Test Automation Engineer, Senior

Acentra Health; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Acentra Health is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to lead automation strategy across complex systems and migrations to modern AI-assisted platforms. You will design, implement, and optimize enterprise automation assets, mentor peers, and ensure security and HIPAA compliance throughout testing activities.

You will collaborate with DevOps, development, and business teams to embed automation into CI/CD pipelines, develop reusable components, and drive continuous improvement across QA and

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-level test automation frameworks.
• Experience leading automation efforts across multiple projects.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted test generation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-level test automation frameworks and scripts.
• Define automation strategies, standards, and best practices to ensure consistency across QA teams.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and business teams to integrate automation into continuous delivery pipelines.
• Conduct code reviews of automation scripts and provide mentorship to junior and mid-level automation engineers.
• Develop reusable components, utilities, and libraries to improve efficiency and maintainability of test automation assets.
• Analyze and troubleshoot complex automation failures, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
• Provide technical input into test planning, estimation, and overall QA strategy.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools and technologies that align with enterprise architecture.
• Track and report automation progress and performance metrics to QA leadership.
• Ensure alignment of automation testing activities with compliance and security requirements relevant to healthcare data systems.
• Collaborate with peers to enhance automation coverage for API, UI, batch, and backend testing layers.
• Champion test automation adoption and continuous improvement initiatives across QA and development teams.
• Lead migration of existing test automation suites from Selenium-based--***-*- frameworks to Playwright, maintaining test coverage and reliability throughout the transition.
• Extend inherited automation scaffolding - fixtures, dependency injection, page objects, and common methods - to build new test cases for incoming change requests and feature work.
• Use AI-assisted authoring tools (e.g., Playwright Codegen, agentic test generation platforms) to accelerate test creation, reviewing and validating all AI-generated test artifacts before approval into the automation suite.
• Read, understand, and adhere to all corporate policies including policies related to HIPAA and its Privacy and Security Rules.

Skills

Test automation

Mentorship

Code reviews

Automation frameworks

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

CI/CD pipelines

API testing

Job description

Company Overview

Acentra Health exists to empower better health outcomes through technology, services, and clinical expertise. Our mission is to innovate health solutions that deliver maximum value and impact.

Company Overview

Acentra Health exists to empower better health outcomes through technology, services, and clinical expertise. Our mission is to innovate health solutions that deliver maximum value and impact. Lead the Way is our rallying cry at Acentra Health. Think of it as an open invitation to embrace the mission of the company; to actively engage in problem-solving; and to take ownership of your work every day. Acentra Health offers you unparalleled opportunities. In fact, you have all you need to take charge of your career and accelerate better outcomes - making this a great time to join our team of passionate individuals dedicated to being a vital partner for health solutions in the public sector.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

Acentra Health is looking for a Test Automation Engineer, Senior to join our growing team.

Job Summary

The Senior Test Automation Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing automation frameworks and strategies across complex systems and integrations. This position leads automation efforts for multiple projects, provides guidance to peers, and ensures that automation initiatives align with organizational quality objectives. This role also leads the transition of test automation assets from legacy frameworks to modern, AI-augmented automation platforms, ensuring continuity of coverage throughout the migration. The Senior Engineer will drive innovation and continuous improvement in test automation to ensure efficient and scalable testing practices that support Acentra Health’s healthcare technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-level test automation frameworks and scripts.
• Define automation strategies, standards, and best practices to ensure consistency across QA teams.

Collaborate with development, DevOps, and business teams to integrate automation into continuous delivery pipelines.

• Conduct code reviews of automation scripts and provide mentorship to junior and mid-level automation engineers.
• Develop reusable components, utilities, and libraries to improve efficiency and maintainability of test automation assets.
• Analyze and troubleshoot complex automation failures, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
• Provide technical input into test planning, estimation, and overall QA strategy.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools and technologies that align with enterprise architecture.
• Track and report automation progress and performance metrics to QA leadership.
• Ensure alignment of automation testing activities with compliance and security requirements relevant to healthcare data systems.
• Collaborate with peers to enhance automation coverage for API, UI, batch, and backend testing layers.
• Champion test automation adoption and continuous improvement initiatives across QA and development teams.
• Lead migration of existing test automation suites from Selenium-based--***-*- frameworks to Playwright, maintaining test coverage and reliability throughout the transition.
• Extend inherited automation scaffolding - fixtures, dependency injection, page objects, and common methods - to build new test cases for incoming change requests and feature work.
• Use AI-assisted authoring tools (e.g., Playwright Codegen, agentic test generation platforms) to accelerate test creation, reviewing and validating all AI-generated test artifacts before approval into the automation suite.
• Read, understand, and adhere to all corporate policies including policies related to HIPAA and its Privacy and Security Rules.

The list of responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other education- and experience-related duties that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: