Quality Engineering Lead - Selenium, Java, Rest Assured

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.

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Senior Quality Engineer I to join our technology team. In this role, you will lead end-to-end test automation and functional testing across UI and API platforms to ensure high standards of software quality and deliverability. Working within an onshore/offshore team delivery model, you will drive test automation framework design and enhancements using Selenium WebDriver, Rest Assured, TestNG, and Cucumber in a Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) environment with robust reporting mechanisms. Additionally, you will evaluate and integrate AI-assisted automation tools and solutions to streamline testing workflows, optimize test coverage, and drive continuous quality improvement while operating independently with minimal supervision.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust UI test automation suites using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Core Java with reporting mechanisms
• Develop and enhance API automation frameworks using Rest Assured following a Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) approach with Cucumber and Gherkin syntax
• Evaluate, design, and integrate AI-assisted testing tools and automations to streamline testing workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and drive continuous quality improvement
• Perform end-to-end functional testing, managing test coverage and defect tracking across all phases of the Quality Assurance Life Cycle
• Track, document, and manage defects using agile project management tools such as Jira or Rally
• Implement test case maintainability best practices to ensure scalable, reusable, and efficient automated test scripts
• Collaborate closely across onshore and offshore team members, proactively analyzing requirements and asking logical, clarifying questions
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex testing or technical issues independently with minimal support
• 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 regard 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 Computer Science or similar field
• 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance encompassing both functional testing and test automation
• 8+ years of hands-on experience developing UI automation frameworks using Core Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG with reporting mechanisms
• 8+ years of experience in API automation framework development using Rest Assured
• 8+ years of experience implementing BDD methodologies using Cucumber, TestNG/JUnit, and Gherkin syntax with reporting mechanisms
• Demonstrated experience building, customizing, or integrating automated solutions to streamline testing workflows
• Demonstrated experience managing defect life cycles and test cases using tools such as Jira or Rally
• Proven experience collaborating in an onshore/offshore team delivery model and troubleshooting technical issues independently

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience building, customizing, or integrating AI-driven tools or services into automation testing workflows
• Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for automated test execution using GitHub Actions or GitLab
• Solid Core Java knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of or experience with the Spring Framework

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.