Senior Quality Engineer I

Optum, a UnitedHealth Group Company; Manila; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a passionate QA Engineer to join our Cardiology R&D team. You will own quality from requirements through production, designing and executing manual and automated tests, and partnering with developers to ensure testability of solutions.

In this role you will leverage AI-assisted testing tools, validate API, database, and end-to-end workflows, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines. Strong English communication and SDLC/STLC understanding are required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering.
• Experience with manual testing methodologies and test design techniques.
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools and AI-enabled quality practices.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and STLC.
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman, Wireshark or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own quality for features and initiatives from requirements through production deployment.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test suites.
• Create test strategies, test plans, and test cases based on business, technical, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with developers to define acceptance criteria and ensure testability of solutions.
• Validate functionality, integration, regression, usability, performance, accessibility, and security requirements.
• Participate in all phases of the SDLC, promoting shift-left quality practices.
• Leverage AI-powered testing tools to accelerate test creation, coverage analysis, defect detection, and exploratory testing.
• Perform API, database, and end-to-end workflow validation.
• Analyze defects, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with engineering teams on root-cause analysis.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and quality gates to ensure reliable software releases.
• Support validation and verification activities for regulated healthcare and medical device software.
• Monitor production quality metrics and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with organizational quality standards, industry regulations, and healthcare best practices.

Skills

4+ years QA

Manual testing

AI testing tools

SDLC/STLC

API testing

SQL basics

REST APIs

CI/CD

Analytical skills

English skills

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IS

Equivalent experience

Tools

Postman

Wireshark

Git

Azure DevOps

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.

Our Cardiology R&D organization is looking for a passionate, innovative, and hands-on QA Engineer to join our product development team.

As part of a team developing healthcare solutions that impact clinicians and patients worldwide, you will help ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and high-quality software throughout the entire product lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Clinical Experts, and DevOps teams to build quality into every stage of development.

This role combines traditional quality assurance practices with modern quality engineering, test automation, and AI-assisted testing techniques.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own quality for features and initiatives from requirements through production deployment
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test suites
• Create test strategies, test plans, and test cases based on business, technical, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with developers to define acceptance criteria and ensure testability of solutions
• Validate functionality, integration, regression, usability, performance, accessibility, and security requirements
• Participate in all phases of the SDLC, promoting shift-left quality practices
• Leverage AI-powered testing tools to accelerate test creation, coverage analysis, defect detection, and exploratory testing
• Perform API, database, and end-to-end workflow validation
• Analyze defects, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with engineering teams on root-cause analysis
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and quality gates to ensure reliable software releases
• Support validation and verification activities for regulated healthcare and medical device software
• Monitor production quality metrics and participate in continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure compliance with organizational quality standards, industry regulations, and healthcare best practices
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering
• Experience with manual testing methodologies and test design techniques
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools and AI-enabled quality practices
• Solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC)
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman, Wireshark or similar
• Understanding relational databases and SQL
• Knowledge of REST APIs, web technologies, and client-server architectures
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and source control systems (Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, etc)
• Proven solid analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Proven excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (Selenium, Appium, or equivalent)
• Experience testing cloud-based and distributed applications
• Experience with performance and security testing
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience in the healthcare or medical device industry
• Basic programming or scripting experience (C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, or similar)
• Knowledge of networking concepts including DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP, and HTTPS
• Understanding regulatory frameworks such as FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, HIPAA, or equivalent

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.

Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Global Solutions (Philippines) Inc. All rights reserved.

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