Senior QA Automation Architect/Developer

Senior QA Automation Architect/Developer

Location: Saint Paul, MN (Remote)

Job Description:

Client  is seeking one full-time resource to provide Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Programmer / Developer experience to provide technical leadership for automation efforts supporting the Eligibility Technology System/SMRT DevOps team. QA has multiple efforts in progress of automating the QA Regression suite and needs a resource to assist successful completion of work, while documenting processes and procedures for ongoing maintenance and execution. In addition to this effort, once initial development is complete, make ongoing updates and new test case automation as well as improve overall efficiency of the automation.

At a high level, the resource will provide senior-level technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, and automation best practices while supporting ongoing modernization initiatives and continuous delivery efforts.

Responsibilities:

·         Design, develop, maintain, and modernize the enterprise automation framework supporting the State's integrated healthcare eligibility system, ensuring long-term maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and reuse across multiple modernization initiatives.

·         Provide technical leadership for automation architecture, framework design, coding standards, and automation best practices within the DevOps team.

·         Evaluate and modernize existing automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and execution efficiency.

·         Collaborate with developers, business analysts, DevOps engineers, and QA staff to define automation strategies, reusable test assets, and technical solutions.

·         Design, execute, and maintain functional, system integration, API, and regression automation suites supporting statewide healthcare eligibility systems.

·         Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support automated execution throughout the software development lifecycle.

·         Mentor automation engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, framework guidance, and knowledge transfer.

·         Develop SQL queries and perform database validation to support automated testing and troubleshoot complex application issues.

·         Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, defect triage, and technical design discussions while providing automation leadership.

·         Research, evaluate, and recommend new automation tools, technologies, and framework enhancements that improve software quality and long-term maintainability.

Required Skills:

·         Seven (7) years' experience designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.

·         Five (5) years' experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium or comparable automation technologies.

·         Five (5) years' experience designing, developing, or significantly enhancing automation frameworks using object-oriented design principles and reusable framework architecture.

·          Three (3) years' experience integrating automated testing into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.

·         Five (5) years' experience writing SQL queries and performing database validation in support of automated testing.

Desired Skills:

·         Experience serving as an Automation Architect, Principal QA Automation Engineer, Automation Framework Lead, or Senior Automation Consultant.

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