Senior Quality Assurance Automation ProgrammerDeveloper Resource

This is a remote position.

• It is a 100% remote position.
  

• 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.
  

• Test Automation & Framework Development
  

• Design build execute and maintain scalable automated test scripts and testing frameworks for web mobile and API applications.
  
• Perform automated functional regression integration performance and end-to-end (E2E) testing to ensure software meets specifications.
  
• Integrate automated test execution into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to enable continuous quality feedback.
  
• Maintain and optimize existing automated test suites to accommodate changing software features and reduce execution time.
  

• Client Liaison & Stakeholder Management
  

• Act as a primary liaison for client representatives business analysts and product owners regarding quality assurance testing progress and release readiness.
  
• Translate business requirements and acceptance criteria into clear executable automated test cases and scenarios.
  
• Present automated test results coverage metrics and defect trends to client stakeholders in clear actionable briefings.
  
• Lead and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions with client end-users guiding them through system validation.
  

• Defect Tracking Quality Control & Analysis
  

• Identify log track and prioritize software defects and edge-case anomalies using standard defect management systems.
  
• Perform root-cause analysis on test failures and collaborate directly with software engineering teams to accelerate issue remediation.
  
• Author detailed test execution reports quality summary dashboards and traceability matrices ensuring complete coverage of system requirements.
  

• Agile Collaboration & Team Support
  

• Participate actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning backlog grooming daily stand-ups and sprint reviews.
  
• Work cross-functionally with system architects developers UI/UX designers and project managers throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  
• Recommend process improvements and continuous quality enhancements to elevate software testing standards
  

• 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.
  

• Automation Tools & Frameworks: Command of core automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver Playwright Cypress Appium or Playwright.
  
• API Testing: Proficient in automated API testing using tools like Postman RestAssured or SoapUI.
  
• Programming / Scripting: Proficient in at least one object-oriented or scripting language used in automation (e.g. Java Python JavaScript TypeScript or C#).
  
• Defect & Backlog Management: Hands-on experience with Atlassian Jira Azure DevOps (ADO) or Quality Center/ALM.
  
• CI/CD Integration: Working knowledge of integrating automated tests into build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI or Azure Pipelines.
  
• Methodologies: Strong practical knowledge of Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) / Test-Driven Development (TDD) using frameworks like Cucumber or Behave.
  

• 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.