QA Manager- Remote

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

 

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Hiring, mentoring and retaining a team of QA analysts, who are distributed across several independent squads
  
• Setting Quality standards for the Starship organization, including defining key metrics and processes
  
• Managing our Application Release Process, working with Product and Engineering leadership to ensure high-quality releases are completed on schedule
  
• Managing our overall test case repository, ensuring current app functionality lines up well with both our defined test cases as well as our End-to-End Test suite coverage, and driving action on identified gaps
  
• Assisting with our manual and automated testing efforts on an as-needed basis
  
• Communicating thoughtfully across the Starship organization about Quality in a cross-functional way

 

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software testing experience
• 3+ years experience with testing consumer-facing applications
• Experience testing both native mobile applications and websites
• Experience leading multiple QA analysts testing a large application, including defining and implementing test plans that require multiple analysts
• Experience managing organization-wide Quality processes, such as native mobile app release or customer reported bug triage, and tracking associated metrics
• Experience mentoring and training junior QA Analysts
• Experience writing end-to-end tests using tools such as Playwright or Cypress

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience hiring and retaining QA Analysts
• Experience with Agile development processes
• Experience managing test cases and building test plans with tools such as Jira and X-Ray
• Experience using tools such as Postman to test server-side changes
• Experience testing third-party integrations
• Experience using tools such as VPNs to simulate testing different business logic for users in other locations
• Experience testing user payments

 

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
 

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 
 

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
 

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.
 

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.