Automation Engineer

Position: Staff Automation Engineer
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.
** POSITION SUMMARY
** CVS Health is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers’ lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world.  Currently, our team is seeking a seasoned Staff Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust, scalable test automation frameworks.

This Staff Engineer will be the go-to expert for Playwright and BDD practices, driving quality across web, API, and microservices. Additionally, this technical lead will partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Dev Ops to embed testing deeply into our CI/CD pipelines and accelerate reliable, frequent releases.
*** Expectations for the Role:
**** Build and own Playwright-based automation frameworks (Type Script/JavaScript or Python) for UI, API, and end-to-end scenarios
* Define test strategy around Gherkin, collaborate on feature files, and integrate with tools like Cucumber (or Spec Flow/Behave) to align tests with business outcomes by adapting BDD
* Integrate automated test suites into pipelines (Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Lab CI), enabling fast feedback, parallel execution, flaky test management, and quality gates by embedding CI/CD
* Partner with developers on testability, contract testing (e.g., Pact), mocking, and service virtualization to keep tests fast and reliable
* Establish and maintain coverage for functional, accessibility, cross-browser/device, and basic performance checks; drive test data strategies and environment configuration
* Operationalize instrument tests for observability (dashboards, trends, test analytics), triage failures, and continuously improve stability
* Mentor engineers on automation best practices, code reviews, and BDD collaboration; champion quality across squads
* Collaborate to ensure quality controls support security, privacy, and compliance requirements (e.g., OWASP considerations in test scenarios)
* Keep clear, versioned documentation for frameworks, guidelines, and runbooks
* Support mobile automation using Appium or Detox
* Ensure cross-browser/device coverage via Browser Stack or Sauce Labs
* Implement contract testing with Pact for microservices
* Embed security and accessibility checks using OWASP ZAP and axe-core
* Explore AI-driven testing for self-healing locators and intelligent test generation
** REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
*** At least 7+ years in software test automation with a track record of delivering frameworks and large test suites
* 5+ years of expertise within Playwright or similar modern framework (Type Script/JavaScript or Python): specifically within parallel runs, fixtures, test isolation, network interception, retries, trace viewer, and cross-browser strategies
* 5+ years of strong BDD experience:
Gherkin proficiency; collaboration with Product/BA on acceptance criteria; integrating Cucumber/Spec Flow/Behave in pipelines
* 5+ years of experience being a CI/CD expert with proven hands-on integrating tests into pipelines (Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Lab CI); artifact management; gating strategies; containerized test execution (Docker)
* 5+ years of experience with REST/Graph

QL testing via Playwright, Postman/newman, or native libraries; familiarity with contract testing (e.g., Pact) and mocking
* 5+ years of experience leveraging AI for test case generation, self-healing locators, intelligent test selection, or summarizing failures; familiarity with tools or building internal utilities
** PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
*** Performance testing:
Baseline perf checks using Playwright trace/metrics, k6, or JMeter;…