Quality Assurance Automation Programmer

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

Location:

Remote

The State of Minnesota is seeking a senior-level QA Automation Engineer/Developer to provide technical leadership for enterprise test automation initiatives supporting the Minnesota Eligibility Technology System (METS) and SMRT Dev Ops teams.

This role will lead automation architecture, framework modernization, CI/CD integration, automated testing strategy, and automation best practices for mission‑critical healthcare eligibility systems. The selected candidate will be responsible for improving, scaling, and maintaining enterprise automation frameworks while mentoring team members and supporting ongoing modernization initiatives.

• Design, develop, modernize, and maintain enterprise automation frameworks.
• Establish automation architecture standards, coding standards, and automation best practices.
• Lead framework modernization efforts to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Develop and maintain:
  • UI Automation Suites
  • API Automation Suites
  • Regression Test Suites
  • System Integration Test Automation
  • Database Validation Automation
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops processes.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, Dev Ops engineers, and QA teams.
• Develop reusable automation components and testing utilities.
• Perform SQL validation and database testing.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and technical design sessions.
• Conduct automation code reviews and mentor QA automation engineers.
• Evaluate and recommend new automation technologies and tools.
• Support continuous testing and software quality initiatives.

• 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions.
• 5+ years of experience with:
  • Java
  • Selenium
  • Test Automation Framework Development
• 5+ years designing reusable automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles.
• 3+ years integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Jenkins or similar automation orchestration tools.
• 5+ years of SQL development and database validation experience.
• Experience automating enterprise-scale applications.

• Experience as:
  • Automation Architect
  • Lead QA Automation Engineer
  • Principal Automation Engineer
  • Senior Automation Consultant
• Experience modernizing legacy automation frameworks.
• Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Experience supporting large, mission‑critical enterprise applications.
• Experience mentoring automation engineers and leading technical reviews.
• Experience with:
  • IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM)
  • IBM Quality Manager (QM)
  • IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• Experience automating:
  • Web Applications
  • REST APIs
  • Database Testing
• Experience with performance testing initiatives.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum and Dev Ops environments.
• Healthcare, Human Services, Government, or regulated industry experience.

• Test Automation Architecture
• Java
• Selenium Web Driver
• Automation Framework Design
• Object‑Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Jenkins
• CI/CD
• Dev Ops
• REST API Automation
• SQL
• Database Validation
• Test Automation Strategy
• Regression Automation
• Integration Testing
• Agile/Scrum
• Performance Testing
• IBM ETM
• IBM QM
• IBM CLM
• Code Reviews
• Mentoring & Technical Leadership

This is a remote position.