Lead Test Automation Engineer

LCA Lab. Corp. of America; North Carolina; On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

401(k)

Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Job summary

LCA Lab. Corp. of America in North Carolina is seeking a Full-time Automation Engineer. You will design enterprise-level test automation frameworks and develop robust automated solutions across various platforms. An ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience with automation tools and software development methodologies.

This role offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and retirement plans. Join us in driving innovation and quality across our automation processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with automation tools/frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience with management/document repository tools.
• 6+ years of software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-level test automation frameworks and automated solutions.
• Develop robust automated tests for various platforms.
• Drive test data strategy and maintain test data/environments.

Skills

Automation tools/frameworks (Selenium, BDD, Playwright, RestAssure, FlaUI)

Programming/scripting languages (Java, .NET, C#, Python, TypeScript)

Version control tools and process

Healthcare industry experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Work Schedule

Full‑time, exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule, with standard business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours, including earlier, later, or additional hours, with reasonable notice provided when possible.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-level test automation frameworks and automated solutions (API, UI, Backend, Performance)
• Develop robust automated tests for backend, frontend, UI or mobile
• Provide deep technical review of automation code, designs and architecture
• Solve complex architectural automation problems
• Drive test data strategy, maintain test data/environments and API/service-level automation
• Build or configure integrated solutions into CI/CD pipeline
• Conduct POCs on new tools, libraries, and methodologies
• Lead test planning and automation strategy for assigned teams
• Own and drive end‑to‑end integration test strategies and execution across the enterprise
• Provide metrics/status updates to management or senior leadership
• Identify defects and assist engineering with root‑cause investigations
• Partner with DevOps to integrate automation into CI/CD
• Support team members with technical issues and training
• Ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards
• Mentor senior and lead QA engineers
• Collaborate and integrate into team environment
• Working experience with AI Software tools and techniques into automation process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8 or more years of experience with automation tools/frameworks (Selenium, BDD, Playwright, RestAssure, FlaUI, etc.)
• 8 or more years of experience with software development lifecycle, methodologies, standards and practices
• 5 or more years of experience with version control tools and process
• 5 or more years of experience with Management/Document Repository tools (Jira, ALM, TFS, etc.)
• 6 or more years of experience with IDEs, programming/scripting languages (Java, .NET, C#, Python, TypeScript)
• 8 or more years of software test automation experience
• 6 or more years software development experience
• Experience in the healthcare industry

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan for employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week
• 401(k) Plan for employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees
• All foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO for employees on a 7 on 7 off schedule

Equal Opportunity Employer

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.