Software Testing Engineer

What you’ll do

in a few words…

Abarca is igniting a revolution in healthcare.  We built our company on the belief that with smarter technology we are redefining pharmacy benefits, but this is just the beginning…

As a Software Testing Engineer, you’ll be responsible to collaborate with Software Engineers in devising testing strategies and test settings for assuring the highest level of quality in our systems. You’ll work hands-on with developers casting their eye over everything while aiding in the understanding of business requirements and functional specifications to best identify how to construct Test Cases. In addition, you’ll create, execute and document Test Cases carried out on existing functionalities and for new features and/or fixes set up into our platforms and systems.

The fundamentals for the job…

• Collaborate with Agile Team members (Product Owners, Software Engineers, Software Automation Engineers, Database Developers, DevOps Engineers and more of your Software Testing peers).
• Write test plans and test cases that meet the expected business requirements and functional specifications.
• Trace together your Test Cases to Functional Specifications to form your traceability matrix and assure compliance with system specifications.
• Collaborate with the Software Automation Engineering team to automate Test Cases into User Interface (UI)-based Automated Test Cases and Integration Test Cases.
• Execute manual test cases and scenarios, including Functional, Integration, and Regression test cases.
• Become an expert in all our software platforms, so that they call you the Testing know-it-all.
• Document and mitigate for deviations (also known as defects, incidents, or non-conformances) whenever an expected result in your test case is not achieved during execution.
• Testing web applications, analyzing results and communicating them to stakeholders.
• Participate in team discussions, design workshops, and Scrum Sprint ceremonies like Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Research and resolve issues, or at least offer possible solutions.
• Track, probe, dissect and keep stats, to manage to resolve all raised deviations.
• Engage as a business supporter and liaison between technical team members and business stakeholders/end users.
• Contribute to establishing Test-related strategies, planning and execution.
• Support colleagues within and outside your team as platform contributor and team coach.

What we expect of you 

The bold requirements…

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related area (In lieu of a degree, equivalent relevant experience may be considered).
• 3+ years of related experience with Software Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Computer Systems Validation (CSV) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with testing, adapting, and implementing Test Practices, Tools, and Software Testing techniques.
• Experience in visualizing, conceptualizing, planning, and execute long-term strategic projects and/or platform overhauls.
• Experience developing test cases based on Business Requirements and Functional Specifications.
• Experience Building SQL Server database scripts, managing database objects and making queries.
• Experience with object-oriented programming concepts
• Experience with the following toolsets: Jira, Azure DevOps, Testing Tools (Microfocus ALM, Azure Test Plans, Google Postman, etc.)
• Experienced in troubleshooting, determining, and resolving root causes as well as debugging code.
• Experience with Agile Software Development practices
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• We are proud to offer a flexible hybrid work model which will require certain on-site workdays (Puerto Rico Location Only)
• This position requires availability to work in a specified time zone or working schedule, accommodating the business needs of our clients and team members.
• This position may require availability for on-call hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to promptly address emergent issues or provide necessary support as dictated by operational demands (if applicable).

Nice to haves…

• Experience with Healthcare, Pharmacy, and Pharmacy Benefit Management industries, Medicare Part D, and CMS regulations.
• Experience with Software Test Automation.

Physical requirements…

• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

At Abarca we value and celebrate diversity. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are guiding principles of Abarca and ensure Abarca’s workforce reflects the communities it serves.  We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Abarca Health LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify.  “Abarca Health LLC does not sponsor employment visas at this time”

The above description is not intended to limit the scope of the job or to exclude other duties not mentioned. It is not a final set of specifications for the position. It’s simply meant to give readers an idea of what the role entails.