QA Engineer– Manual&Automation(Healthcare Tech)- Contractual, Solapur

QA Engineer– Manual&Automation Industry:Healthcare Technology Location:Pune / Remote Job Type: Part-Time/Contract What this role is about: You'll own quality across everything users touch. Not just test cases— but: - Workflows that break in ways no one anticipated. - Releases that go out fast and come back clean.- Bugs that get caught before they reach a clinician. What you'll do Manual Testing - Design and execute test cases, exploratory sessions, and regression cycles for web, API, and mobile. - Test end-to-end healthcare workflows— scheduling, clinical documentation, patient data handling.- Validate UI/UX against design specs and accessibility standards (WCAG). - Run smoke, sanity, UAT, and pre-release checklists across environments. - Log, triage, and track defects with clear reproduction steps; follow through to closure. Test Automation - Build and maintain Playwright test suites for critical web workflows.- Develop functional API test automation using Jest; set up load tests with JMeter. - Create and maintain Flutter widget and integration tests for mobile. - Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality feedback. - Track and close coverage gaps; keep automation stable as the product evolves.Healthcare&Compliance - Test HIPAA compliance— data handling, access controls, audit logging, security protocols. - Validate EHR integrations (Epic, eClinicalWorks) and HL7/FHIR data standards. - Ensure consent workflows, audit trails, and compliance features work correctly. Quality Process&Collaboration - Define testing standards, documentation templates, and best practices for the team. - Perform root cause analysis on failures and production incidents. - Advocate for testability early— in design reviews, story grooming, and architecture discussions. What you bring - 2+ years in software QA with hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing.- Strong proficiency in TypeScript / JavaScript for writing and maintaining test code. - Hands-on Playwright experience for web automation. - Experience with Jest for unit and integration testing. - Proficiency with JMeter or similar for load and performance testing. - Experience with Flutter testing (widget tests, integration tests).- Solid understanding of REST and GraphQL API testing. - CI/CD integration experience— GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar. - Knowledge of test design patterns (Page Object Model, Screenplay pattern). - Familiarity with accessibility testing standards (WCAG 2.1). Core Skills at a Glance- Manual&Exploratory Testing - CI/CD Integration - Playwright (Web Automation) - JIRA / Defect Management - Jest (API / Unit Testing) - REST&GraphQL API Testing - JMeter (Load Testing) - WCAG Accessibility Testing - Flutter Testing - HIPAA / Compliance Testing - TypeScript / JavaScript - Test Design Patterns Why this is worth your time - Build the QA function from scratch— full ownership, no inherited mess. - Work on healthcare technology that impacts real patients and clinical teams.- High ownership, real problems, no ticket queue to manage. - Collaborative team of 15+ engineers across multiple geographies. - Competitive compensation and equity options. - Flexible, remote-friendly environment with a learning budget. - If you're looking for: A pre-built QA process to maintain→ not this.- Shallow automation with no manual depth→ also not this.