Senior SDET: Scalable Test Frameworks & AI QA

CVS Health Corporation; Wellesley (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) to apply advanced engineering skills to improve quality across the development lifecycle. This senior individual contributor role emphasizes testing, testability, and quality engineering, with leadership across teams and strong focus on automation and engineering-driven quality.

The role blends hands-on development with architectural influence, shaping automation strategy, and improving feedback loops.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development, test engineering, or quality engineering roles, including significant experience in SDET or developer‑led test infrastructure work.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as TypeScript or Java.
• Deep experience building test frameworks, automation infrastructure, harnesses, or developer tooling in modern engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of software design, object‑oriented design, distributed systems, debugging, APIs, and maintainable code practices.
• Experience supporting quality across backend services, APIs, and full‑stack systems.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD workflows and improving engineering feedback loops.
• Experience designing and maintaining test data strategies and reusable testing patterns.
• Experience defining technical standards or reusable solutions that support multiple teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction as a senior individual contributor.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to document patterns, mentor engineers, and articulate quality strategy clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evolve scalable test frameworks, automation libraries, and developer‑facing quality tools.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, and Engineering teams to define test strategy, coverage goals, and acceptance criteria.
• Build reusable utilities, harnesses, mocks, stubs, and data solutions that improve system testability and validation efficiency.
• Develop specialized test strategies and harnesses for conversational AI systems across Voice and Chat channels.
• Integrate automated quality checks into CI/CD pipelines to support fast, reliable feedback loops across teams.
• Establish and promote best practices for framework selection, test data strategy, automation design, and engineering‑led quality.
• Create clear patterns, examples, and documentation that make testing more accessible and reduce friction for engineers.

Skills

TypeScript

Java

SDET experience

test frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Automation tooling

Job description

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) to apply advanced engineering skills to improve quality across the development lifecycle. This senior individual contributor role emphasizes testing, testability, and quality engineering, with leadership across teams and strong focus on automation and engineering-driven quality.

The role blends hands-on development with architectural influence, shaping automation strategy, and improving feedback loops.