Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Reliant Health Partners, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Health Savings Account (HSA) & FSAs

PTO & disability leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Reliant Health Partners is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated testing solutions for the claims processing platform. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and QA to create test strategies and ensure high-quality releases.

The role emphasizes expanding automation coverage, building reusable libraries, and automating web, API, and system tests while partaking in backlog refinement and sprint planning.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of QA experience with emphasis on test automation.
• SQL and database validation experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for test automation.
• Experience with API testing using Postman.
• Experience with Jira and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and defect lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Review Jira stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria to craft test plans and cases.
• Design tests for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end workflows.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tests and build reusable libraries.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for web, API, and system tests.
• Execute automated regression, smoke, and functional suites; perform manual testing when needed.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and QA to ensure testability and quality.

Skills

Test automation

SQL

Playwright

API testing

Jira

Agile/Scrum

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Equivalent

Tools

Postman

Testing frameworks

Automation libraries

Job description

Reliant Health Partners is an innovative medical claims repricing service provider, helping employers achieve maximum health plan savings with minimum noise. We tailor our services to each client’s needs, providing everything from individual specialty claims repricing, to full plan replacement as a high-performance, open-access network alternative.

The Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing solutions that improve software quality and reduce reliance on manual testing. This role partners closely with Product, Engineering, and QA to develop test strategies based on business requirements, Jira stories, and acceptance criteria. The QA Automation Engineer will play a key role in evaluating, implementing, and managing the organization's test automation framework while ensuring high-quality releases across the claims processing platform.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review Jira stories, business requirements, and acceptance criteria to develop comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Design test scenarios that validate functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end workflows
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive and high-value test scenarios
• Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and requirement discussions to ensure requirements are testable
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement an automation testing framework and supporting tools
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web, API, and system testing
• Build and maintain reusable automation libraries and testing standards
• Continuously expand automation coverage to reduce manual testing and improve release quality
• Maintain and update automated test scripts as application functionality evolves
• Execute automated regression, smoke, and functional test suites
• Perform manual testing when automation is not practical or during new feature development
• Validate end-to-end business workflows across the claims processing platform
• Verify fixes and ensure production readiness before releases
• Identify, document, and track defects in Jira with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot issues and validate resolutions
• Retest resolved defects and confirm successful implementation
• Communicate testing status, risks, and quality metrics throughout the development lifecycle
• Lead the evaluation, selection, implementation, and ongoing administration of the organization's test automation solution
• Recommend process improvements that increase testing efficiency and software quality
• Develop automation best practices, coding standards, and supporting documentation
• Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and QA team members throughout the Agile development lifecycle
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and release activities
• Partner with Product and Engineering to implement and continuously improve the organization's test automation strategy
• Stay current on emerging automation tools, frameworks, and industry best practices

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of Quality Assurance experience with a strong focus on test automation – Required
• Intermediate level experience with SQL and database validation – Required
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks – Required
• Hands‑on experience with Playwright for test automation – Required
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks – Required
• Experience with API testing using Postman – Required
• Experience working with Jira and Agile/Scrum methodologies – Required
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, SDLC, and defect lifecycle – Required
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills – Required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams – Required
• Experience implementing a test automation framework from the ground up – Preferred
• Experience testing healthcare, claims processing, or other enterprise applications – Preferred
• Familiarity with performance and load testing tools – Preferred
• Experience mentoring QA team members on automation best practices – Preferred

Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications. Certain roles may be eligible for additional compensation, including bonuses, and merit increases. Additionally, certain roles have the opportunity to receive sales commissions that are based on the terms of the sales commission plan applicable to the role.

Pay Transparency

$85,000—$90,000 USD

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Paid time off (PTO) and disability leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Reliant, we know we are better together. We value, respect, and protect the uniqueness each of us brings. Innovation flourishes by including all voices and makes our business—and our society—stronger. Reliant Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, performance management, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, education, training, social, and recreational activities to all persons regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, and military and veteran status, or any other protected status protected by local, state or federal law.