Sr Tech Quality Specialist - Telecommute

Optum is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review, identify gap in requirements/acceptance criterion to ensure testability
• Develop, implement Test Strategy, Plan, and Estimates for test activities for assigned project(s)
• Assess Unit test coverage with the Dev Team
• Design, develop, maintain, robust test frameworks, libraries, utilities for simple to complex systems
• Design, develop, maintain test stubs, tools to enhance manual test execution
• Design, develop, and maintain data conditioning scripts, service virtualizations, and knowledge base
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests based on optimal Test Design principles to achieve test efficiency, and effectiveness for all application stacks, develop test priority matrix
• Perform code review on new and/or maintained automated test assets
• Develop metric/status reports (test execution, defect, test summary, requirement traceability matrix etc.) based on defined standards
• Identify, communicate and escalate risks, mitigation and/or contingency plan in timely manner, responsible for final sign off
• Define, manage, and implement defect management process including developing priority/severity matrix, reporting, verifying, closing defects, conducting triage
• Drive continuous integration, recommending approach and technology infrastructure and tools
• Advocate for continuous improvement and opportunities for SDLC life cycle
• Contribute to investigating new testing technologies, tools to expand and improve test coverage

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualiifcations:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields
• 5+ years of experience in OO design patterns and coding best practices - mainly in C# and Java development (Windows, Unix, Linux and MAC)
• Experience in developing programmatic, object-oriented test automation framework within Agile/Scrum, and waterfall environments
• Design, develop and maintain automated test suites (UI and API) through Selenium
• Exposure to Build-Test infrastructure e.g. Jenkins
• Proven expertise in engineering best practices in Unit, functional, non-functional testing
• Ability to mentor less experienced QA team members
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS experience
• Atlassian JIRA and Confluence experience
• Ability to work on multiple assignments
• Enthusiasm for teamwork and collaboration with various roles within Genoa

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.

Careers with OptumRx. We're one of the largest and most innovative pharmacy benefits managers in the US, serving more than 12 million people nationwide. Here you'll fill far more than prescriptions. As a member of one of our pharmacy teams, you're empowered to be your best and do whatever it takes to help each customer. You'll find unrivaled support and training as well as a wealth of growth and development opportunities driven by your performance and limited only by your imagination. Join us. There's no better place to help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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