Quality Engineering Lead

Requisition Number: 2361256
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. The Technology Quality Function is reserved for those positions where Quality is the primary objective of the work delivered. Technology Quality roles will cover all primary quality activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver high quality products and services. These roles include, but are not limited to, strategy, planning, standards, process, policy, tools, engineering, assurance, management, metrics, research and development, automation, data preparation, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed.
What you are like:

• Have a great, positive attitude
• A natural leader - someone people are easily convinced to follow and emulate
• Never blocked. You find a way!
• Willing and eager to dive in and figure it out. No system is built from unicorn horn dust. It's just code
• You take extreme ownership and pride in your work
• Care deeply about team culture and actively influence a positive culture
• Will automate something so you don't have to do it twice
• Never stop learning

Primary Responsibilities:

• Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for UI functionality using various technologies (ReactJS, Angular, JavaScript, JAVA, etc.)
• Perform manual UAT tests on all environments on a regular basis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define test cases
• Identify, analyze, and report software defects and inconsistencies
• Develop and maintain test scripts, test data, and test environments
• Participate in test planning, estimation, and prioritization activities
• Continuously improve test methodologies, tools, and processes
• Help team assist with security efforts by testing application changes made to address security vulnerabilities and PLM issues
• Design API Automated test scripts using JAVA Or POSTMAN
• Eliminate "churn" and "waste" via automation of menial tasks
• Collaborate with engineers across partner-teams to build cohesive and optimal solutions
• Communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written forms, and be able to present and demonstrate work to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Mentor more junior members of the engineering team to develop and perform as highly as possible
• Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Serves as a resource to others
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or 5+ years of related experience
• Hands-on experience with writing SQL Queries
• Experience with automated UI testing using JavaScript and Playwright
• Solid knowledge and experience in writing UI test cases and test logic
• Solid understanding of software testing principles and methodologies
• Familiarity with testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress)
• Proficiency in UI automation using technologies such as ReactJS, Angular and JavaScript
• Proven excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.