Senior QA Automation ProgrammerDeveloper

Varmoda is seeking a highly motivated Senior QA Automation Programmer/Developer to design develop and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the States integrated healthcare eligibility system. The ideal candidate will have 7 years of experience building automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications including 5 years developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. This role will collaborate with developers business analysts and DevOps engineers to define automation strategies and mentor automation engineers ensuring long-term maintainability scalability and reliability of test automation across Minnesotas METS/SMRT DevOps modernization initiative.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design develop maintain and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the States integrated healthcare eligibility system ensuring long-term maintainability scalability sustainability and reuse across multiple modernization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for automation architecture framework design coding standards and automation best practices within the DevOps team.
• Evaluate and modernize existing automation frameworks to improve maintainability scalability reliability and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers business analysts DevOps engineers and QA staff to define automation strategies reusable test assets and technical solutions.
• Design execute and maintain functional system integration API and regression automation suites supporting statewide healthcare eligibility systems.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Mentor automation engineers through code reviews technical coaching framework guidance and knowledge transfer.
• Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning backlog refinement defect triage and technical design discussions while providing automation leadership.
• Research evaluate and recommend new automation tools technologies and framework enhancements that improve software quality and long-term maintainability.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Software Engineering or a related field preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven (7) years experience designing developing and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.
• Five (5) years experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable automation technologies.
• Five (5) years experience designing developing or significantly enhancing automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles and reusable framework architecture.
• Three (3) years experience integrating automated testing into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
• Five (5) years experience writing SQL queries and performing database validation in support of automated testing.

Required Skills

• Experience serving as an Automation Architect Principal QA Automation Engineer Automation Framework Lead or Senior Automation Consultant.
• Experience providing technical leadership mentoring automation engineers and conducting automation code reviews.
• Experience modernizing mature automation frameworks to improve maintainability scalability sustainability and long-term supportability.
• Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up including reusable components reporting coding standards maintainability scalability and extensibility.
• Experience evaluating and modernizing legacy automation frameworks and implementing technical improvements.
• Experience supporting large complex mission-critical enterprise applications.
• Experience collaborating with developers solution architects DevOps engineers and business analysts to implement automation strategies.
• Experience using IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM) IBM Quality Manager (QM) IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) or comparable enterprise test management tools.
• Experience automating web applications REST APIs and database validation.
• Experience with performance testing tools or supporting performance testing initiatives.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum DevOps teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting healthcare human services government or other highly regulated enterprise environments.

Remarks

• Deal Name: Client-Sr QA Automation Prog/Dev - CB (E302259)
• Department/Client: Minnesota Client (Client)
• Project: Minnesota Eligibility Technology System (METS) / SMRT DevOps Team
• Minnesota Client METS/SMRT DevOps QA Automation modernization initiative.
• One full-time staff augmentation resource.
• Enterprise healthcare eligibility system environment.
• Java Selenium automation framework architecture CI/CD (Jenkins) SQL and database validation expertise required.
• Location: Remote (Minnesota Client METS/SMRT DevOps Team)
• Resume must demonstrate all minimum qualifications with company names and dates (MM/YYYY-MM/YYYY).