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.

Optum Serve is dedicated to serving our nation's military and Veterans. We have the honor to support federal agencies in their efforts to advance the United States health care system and improve the overall health and well-being of all those who serve or have served our country. Our health services are designed to help everyone live healthier lives. 

To support this mission, OSIT has embarked on a multi-year modernization journey, within which the Software Engineer will play a key role: working within our legacy application as we update it to a cloud-native platform which follows modern design standards.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for web, mobile, and API-based applications
• Execute and manage various testing types including:
  • Smoke Testing: Validate basic functionality after builds
  • Sanity Testing: Confirm rationality of minor changes or bug fixes
  • Regression Testing: Ensure new changes don't break existing functionality
  • Retesting: Verify that previously failed tests now pass
  • End-to-End Testing: Validate complete workflows across systems
  • Integration Testing: Test interactions between integrated components
  • Ad Hoc Testing: Perform exploratory testing without formal test cases
  • API Testing: Validate RESTful and SOAP APIs for functionality and performance
  • QA Testing: Collaborate with QA teams to ensure overall product quality
  • Performance and Load Testing: Assess system responsiveness and stability under load
  • Security Testing: Identify vulnerabilities and ensure data protection
  • Compatibility Testing: Verify application behavior across browsers, devices, and platforms
  • Accessibility Testing: Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG)
  • Localization Testing: Validate language, formatting, and cultural accuracy
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Support stakeholders in validating business requirements
  • Customer Testing: Facilitate external testing feedback loops
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into test plans and test cases
• Identify, document, and track bugs and issues through resolution
• Triage and support production incidents and participate in developer on-call rotations
• Establish, track, and monitor quality metrics, presenting to leadership for alignment
• Continuously improve test coverage, tools, and processes to ensure high-quality releases
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of quality across the engineering team
• Collaborate with other SDETs and engineering leadership on formulating and driving standardized test strategy across multiple products

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group?   Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:

• Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

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

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in software testing and test automation
• 3+ years of experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar
• 6+ months of experience leveraging AI tools in the software development lifecycle to improve quality and efficiency
• Intermediate level proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#, JavaScript)
• Intermediate level of proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Intermediate level of proficiency of software QE methodologies, tools, and processes
• United States Citizenship
• If you are offered this position, you will be required to provide extensive personal information to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top-Secret security clearance as a condition of your employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling)
• Knowledge of containerization and cloud platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure)
• ISTQB or equivalent certification
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $72,800 to $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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

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