Remote MUMPS Test Lead - Healthcare QA

Syms Strategic Group, LLC

Blacksburg (VA)

Remote

USD 85,000 - 117,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Software Testing Principal (MUMPS) for a fully remote role supporting the Veterans Affairs department. The position requires extensive testing of legacy healthcare systems, HL7 and FHIR interoperability, and VistA/FileMan integrations.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in software testing, government/regulated environments, and strong leadership to mentor junior testers while guiding testing strategies across complex healthcare applications.

Qualifications

Experience supporting healthcare, government, or other highly regulated environments.
Experience testing enterprise applications supporting clinical, benefits, or healthcare operations.
Experience supporting legacy applications and long-lived 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, test scenarios, test scripts, and test cases.
Experience performing functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
An understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies.
Experience validating database updates and data integrity.
An 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 utilizing 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.
Knowledge of healthcare operational workflows.
Familiarity with electronic health record (EHR) systems.
Experience supporting VistA environments.
Experience testing FileMan database functionality.
An understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
An ability to work directly with business users and customers.
An ability to independently prioritize multiple activities.
Experience collaborating within cross-functional technical teams.
Strong attention to detail.
An ability to lead testing efforts and mentor junior testers.
Experience supporting production troubleshooting and issue resolution.

Responsibilities

Support testing and quality assurance activities for mission-critical healthcare applications operating in a MUMPS/InterSystems Cache environment.
Support modernization efforts, system enhancements, healthcare interoperability initiatives, and production support activities associated with legacy healthcare systems.
Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test procedures for healthcare applications operating in MUMPS/InterSystems Cache environments.
Validate software enhancements, maintenance releases, defect corrections, and system upgrades.
Support functional, integration, regression, user acceptance, system, and end-to-end testing activities.
Verify data integrity across legacy healthcare applications, databases, interfaces, and external systems.
Test healthcare interoperability transactions utilizing HL7, FHIR, EDIs, and related standards.
Participate in Beta/IOC testing with healthcare facilities and end users, documenting results and coordinating issue resolution.
Analyze and troubleshoot software defects, integration failures, and production incidents.
Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and end users to validate requirements and test objectives.
Develop test data and test environments supporting healthcare workflows and business processes.
Execute manual and automated testing activities 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.
Support root cause analysis and verification of software fixes.
Review system requirements and technical specifications to ensure testability and complete 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.