Software Testing Principal (MUMPS / Healthcare Systems)

SAIC; Texas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Software Testing Principal to lead testing for mission-critical healthcare applications in a MUMPS/InterSystems Caché environment. This is a 100% remote role focused on modernization, interoperability, and production support.

You will design test plans, drive testing effort across teams, mentor junior testers, and ensure data integrity across legacy systems using HL7, FHIR, and EDI standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or 8 years of relevant experience.
• 10+ years in software testing, QA, or system validation.
• Experience in regulated environments (healthcare/government).
• Experience testing enterprise apps in clinical/healthcare operations and legacy systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, cases, and scripts for MUMPS/InterSystems Caché environments.
• Validate enhancements, releases, defect fixes, and upgrades.
• Conduct functional, integration, regression, UAT, system, and end-to-end testing.

Skills

Test planning

QA leadership

Analytical skills

Documentation

Cross-functional work

Defect analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or 8 years related experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

HP ALM

TestRail

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a motivated, career-oriented, and customer-focused Software Testing Principal to support testing and quality assurance activities for mission-critical healthcare applications operating in a MUMPS/InterSystems Caché environment. This role will support modernization efforts, system enhancements, healthcare interoperability initiatives, and production support activities associated with legacy healthcare systems. This is a 100% Remote role.

Job Description:

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test procedures for healthcare applications operating in MUMPS/InterSystems Caché 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, EDI, and related industry 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.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare Informatics, or related field or 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• 10+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience.
• 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.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to maintain a Public Trust

Preferred:

• Experience supporting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) systems.
• Experience supporting VistA and FileMan applications.
• ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA, or similar testing certification.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Requirements:

Core Technical

• Experience testing applications developed using MUMPS and/or InterSystems Caché.
• 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.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) 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 healthcare interoperability standards, including:
  • HL7
  • FHIR
  • HIPAA EDI Transactions
• Experience validating EDI healthcare transactions, including:
  • 278 Prior Authorizations
  • 275 Attachments
• Experience utilizing defect tracking and test management tools such as:
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • HP ALM
  • TestRail
• Experience creating testing metrics, dashboards, and status reports.
• Strong documentation skills.

Healthcare and VA Experience

• Knowledge of healthcare operational workflows.
• Familiarity with electronic health record (EHR) systems.
• Experience supporting VistA environments.
• Experience testing FileMan database functionality.
• Understanding healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements.

Process & Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work directly with business users and customers.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple activities.
• Experience collaborating 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 Have

• Test automation experience.
• SQL and 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.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.