Remote Senior Software Automation Engineer – AI/GenAI Testing

Worky; Irving (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Ontada is seeking a Software Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions across UI, API, backend, and data layers, with a focus on AI-enabled systems. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and MLOps to validate AI-driven workflows, including RAG and model-integrated services.

The role requires strong QA ownership, proficiency in test automation across tools, and experience with HIPAA/compliance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of progressive Software Quality Assurance experience, preferably in healthcare or regulated industries.
• 2+ years of hands-on test automation development experience.
• 2+ years of API testing and automation experience.
• 2+ years of backend testing experience using SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• 1+ years of experience testing AI/ML or GenAI systems or demonstrated delivery of AI-adjacent quality frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute test strategy, planning, and execution for assigned features, services, or product areas under the guidance of the QA Lead.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites across UI, API, service, and data layers.
• Design AI/GenAI test strategies and validate prompts.
• Coordinate end-to-end validation across environments to ensure release readiness.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and MLOps teams to validate AI-driven behaviors.

Skills

QA automation

API testing

Backend testing

Java

Python

JavaScript

SQL/NoSQL

AI/GenAI QA

GitHub Copilot

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

TOSCA

RestAssured

Postman

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

McKesson Ontada is seeking a Software Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions across UI, API, backend, and data layers, with a focus on AI-enabled systems. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and MLOps to validate AI-driven workflows, including RAG and model-integrated services.

The role requires strong QA ownership, proficiency in test automation across tools, and experience with HIPAA/compliance.