Senior Quality Engineering Manager

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are recruiting a highly experienced and strategic Senior Quality Manager to oversee and mentor a team of Engineers involved in healthcare-related projects. The ideal candidate should possess extensive knowledge in quality engineering, automation frameworks, and team leadership, with substantial expertise in Java/.NET technologies, Azure, SQL Server/Oracle, API Testing, and contemporary testing practices

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Full Stack Quality Engineers
• Define and drive the overall quality strategy, including automation, performance, and manual testing
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable UI and API automation frameworks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, DevOps, and product management to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Establish and monitor quality metrics and KPIs to drive continuous improvement
• Ensure adherence to CI/CD best practices and integration of automated tests into pipelines
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance on white-box testing and .NET/Java-based test development
• Manage resource planning, performance evaluations, and career development for the QA team
• Strategize and create plan for Integration testing. Drive the execution of Integration Testing and report the results
• Strategize and create plan for E2E testing. Drive E2E testing and report the results
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Proven experience in designing and implementing UI automation frameworks using tools like Selenium, playwright, and AI automation tools
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools and methodologies
• Good knowledge of Azure
• Deep understanding of API testing, integration testing, and white-box testing
• Familiarity with source control tools like GitHub and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps
• Proficient in SQL and capable of guiding complex database validation efforts
• Proven solid expertise in .NET/.NET Core/Java/React and test automation frameworks

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.