About Avalon Healthcare Solutions:
Avalon Healthcare Solutions is the nation’s leader in diagnostic intelligence, uniquely focused on transforming the role of diagnostic testing across the healthcare ecosystem. Our proprietary Diagnostic Insights Platform delivers evidence-based policies, curated lab networks, and real-time analytics that simplify complex diagnostics, accelerate innovation adoption, and optimize diagnostic investments.
Supporting over 30+ health plans and 90+ million members nationwide, Avalon partners with payers and providers to ensure diagnostic testing is performed appropriately, efficiently, and at the right time. Our flexible solutions span routine and genetic testing management, automated adherence, and end-to-end diagnostics support—driving measurable value, reduced waste, and improved clinical outcomes.
With unmatched scientific rigor, deep clinical expertise, and a performance-based model, Avalon is redefining how diagnostics power personalized care and healthcare value.
Learn more at www.avalonhcs.com.
You will be part of a team that shapes a new market and business. Most importantly, you will help Avalon to achieve its mission and improve clinical outcomes and health care affordability for the people we serve.
For more information about Avalon, please visit www.avalonhcs.com.
Avalon Healthcare Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Vet/Disability.
This position description is subject to change at any time. As determined by the company based upon business needs, an employee in this position may be required to perform duties and take responsibility for work other than as described in this document.
About the Quality Assurance Engineer III Position:
As a Quality Assurance Engineer III, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products as well as driving the vision of QA automation. You will work collaboratively within your scrum team as well as cross team to solution for new features as well as troubleshoot medium-high complexity problems. Your ability to communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, as well as IT Leadership will be essential in achieving our goals.
This position is eligible for remote work, but quarterly travel will be required to Avalon's corporate office located in Tampa, Florida.
Quality Assurance Engineer III – Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Four (4) to Eight (8) in a health care or related organization. Excellent understanding of Quality Assurance Engineering and expert level experience with one or many scripting languages
- Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline. Equivalent experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree(s).
- Excellent understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Expert skillset with automation testing tools and scripting languages.
- Develop and define test strategies, plans, and maintain automation test data.
- Troubleshoot and debug medium-high complexity issues in the software
- Collaborate and communicate effectively to understand requirements and provide updates to both IT Leadership as well as business stakeholders.
- Capable of working individually and collaboratively
- Ability to clearly document functionality and defects
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Growth mindset driven to continuous improvement
- Mentor and grow team members a must.
- Displays ownership and pride in solutions delivered
Quality Assurance Engineer III – Minimum Qualifications:
- Excellent understanding of the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle).
- Define and mature QA methodologies and processes
- Expert level skill in one or many scripting/programming languages
- Ability to translate applications Business Case into clear test scenarios/cases
- Perficient in systematic troubleshooting
- Ability to recommend areas of improvement through testing and statistical analysis
- Experience load testing
- Experience performance testing
- Expert understanding of SQL and data validation
- Basic understanding of SLA/SLI/SLO’s
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables
- Solid understanding of HTTP/REST fundamentals
- Solid understanding of JSON/XML/YAML fundamentals
- Experience with Agile and Scrum
- Proficient with standard business applications such as Word, Excel, etc.
- Mentors junior team members on processes, best practices, and new technologies
Quality Assurance Engineer III – Preferred Qualifications:
- Expert level ability to script in one or more of the following:
- JavaScript/Typescript (Preferred)
- Bash
- Python
- PowerShell
- Verbose experience with E2E frameworks such as Playwright, Protractor, Cypress, or Selenium. (Playwright preferred)
- Working experience with Atlassian products such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket (or something comparable)
- Fluency in containerization/cloud technologies. Such as Docker, AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, Kubernetes/AWS EKS, AWS Lambda, S3.
- AWS Cloud Practitioner or comparable Cloud experience a plus.
- Experience with API testing tools such as Postman/Newman
- Experience integrating automated testing within CI/CD frameworks
- Ability to recommend areas of improvement through testing and statistical analysis
- Solid understanding of networking concepts
Skills Required
- Four to eight years of experience in a healthcare or related organization
- Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience accepted
- Strong understanding of quality assurance engineering, methodologies, tools, and processes
- Expert-level experience with one or more scripting or programming languages
- Experience developing test strategies, test plans, automation test data, and test scenarios
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging medium- to high-complexity software issues
- Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Experience with load testing and performance testing
- Expert understanding of SQL and data validation
- Basic understanding of SLA, SLI, and SLO concepts
- Understanding of HTTP and REST fundamentals
- Understanding of JSON, XML, and YAML fundamentals
- Experience with Agile and Scrum
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to document functionality and defects clearly
- Ability to translate business cases into clear test scenarios and cases
- Experience recommending improvements through testing and statistical analysis
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively while meeting deadlines
- Ability to mentor junior team members on processes, best practices, and technologies
- Expert scripting ability in JavaScript or TypeScript
- Expert scripting ability in Bash, Python, or PowerShell
- Experience with Playwright, Protractor, Cypress, or Selenium end-to-end testing frameworks
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, or comparable tools
- Experience with Docker, AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, AWS Lambda, or Amazon S3
- AWS Cloud Practitioner certification or comparable cloud experience
- Experience with Postman or Newman for API testing
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD frameworks
- Solid understanding of networking concepts
What We Do
Avalon’s access to lab data, combined with the comprehensive lab benefit management experience and leadership in lab sciences, provides a powerful platform to improve health for individuals and the entire population like never before—right from the start with lab testing. Avalon has developed the world’s first Lab Insights System to generate actionable insights in real-time, at scale, to help payers and providers optimize treatments, improve outcomes, and drive down overall cost—right from the start with lab testing, which is the gateway to appropriate diagnosis and treatment care planning. As a result, we all save. Not just dollars. But we save time, waste, and uncertainty. We also build critical momentum for value-driven care, which is desperately needed now more than ever. It’s time to start thinking differently about lab.
