Senior Automation QA Engineer (SDET)

We're looking for an experienced SDET to join a team building and testing large-scale data platforms within a Benefits domain. You'll work closely with Engineers, Product Managers, QA Engineers, Data Engineers, and Technical Managers to ensure high-quality, reliably automated releases — supporting a system that runs millions of automated tests per year, fully integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

Analyze front-end and back-end systems for quality and reliability; Design and deploy automated testing at scale; Build and execute automated test cases to ensure robust, reliable service pipelines; Perform integration testing across systems and interfaces (APIs, databases, flat files); Partner with engineering teams on requirements and technical design reviews to bake automation into new features from the start; Evaluate and evolve existing data test automation frameworks; Recommend and implement modern automation tools and techniques; Maintain and improve automated tests within CI/CD pipelines; Champion quality ownership across the team; Enable fast, direct feedback loops on every code submission

Requirements

BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience; 4+ years as an SDET or in software development, using C#, Python, or Go; Strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming; Comfortable working across Windows and Linux; Experience with a major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP); Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks; Performance testing experience (JMeter, Locust, Gatling, or K6); Experience spotting quality issues in data collection, storage, and processing; Solid experience with relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, MariaDB); Experience with streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub); Strong Git workflow experience; CI/CD platform experience (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, Codefresh, Rundeck); Root Cause Analysis and SLA/incident management experience; Experience debugging and parsing data pipelines; Solid QA methodology foundation: functional, performance, regression, black-box, white-box testing; A genuine passion for learning and clearly explaining technical concepts

Nice to have

Healthcare domain knowledge — especially EDI, NCPDP, and transaction processing in pharmacy/PBM contexts; Experience in HIPAA-, PCI-, or other high-security coding environments; Open source contribution history