensive knowledge of software testing techniques and methodologies.
* Good communication skills.
* Prior experience leading QE efforts on a strategic project. Strong project management skills to effectively manage QE resources and timeline.
* Experience with Java, Python, or Groovy programming languages.
* Working knowledge of databases and proficiency writing SQL queries.
* Experience with test case management tools such as ALM or similar, and set of Atlassian tools (e.g. Jira)
* Working knowledge of Linux, Unix, Windows platform.
* Automation experience using Selenium, TestNG, and/or UFT
* Working knowledge of Agile methodology
* Must have experience Robotic Process Automation
* Must have experience in Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning

Preferred skills:
* Healthcare IT industry experience, especially in electronic health records and related systems.

Education:
* Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar.

Additional Information

- Our Company: At Blue Shield of California we are parents, leader, students, visionaries, heroes, and providers. Everyday we come together striving to fulfill our mission, to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. For more than 80 years, Blue Shield of California has been dedicated to transforming health care by making it more accessible, cost-effective, and customer-centric. We are a not-for-profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with 6,800 employees, more than $20 billion in annual revenue and 4.3 million members. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have a positive impact on California communities. Blue Shield of California is headquartered in Oakland, California with 18 additional locations including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. We're excited to share Blue Shield of California has received awards and recognition for - LGBT diversity, quality improvement, most influential women in corporate America, Bay Area's top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world's most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we're striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in - Join us!

- Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

- Equal Employment Opportunity: External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.

- Requisition ID: 20001ZG

- Posting Date: Aug 14, 2020

- Schedule: Full-time

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