Senior Software Automation Engineer; UI​/API

We're building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Software Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation solutions across web applications, APIs, and cloud-native platforms.

This role will focus on creating reliable automation frameworks, improving test coverage, integrating quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, and enabling faster, higher-confidence releases. The ideal candidate combines strong technical automation skills with a solid understanding of software quality engineering principles and collaborative ways of working.

This is a highly technical role requiring expertise in modern UI and API automation, cloud environments, and continuous testing practices.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI and API automation frameworks
• Create automated test suites using Playwright, Python, and Py Test
• Develop and execute API automation tests for RESTful services
• Build reusable test utilities, libraries, and reporting capabilities
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools
• Partner closely with developers, product managers, and QE teams to define quality strategies and test coverage
• Perform root-cause analysis of failures and drive defect prevention
• Support test execution in AWS-hosted environments
• Validate application functionality, integrations, and end-to-end workflows
• Participate in requirements reviews, design discussions, and sprint activities
• Continuously improve automation reliability, maintainability, and execution efficiency
• Contribute to quality metrics, reporting, and release readiness assessments
• Promote quality engineering best practices across teams

• 3-5 years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation
• Strong hands-on experience with Python
• Strong experience with Playwright for UI automation
• Experience using Py Test and automation framework development
• Strong understanding of API testing and REST services
• Experience with tools such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or equivalent
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation platforms
• Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud-hosted applications
• Experience with test reporting and debugging production-quality systems
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and QE teams

• Experience working in healthcare, insurance, or regulated environments
• Experience validating distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Familiarity with contract testing and service virtualization
• Exposure to performance or reliability testing
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker
• Familiarity with log analysis and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, or Cloud Watch
• Experience working with test data management and environment management
• Knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools and modern QE practices

• Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.

• Playwright
• Python
• Py Test
• API Testing
• REST Services
• Test…