Automation Developer - Remote in Canada - 2290926

UnitedHealth Group; Richmond; Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks an Automation Test Engineer to enhance software testing processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in automation, mentoring capabilities, and a strong background in JavaScript and API testing. Join a culture of inclusion and innovation, where your contributions will directly impact health outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automation experience.
• 3+ years in test automation with JavaScript/typescript/Node.
• 2+ years in a leadership role mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Collaborate with teams to prioritize test cases for automation.
• Mentor junior quality engineers on automation best practices.

Skills

Automation experience

Test Automation

JavaScript

API testing

Cloud platforms

CI/CD processes

Agile methodologies

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Postman

Selenium

Cypress

Git

Jira

Confluence

Jenkins

Job description

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You must reside in Canada as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks to support the testing of software applications
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize test cases for automation, ensuring maximum test coverage and efficiency
• Executing and analyzing automated test results, identifying and reporting defects, and working closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution
• Continuously improving and enhancing the automation testing process, tools, and techniques to increase efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness
• Providing guidance and mentoring to junior quality engineers on automation testing best practices and methodologies
• Analyzes and investigates
• Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of automation experience
• 5+ years of experience in Test Automation, QA or software development experience
• 3+ years of experience in developing test automation with JavaScript / typescript / Node.
• 2+ years experience in a leadership role providing guidance and mentoring to junior quality engineers on automation testing best practices and methodologies
• 2+ years of experience using API testing tools such as Postman
• 2+ years of experience in developing automation solutions in GCP or another cloud platform
• 2+ years of experience with git
• Demonstrated proficiency in test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Understanding of CI/CD processes and tools
• Familiarity with browser automation tools like Selenium WebDriver or Puppeteer
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Practical experience and use of tools like Jira, Confluence, Jenkins
• Live in Canada

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Background in computer science or related field
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.