Quality Engineer - Selenium, playwright, Java, JavaScript

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:

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, and performance testing
• Develop robust automation scripts using Java, Selenium, and Cucumber (BDD)
• Build and manage API automation frameworks using Rest Assured, Postman, or equivalent tools
• Execute and maintain functional, regression, system, and integration test suites
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster feedback cycles
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimise automation scripts to improve stability and execution efficiency
• Perform non-functional testing (performance, reliability, scalability) where applicable
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality is embedded across the SDLC
• Continuously enhance test coverage, frameworks, and testing strategies in an Agile environment
• Contribute to development activities to improve application quality and testability
• Develop utilities, mocks, and reusable components to support automation frameworks
• Assist in backend/service-level development using Java/Spring Boot
• Analyze defects, perform root cause analysis, and implement bug fixes

• Support CI/CD pipeline enhancements and implement automated quality gates

• 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 degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in developing and maintaining automation frameworks and tools
• Experience with automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, or equivalent
• Experience in API testing and automation using Rest Assured, Postman, or similar tools
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions
• Solid knowledge of end-to-end automation framework development, including reusable component design and integration
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies such as TDD, BDD, and data-driven testing
• Proficient in programming languages: Java, Spring Boot
• Proven solid problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)
• Domain knowledge of Payment Card systems (Issuing, Transactions, Authorization flows, ISO standards, etc.) is highly preferred
• Understanding of performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, etc.)
• Familiarity with modern reporting/observability tools
• Proven exposure to containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) and microservices architecture

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.