Senior QA Engineer - AI-Driven Test Automation (Remote)

Humana; United States; Remote; USD 98,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to own server-side back-end and UI test execution, develop automated tests with C#, Playwright, and Selenium, and leverage AI-assisted automation to improve coverage and efficiency.

The role requires 7+ years in QA, strong SQL expertise, UNIX/Linux experience, and proficiency with CI/CD and cloud environments. Occasional travel to Humana offices may be required.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Minimum of 7 years of recent QA experience.
• Strong expertise in SQL, including complex query development, data validation, troubleshooting, and working with Oracle and MySQL databases.
• Proven experience in UI Testing, including designing, executing, and maintaining manual and automated test cases to ensure high-quality user experiences.
• Experience with test automation using C# and Selenium, including developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Experience using AI tools or AI-assisted platforms to create, enhance, or maintain test scripts is highly preferred
• UNIX/Linux experience is required
• Working knowledge of Linux environments, including basic command-line operations, log analysis, file management, and application troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of XML for data validation, configuration management, and integration testing activities.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and quality assurance best practices across requirements, development, testing, and release phases.
• Experience using QA management tools (e.g., qTest) for test planning, execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
• Experience with API, backend, integration, and regression automation testing.
• Experience setting up testing environments to run repeatable tests, preferably in AWS and GCP cloud environments.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with AI concepts and leveraging AI-powered tools to improve testing efficiency, test generation, analysis, and quality engineering processes.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into comprehensive test strategies and test cases.
• Strong desire and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists team lead in establishing processes that complement tools and provide end-to-end traceability.
• Facilitates tools for development and execution of Functional Verification Tests, System Verification Tests, Integration Tests, Performance Tests, Regression Tests, API testing, and test automation frameworks.
• Designs, develops, executes, and maintains automated UI, API, and backend test scripts using C#, Playwright, and Selenium.
• Uses AI-assisted tools and automation accelerators to create, optimize, and maintain test scripts, improve test coverage, and reduce manual effort.
• Recommend processes, automation strategies, and systems for continuous quality improvement.
• Verifies and creates defects submitted by customer implementation and QA teams.
• Views application logs and runs debugger to isolate system issues.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge in debugging RDBMS issues, including complex SQL for data analysis, inner and outer joins, triggers, functions, procedures, packages, and data mining.
• Installs product bundles on various OS environments (Linux, Windows).
• Creates test cases and validates the integrity of XML.
• Applies solid understanding of web-service integration (WSDL, XSD).
• Performs white-box, web-service integration, server back-end testing, and automated functional/UI validation.
• Performs data extraction, transformation (ETL), and data analysis.
• Develops test approaches and test coverage matrices that cover corner cases, and executes tests according to the test plan.
• Performs data analysis and validation across various sources and formats including XML, FHIR, and JSON.
• Builds and supports automation suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines for repeatable and scalable test execution.
• Collaborates closely with developers, scrum masters, DevOps, DB engineers, and physician teams to analyze complex system-level problems and understand clinical rules requirements.
• Works effectively in a high-energy, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.

Skills

QA experience

SQL

UI testing

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

C#

Jira & Confluence

Bamboo

Bitbucket

Azure DevOps / Azure Boards

JFrog Artifactory

Job description

Humana is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to own server-side back-end and UI test execution, develop automated tests with C#, Playwright, and Selenium, and leverage AI-assisted automation to improve coverage and efficiency.

The role requires 7+ years in QA, strong SQL expertise, UNIX/Linux experience, and proficiency with CI/CD and cloud environments. Occasional travel to Humana offices may be required.