QA Engineer Manual & Automation(Healthcare Tech)- Contractual

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 TestingCI/CD IntegrationPlaywright (Web Automation)JIRA / Defect ManagementJest (API / Unit Testing)REST & GraphQL API TestingJMeter (Load Testing)WCAG Accessibility TestingFlutter TestingHIPAA / Compliance TestingTypeScript / JavaScriptTest 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. 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