Senior Quality Engineer

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Development, DevOps, and Product teams to test features within Agile sprints
• Rapidly learn and communicate effectively to execute assigned tasks
• Participate in project discussions to analyze functional and non-functional requirements
• Conduct manual and automated testing, logging detailed defects in Rally
• Support team leads in test planning and analysis
• Develop scalable and cross-platform automation tests
• Create test strategies and plans with a focus on risk-based testing
• Participate in technical design reviews and identify ambiguities
• Provide QA status reports and escalate issues or risks to management
• Continuously improve testing efficiency and effectiveness using innovative QA practices
• Work closely with development and business partners during design and grooming sessions
• Review requirements and estimate the level of effort for various testing phases
• 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:

• Technical Skills: 
  • Solid expertise in .NET Framework or Python for test automation
  • Experience with Postman for API testing
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline or GitHub Actions automation
  • Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner
  • Familiarity with Cosmos DB or similar NoSQL databases
  • Proficient in writing SQL and NoSQL queries for testing
  • Basic working knowledge of Azure cloud
• Testing Tools and Frameworks:
  • Experience with automation tools like Selenium, SpecFlow, or Behave
  • Familiar with version control systems, preferably Git. 

Soft Skills: 

• Solid problem-solving and analytical abilities. 
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills. 
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality work. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in Agile/Scrum development environments
• Knowledge of GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline automation
• Understanding security testing methodologies
• Certifications in quality assurance or related fields

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.