SQA Analyst II

We are hiring an SQA Analyst II on our QA team at BCBST! In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of enterprise applications across complex healthcare systems. You’ll design and execute end‑to‑end test strategies covering functional, integration, and regression testing, leveraging both manual and automated approaches. By building robust automation frameworks, validating data flows and APIs, and troubleshooting defects across front‑end and back‑end systems, you’ll help deliver faster, more reliable releases while reducing manual effort and improving overall product quality. To be successful in this role, you’ll bring strong QA experience within the healthcare domain and hands‑on expertise in both functional and automation testing. You will be a strong candidate if you have experience with: QA functional and automation testing within the healthcare domain Selenium WebDriver (Java) for script development, cross‑browser testing, and regression suite maintenance Building test frameworks using Page Object Model (POM), TestNG, or hybrid frameworks API validation and automation using Rest Assured Test management tools such as Azure DevOps (or similar) Writing SQL queries for database validation and test data preparation Leveraging AI‑enabled tools to improve QA efficiency Note: This is a remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office. This role requires occasional after-hours or weekend support for production validation. Occasional on-site attendance may be needed for PI planning or team events. This role will require an onsite interview at our Chattanooga, TN headquarters. Sponsorship is not available for this role. Job Responsibilities Intermediate proficiency in testing strategy document preparation, developing test plans, use of relevant toolsets and defect lifecycle management. Aligns with and applies BCBST QA best practices to ensure adherence to the policies and procedures. Creating and executing test scripts for functional, automation and/or performance testing, and deriving testing requirements from functional/business requirements. Review technical design documents and develop E2E integration test scenarios to verify/validate the impacted components, interfaces and systems. Identify and create test data, build, and execute services/API validation scripts to ensure the quality of applications delivered by utilizing relevant toolsets. Document and communicate test status, results at the individual level. Assists in resolving the issues identified by team members. Job Qualifications Education Bachelor's degree in information technology/software engineering or relevant work experience in software industry or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent experience is defined as 2 years of professional work experience in software industry. Experience 1 year – Experience in API or webservices testing 2 years - Experience in writing SQL queries and testing reports 2 years - Experience in testing web, mobile, interfaces and back-end processing applications 1 year – Experience in test automation or performance including troubleshooting issues 1 year – Working experience with Agile delivery teams Skills\Certifications Accuracy and attention to detail Must possess ability to maintain professional relationships with vendors and other external partners Coding/ Scripting skills Number of Openings Available 1 Worker Type: Employee Company: BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. Applying for this job indicates your acknowledgement and understanding of the following statements: BCBST will recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Further information regarding BCBST's EEO Policies/Notices may be found by reviewing the following page: BCBST's EEO Policies/Notices BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee via-email, the Internet or any other method without a valid, written Direct Placement Agreement in place for this position from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee HR/Talent Acquisition will not be considered. No fee will be paid in the event the applicant is hired by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee as a result of the referral or through other means.