Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Programmer/Developer

Our direct client is looking for Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Programmer/Developer experience to provide technical leadership for automation efforts. Remote within USA, 12 months contract. Please send me resume, rate and contact details.

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.  

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Tasks

·        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.

Minimum Qualifications

·        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.

·        Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring automation engineers, and conducting automation code reviews.

·        Experience modernizing mature automation frameworks to improve maintainability, scalability, sustainability, and long-term supportability.

·        Experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up, including reusable components, reporting, coding standards, maintainability, scalability, and extensibility.

·        Experience evaluating and modernizing legacy automation frameworks and implementing technical improvements.

·        Experience supporting large, complex, mission-critical enterprise applications.

·        Experience collaborating with developers, solution architects, DevOps engineers, and business analysts to implement automation strategies.

·        Experience using IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM), IBM Quality Manager (QM), IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), or comparable enterprise test management tools.

·        Experience automating web applications, REST APIs, and database validation.

·        Experience with performance testing tools or supporting performance testing initiatives.

·        Experience working within Agile/Scrum DevOps teams.

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

·        Experience supporting healthcare, human services, government, or other highly regulated enterprise environments.