[Remote] Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Frontier Direct Care is a Texas-based direct primary care company delivering integrated care through proprietary technology. They are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to drive quality strategy and automation execution for their clinical and operational platform, ensuring software quality throughout the SDLC while maintaining compliance with HIPAA and SOC 2 requirements.
Responsibilities
- Author detailed test plans and test cases for new features, integrations, and regression cycles — covering functional, edge-case, and security-sensitive scenarios including PHI access controls and audit logging requirements
- Build and maintain automation frameworks for API and end-to-end testing; integrate suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality feedback
- Design test scenarios that account for PHI handling, access controls, and audit logging requirements aligned with HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II controls; support audit evidence collection as needed
- Identify, document, and track defects through resolution; partner with developers to reproduce issues and validate fixes
- Participate in sprint ceremonies, contribute to story refinement with a quality lens, and champion shift-left testing practices across the team
- Evaluate and introduce testing tools that improve coverage, speed, and reliability; maintain clear documentation of test strategies and results
Skills
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a QA automation or in an SDET role
- Proficiency in Python or a comparable scripting language for test development
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test suites for REST APIs
- CI/CD integration experience (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
- Working knowledge of HIPAA requirements as they relate to software testing — PHI data handling, access controls, and audit trails
- Ability to read application code to inform testing approach and identify risk areas
- Experience working in a fast paced, start up environment
- Experience testing healthcare data integrations (HL7, FHIR, EDI 837/835)
- Familiarity with SOC 2 Type II control frameworks and evidence collection for audits
- Experience with contract testing tools (e.g., Pact)
- GCP or cloud platform exposure
- Familiarity with AI assisted testing suites
- Security testing fundamentals (OWASP, penetration test support, vulnerability validation)
Benefits
- Frontier Membership for you and your immediate family
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Voluntary insurance: short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and other supplemental insurances.
- 401(k) plan: Free access to financial wellness platforms that provide financial advisors + personal finance tools
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, which includes up to 5 unplanned days off per year
- 9 additional company holidays
- Parental Leave policy
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