Senior Quality Engineer

** Requisition number:
** 2372477

** Job category:
** Technology

United Health Group is a health care and well-being company that's dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses,  
** United Healthcare
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** Optum** , working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start  
** Caring. Connecting. Growing together.*
* In this role, you will design and implement robust, AI-powered testing solutions, utilizing cutting-edge tools like Playwright and Type Script, to ensure the quality, scalability, and seamless integration of these transformational systems. Your work will directly impact millions of members by bringing accuracy, speed, and intelligence to our claims processing capabilities.

** Job Responsibilities*
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** Quality engineering leadership:
** Lead the QE strategy and drive end-to-end test automation across web, API, mobile, cloud, and AI-powered applications.

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** Automation framework development:
** Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, and modern testing tools.

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** API and microservices validation:
** Build robust testing solutions using Rest Assured, Postman, contract testing, and service virtualization techniques.

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** Engineering standards:
** Establish automation best practices, coding standards, quality gates, and CI/CD testing integrations.

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** AI/GenAI validation:
** Develop validation frameworks for LLM response quality, accuracy, consistency, reliability, and responsible AI guardrails.

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** Data integrity:
** Perform backend and database validation to ensure accuracy and consistency across distributed systems.

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* Cross-functional collaboration:

** Partner with Product, Architecture, Engineering, and Dev Ops teams to define quality strategy and release readiness criteria.

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** Shift-left quality:
** Drive adoption of shift-left testing, continuous testing, and automated regression practices across Agile teams.

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** Technical mentorship:
** Mentor QE engineers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical leadership on quality engineering initiatives.

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** Quality metrics:
** Measure and improve automation coverage, regression efficiency, release quality, and overall engineering productivity.

+ Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI

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*
* + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

+ 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET)

+ 5+ years in Proven experience leading enterprise-scale automation programs and quality engineering initiatives

+ 5+ years in strong hands-on expertise in automation framework design, API testing, CI/CD integration, and modern quality engineering practices

+ 5+ years in Experience working with large-scale enterprise applications in domains such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Insurance, Banking, or Technology

** Preferred Skills*
* + AI/GenAI Testing and Validation, LLM Evaluation and Prompt Testing

+ MCP-based Agent Testing, ChatGPT, Git Hub Copilot, Gemini, Claude, Cursor AI

+ Appium Mobile Automation, AWS, Azure, or GCP Cloud Testing

+ Performance Testing using JMeter or Load Runner

+ Dynatrace, Sonar Qube, Browser Stack, Sauce Labs

+ Event-Driven Architecture and Distributed Systems Testing

+ Cloud Migration Validation and Data Reconciliation Testing

+ Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

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Experience with healthcare datasets (claims, eligibility, prior authorization, provider directories)

+ Understanding of clinical or operational workflows…