Senior Quality Engineer I

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:

• Review user stories and acceptance criteria
• Identify test scenarios and clarify requirements with stakeholders
• Prepare detailed test plans for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Define scope, objectives, and timelines for testing activities
• Create manual and automated test cases based on requirements
• Ensure coverage for edge cases and negative scenarios
• Build and maintain automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Perform API testing using Postman or RestAssured
• Conduct UI testing for web applications across browsers and devices
• Validate data integrity and transformations in SQL/RDBMS
• Test ETL workflows for accuracy and performance
• Verify deployments in AWS or Azure environments
• Validate containerized applications using Docker and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform
• Execute load and stress tests using JMeter or Gatling
• Perform vulnerability checks and ensure compliance with security standards
• Log, track, and manage defects using Rally
• Collaborate with developers for timely resolution of defects
• Validate code quality using SonarQube and enforce quality gates
• Participate in pull request reviews for test coverage
• Conduct smoke and regression tests during releases
• Validate production deployments and share test results
• Maintain test reports and dashboards for visibility
• Document test cases, defects, and automation scripts
• Identify gaps in QA processes and propose enhancements
• Contribute to best practices for automation and testing strategies
• Work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams
• Participate in sprint planning and daily stand-ups
• Ensure compliance with domain-specific standards such as HIPAA for healthcare projects
• 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:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering or software testing, with solid exposure to automation and performance testing
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Expertise in designing, developing, and executing tests in Agile/ATDD environments
• Solid knowledge of test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, JUnit) and scripting languages
• Solid understanding of relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and ability to write complex SQL queries for data validation
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and containerized environments (Docker)
• Proficiency in API testing and integration validation using tools like Postman or RestAssured
• Proven solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

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.

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