QE Engineer/Business Associate

Job title: QE Engineer/Business Associate Location: Onsite in Bloomfield, CT or Franklin TN Type: ContractAbout Smart IT Frame: At Smart IT Frame, we connect top talent with leading organizations across the USA. With over a decade of staffing excellence, we specialize in IT, healthcare, and professional roles, empowering both clients and candidates to grow together.The top skills required for this role are Postman (required) Playwright REST APIs, HL7 FHIR CI/CD-aligned testing Nucural (preferred)Key Responsibilities: API-Focused End-to-End Testing Own and execute end-to-end API and integration testing for CMS Burden Reduction initiatives Validate HL7 FHIR-based REST APIs including payloads, schemas, headers, authentication, and error handling Perform deep API validation across upstream and downstream systems and integration partners Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and regulatory compliance across API workflows Agile & Program Enablement Participate in Pre-PI Planning, PI Planning & break-outs, Release retrospectives, and Technical Design walkthroughs Engage in Sprint Planning, daily stand-ups, and System Demos as part of System QA/QE Test Planning, Design & Execution Contribute to Test Strategy during PI Planning (scenarios, dependencies, risks, regression impact) Provide end-to-end test estimates for assigned features (story points) Define and review Acceptance Criteria using GIVEN-WHEN-THEN format Design, automate, and execute end-to-end test scenarios (positive, negative, integration) Identify test data needs and provide inputs for integrated test environment setup Execute tests based on business priority and critical paths Walk through test evidence and provide demos for feature acceptance Defect Management & Governance Collaborate with Product Owner, Architects, Developers, RTE, and QE Leads on defect management Support warranty and post-production validation Maintain daily Jira updates for features, test execution, and defectsRequired Skills/Experience: 8+ years of experience in End-to-End / Integration QA Strong hands-on API testing expertise (must-have) Extensive experience using Postman for API validation Strong knowledge of HL7 FHIR, Healthcare Interoperability, and CMS Burden Reduction Experience with Playwright for API and UI integration scenarios Strong experience with Jira for test and defect management Experience working in Agile / SAFe environmentsApply today or share profiles at mario.i@smartitframe.com