Quality Assurance Automation Programmer

Benefits

* Competitive salary Location: Remote

Position Overview

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 DevOps 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.

Key Responsibilities

* 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 DevOps processes. * Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps 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.

Required Qualifications

* 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.

Preferred Qualifications

* 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 DevOps environments. * Healthcare, Human Services, Government, or regulated industry experience.

Core Technical Skills

• Test Automation Architecture
• Java
• Selenium WebDriver
• Automation Framework Design
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Jenkins
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• 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.