Sr QA Automation Programmer/Developer

Custom Business Solutions, Inc.; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Custom Business Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Automation Architect to design and modernize the enterprise automation framework for the State's health eligibility system.

You will lead automation architecture, coding standards, and best practices within the DevOps team while collaborating with developers, analysts, and QA to define scalable automation strategies. You will design and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites, integrate testing into CI/CD

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.
• Five (5) years of experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable technologies.
• Five (5) years designing or enhancing automation frameworks using OO design and reusable architecture.
• Three (3) years integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
• Five (5) years writing SQL queries and performing database validation for automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and modernize the enterprise automation framework for statewide systems.
• Provide technical leadership for automation architecture and coding standards within DevOps.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and QA to define automation strategies and reusable assets.
• Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution across SDLC.
• Mentor automation engineers through code reviews and coaching.
• Develop SQL queries and perform database validation for testing.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute automation leadership.
• Research and recommend new tools and framework enhancements for quality and maintainability.

Skills

Java

Selenium

Test automation framework design

Jenkins

SQL queries

REST API automation

OO design

Tools

Jenkins

Selenium

IBM ETM

IBM QM

IBM CLM

Postman

Job description

• Design, develop, maintain, and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the State's integrated healthcare eligibility system, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse across multiple modernization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team.
• Evaluate and modernize existing automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA staff to define automation strategies, reusable test assets, and technical solutions.
• Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites supporting statewide healthcare eligibility systems.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Mentor automation engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, framework guidance, and knowledge transfer.
• Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, defect triage, and technical design discussions while providing automation leadership.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new automation tools, technologies, and framework enhancements that improve software quality and long-term maintainability.

• Design, develop, maintain, and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the State's integrated healthcare eligibility system, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse across multiple modernization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team.
• Evaluate and modernize existing automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA staff to define automation strategies, reusable test assets, and technical solutions.
• Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites supporting statewide healthcare eligibility systems.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Mentor automation engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, framework guidance, and knowledge transfer.
• Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, defect triage, and technical design discussions while providing automation leadership.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new automation tools, technologies, and framework enhancements that improve software quality and long-term maintainability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven (7) years' experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.
• Five (5) years' experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable automation technologies.
• Five (5) years' experience designing, developing, or significantly enhancing automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles and reusable framework architecture.
• Three (3) years' experience integrating automated testing into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
• Five (5) years' experience writing SQL queries and performing database validation in support of automated testing.

Desired Skills

• Experience serving as an Automation Architect, Principal QA Automation Engineer, Automation Framework Lead, or Senior Automation Consultant.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring automation engineers, and conducting automation code reviews.
• Experience modernizing mature automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and long-term supportability.
• Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up, including reusable components, reporting, coding standards, maintainability, scalability, and extensibility.
• Experience evaluating and modernizing legacy automation frameworks and implementing technical improvements.
• Experience supporting large, complex, mission-critical enterprise applications.
• Experience collaborating with developers, solution architects, DevOps engineers, and business analysts to implement automation strategies.
• Experience using IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM), IBM Quality Manager (QM), IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), or comparable enterprise test management tools.
• Experience automating web applications, REST APIs, and database validation.
• Experience with performance testing tools or supporting performance testing initiatives.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum DevOps teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting healthcare, human services, government, or other highly regulated enterprise environments.